Technology is altering the ways in which organisations operate. Automation has enabled a shift of tasks from humans to robots and has changed the skills companies require from employees. But is it true that robot workers are replacing human jobs?
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The end of the calendar year can make (or break) a retailer. October, November and December are the months when retailers do the bulk of their business, with Black Friday, Christmas and other festivities boosting consumer demand.
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Millennials are replacing Baby Boomers as the insurance industry’s largest customer base. They’re investing in new businesses, buying new cars and homes, and starting families; while Baby Boomers are starting to think about retirement. Insurers that want to secure long-term growth need to build a solid Millennial customer base, yet this often proves to be challenging. Nonetheless, organisations that get this right and appeal to younger customers could inadvertently find they also become a more attractive employer as a result.
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Those companies that champion diversity yet hire individuals based on ‘cultural fit’ risk perpetuating a non-diverse workforce. ‘I liked them’ is no longer an acceptable reason for making a hire. In fact, one of HR’s greatest enemies is intuition: especially where the majority of people who trust their gut feeling and identify themselves as intuitive may not actually be intuitive at all.
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If employers don’t adapt their working practices to meet new expectations, their most valuable employees will start voting with their feet. The world of work is transforming faster than ever before, and it’s time for HR to upset the apple cart: to stop using the same approaches and to start challenging their senior leadership teams – or risk losing top talent.
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Hiring intentions in the construction sector are due to fall in the coming months, according to our survey of 2,100+ UK employers. Confidence has fallen from +11 in Q2 2019, to just +5 for the upcoming quarter.
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The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey for the third quarter 2019 was conducted by interviewing a representative sample of 2,101 employers in the UK. This infographic highlights the key takeaways from the Q3 2019 report, including a regional heat map of jobs outlook.
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The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey for the third quarter 2019 was conducted by interviewing a representative sample of 2,101 employers in the UK. All survey participants were asked, “How do you anticipate total employment at your location to change in the three months to the end of September 2019 as compared to the current quarter?”
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As the insurance industry undergoes significant transformation, driven by digitisation and changing customer expectations, we can expect the workforce to experience substantial disruption.
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