Research suggests logistics companies are struggling to keep pace with rising online sales. Making it easier to recruit temporary staff in the lead up to Black Friday would help to get them back on track, says TempRocket’s Andrew Johnston. As if the festive season wasn’t…
The digital disruption currently transforming the temporary recruitment sector couldn’t have come at a better time for UK business, which is staring at a potentially damaging staff shortage at a time when economic confidence is at its lowest since March. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s…
Customer experience doesn’t end once an online shopper hits ‘purchase’. So why do so many companies hand post-purchase delivery communication over to their logistics partner, asks Julia Henry, Post-Purchase Manager at parcelLab? Although long regarded as the ‘boring’ part of the sales process, the delivery…
The 21st Century is the Experience Century – the competition from the continued seismic shift toward online experiences vs face-to-face means that operators in every industry need to ensure their customer facing colleagues are more equipped than ever to provide the best possible customer experience. We too…
OmniServ’s Samantha Berry calls for greater collaboration between airports, services providers, disabled representatives and organisations, regulators and airlines to deliver high quality experiences for disabled air travellers. Airports and aircraft can be hugely disabling environments, not just in terms of the sheer size and scale of buildings,…
ePayMe, the leading outsourced payroll services provider for the recruitment industry, has been named an Approved Supplier by employment industry recognition scheme, Professional Passport, at the same time as becoming an affiliate member of APSCo, the international trade association for the recruitment industry. The Professional…
Davina McCall, Mary Berry, Jenny Agutter, Ruth Langsford and Amanda Redman among the celebrities shortlisted in woman&home’s first awards scheme dedicated to women over 50 Lifestyle retailer JD Williams has partnered with TI Media’s woman&home to launch the ‘50 Over 50 Amazing Women Awards’ –…
Digital platforms are now starting to pop up that promise to transform the currently inefficient and costly temporary recruitment process. But are they really as good for the sector as they claim, asks TempRocket’s Andrew Johnston? Finally it seems that proper digital disruption is coming…
Steve Millward, General Manager at bakery equipment company Bakers Basco, welcomes the UK Government’s £20m fund aimed at changing how we use and abuse plastic Sam Gyimah, Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation in the UK Government, recently announced a new £20 million Plastics Research and…
Nikki Fisher, Head of Staffing at Blackjack Promotions recently contributed to a feature in FMBE Magazine to find out what makes an exceptional brand ambassador. Here, we give you the full interview. How would you describe the staff on your books, what qualities must they…