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Interview with Debra Brunner, CEO, The Together Plan
Can you tell us about The Together Plan?The Together Plan was established in 2013, by two people who had developed a close relationship with the former Soviet Union and had spent many years close to the people understanding the challenges and the obstacles in developing communities. The Together Plan has spent four years working with […]
Interview with Carla Cornwell, Head of Fundraising, The Katie Piper Foundation
Can you tell us about The Katie Piper Foundation?In the UK, fires, acid attacks, explosions still happen all too often. Survivors of these receive outstanding emergency and acute care from the NHS. After discharge however, the scarring – physical and mental can leave people with severe limited movement, changed appearance and left feeling in despair, […]
CLAPA – How Our Space Your Space supports small charities
The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is a small, London-based charity working to improve the lives of people born with a cleft and their families in the United Kingdom. In the UK alone, 100 babies are born each month with a cleft lip and/or palate, a lifelong condition with a wide range of causes, […]
Our Talent, Your Future; ‘Future Talent’; Equipping HR leaders of the future
Future Talent Series: Executive Terminations Last week, Frazer Jones hosted the final session of the Future Talent series in 2017 which was led by Adam Williams, partner at DMH Stallard. The session was a great way to conclude the series as Adam began the session by talking through some of the issues that frequently arise […]
Can a HR qualification make you a better recruiter…?
In a word yes! Recruitment is an essential tool within any business and attracting and retaining talent is key to making sure you have the people with the right skills to do the job. This doesn’t start or stop at the interview stage; this is a full recruitment lifecycle that needs to be fair and […]
Employer brand ‘vital for attracting top talent’
HR departments are constantly looking for the silver bullet when it comes to attracting and retaining the best talent. Creating a benefits package that appeals to workers on an individual level is a good start, but companies also need to focus on their brand image if they want to hold on to their best staff. […]
BITC interview with Jack Gibson
Speaker… Can you give us a quick overview of BITC and the charities main objectives? BITC was created in 1982 in response to a period of social unrest, following the riots in Toxteth and Brixton. Businesses, convened by president HRH The Prince of Wales, agreed to take positive action to support local regeneration in economies […]
Undervalue millennials at your peril
The majority of millennials think their skill set is being underused by employers. Research by Deloitte has discovered four in five (79 per cent) employees born after 1982 feel they are not being given the platform to fulfil their potential within their current organisations. This is not only acting as a brake on their career […]
Interview with Meena Kumari – National Lead for Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence
Domestic Abuse – Helping HR to Support Employees Can you give us an overview of how Victim Support work with victims of domestic abuse? We believe that all survivors of domestic abuse should be able to get the support they need to move on from the impact of abuse. We don’t just help people who’ve […]
Do great brands land great people?
At our latest Carter Murray & Frazer Jones event at LinkedIn’s headquarters in London, leading marketing and human resources practitioners explored the benefits and challenges of cultivating an employer brand. Today’s biggest recruitment challenge is attracting and retaining talent. For Anne Dobey, Digital Transformation Leader at LinkedIn, that challenge can be understood through the arc […]
Poor line management: Is it a major problem?
The quality of line management in the UK is poor and negatively affecting staff engagement. This is according to Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University Management School, who thinks staff health and wellbeing are suffering as a result of poor managerial practices. He was speaking at the latest Why Mental […]
Are soft skills essential for the workplace?
Soft skills are a common feature of job descriptions in today’s working world, as many employers recognise their importance to business success. While technical qualifications and specific work experience will always have their place, a high level of emotional intelligence is vital for workers looking to attain success in both their lives and careers. Now […]