Thursday, 29 Jul 2010 - In a recent press article about government cuts, IIP UK was included in a list of abolished ‘quangos’. In fact, ownership of Investors in People was transferred to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills in April this year in a move that has strengthened the position of Investors in People and ensured its continued development and support.
Wednesday, 21 Jul 2010 - The Commissioning Business Service (CBS) has achieved a highly coveted silver award accreditation for its work relating to investing time in its people.
“It’s been the fundamental principle of delivering the CBS that we have a clear and direct driving link in our strategy of aligning the needs of commissioning organisations with the development processes for our staff. Their inclusion and contribution not only in terms of delivery, but in shaping the `art of the possible’ in terms of what we can deliver, and in our planning and reviews of performance, has been the critical success factor of the last 3 years. This was clearly identified by IIP in our values, and demonstrated in how we work. We are rightly proud of this acknowledgement.” Kevin Pritchard, CBS Director
Monday, 26 Apr 2010 - This is a particularly proud time for the Liverpool Operations' team of RSA Insurance PLC (formerly Royal Sun Alliance) as they have been awarded the Investors in People Bronze Standard.
Monday, 26 Apr 2010 - Focusing on Your People’s Health and Wellbeing will give you an amazing Return on Investment
From improving employee engagement and productivity to enabling your workforce to be ready to embrace change, the new Health and Wellbeing Good Practice Award will help you get sustained performance from your people.
Monday, 28 Sep 2009 - Customer First UK would like to invite you to join us for a must-attend evening of advice and networking. As part of Barclay's Let's Talk Preparing for Growth' Roadshow, Customer First UK will be exhibiting alongside other high profile organisations at venues across the country.
Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009 - Think in terms of the 4Rs - Recruitment of new customers, Retention, Related sales and Referrals - most businesses focus far too much on recruitment at the expense of the other three. This is almost invariably bad for profits. It costs 5 to 20 times more to win a new customer than to keep an existing one (depending on your industry).
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2009 - Although many firms have embraced the promotion of equality and diversity in recent years, some may find that their policies no longer satisfy current requirements. In this brief article we will consider some of the provisions of Rule 6: Equality and Diversity of the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct 2007, and the importance of firms reviewing their existing anti discrimination / equality and diversity policies.
An Article by Susan Sloman
Thursday, 28 May 2009 - There is recognition that support is required if we are to drive up the economic performance of businesses/organisations at local, regional and national levels.