Jess O’Dwyer, General Manager-Europe at Pocketalk, says embracing language diversity and improving communication are essential for closing the resource gap in the UK’s facilities management sector. The UK facilities management sector has always been heavily reliant on a foreign workforce. However, the impact of three significant factors – Brexit, the COVID pandemic and Russia’s invasion…
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UK property services company Ian Williams has achieved “We invest in people” Gold accreditation for a third consecutive time. The premium accolade recognises excellence in people management, leadership, performance evaluation and empowerment. A Gold award is a very high standard to retain Jenny Goward, the assessor for the Investors in People standard which was launched by…
Elior UK HR Director Justin Johnson has been named ‘HR Director of the Year’ at a Personnel Today Awards ceremony at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London. Johnson joined Elior UK in 2005 as HR Manager, progressing to Head of HR Operations and People Services before being promoted to HR Director in 2018. He devised…
Bidvest Noonan has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge developed by the charity Wellbeing of Women and launched a new menopause support tool kit for employees across the group. Menopause can be a challenging time. Women usually experience menopause between the ages of 45 and 55, with the average age being 51, and symptoms can last…
Innovative application of AI-based technology supports inclusive recruitment and accelerates internal procedures used by the global facility services provider and its client organisations.