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We’ve all said it ‘‘doesn’t that policeman/solicitor/doctor look young’’. A sure sign that we’re all getting older. And the fact is, that we are getting older, and for every year that passes in our working lives, another wave of young, fresh, technologically advanced employees enters the workforce, bringing with them fresh ideas, new ways of working, and high levels of expectations.
It’s Apprenticeships Week and we’re joined by: Mel Ringer of Oxlep, Paddy Patterson of the Apprenticeship Intermediary Service and Megan Carter of Blenheim Palace.
An Oxfordshire HR consultancy empowering individuals to take control of their own happiness at work is looking forward to a bright future at the Witney Business & Innovation Centre (BIC) after securing funding following a Dragons’ Den-style pitch.
Blenheim is encouraging its managerial staff to undertake free training to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental ill-health.
Oxfordshire businesses are invited to dispel myths and reduce the stigma around employing disabled people at a local conference in East Oxford.
Customer Services Apprentice, Nicole Nielsen-Pike, is to take on the starring role in Blenheim Palace’s ‘Alice in the Palace’ festive celebrations.
B4 has launched a new monthly business podcast featuring business leaders discussing topical issues. The first episode is available now to listen to on Soundcloud presented by Emma Gascoigne from Big Foot Communications and joined by guests Frank Nigriello, Corporate Affairs Director at Unipart Group and Simon Biltcliffe, CEO of Webmart. In the 20 minute podcast, Frank and Simon discuss the opportunities and threats of digitalisation and stress the importance of working with schools to help plug the digital skills gap.
Oxfordshire Voice and some of the key founding members of the organisation have been meeting recently to mark an important and symbolic event.
Oxfordshire Voice has been set up to find solutions for the key challenges facing Oxfordshire businesses. Whilst many solutions have and are being implemented by businesses on a daily basis (flexible working, car pooling etc….) to overcome these challenges, larger policy related changes may well take years to implement.
Over 3,000 creative and digital sector businesses are based in Oxfordshire, generating a total of £1.4billion to the UK economy each year. With such an important and rapidly evolving sector, it is vital for business and education to work together to drive progress and innovation.
More businesses are recognising that embedding purpose into their businesses and having more positive social and environmental impact is essential for a successful and financially sustainable business. But why should you and how can you?
The old-fashioned way to show employees they were appreciated was to take them out and pour as much alcohol down their throats as possible. Well this is certainly my experience from working in the City from the late 80’s through to the early 2000’s.
You HR Consultancy recently celebrated their tenth anniversary in style with an event at Sticks ‘n’ Sushi in Oxford.
Social Enterprise UK, the national body supporting Social Enterprise, awarded Oxfordshire the accolade of becoming the first Social Enterprise “County” in recognition of the “hot bed” of social enterprise and social entrepreneurs we have locally.
Rod Macrae looks at a programme that’s helping small businesses with innovative ideas