Happy New Year, and Welcome to our January 2010 Aspire News Brief.
We commenced issuing
these News Briefs with the purpose of providing useful,
challenging and thought-provoking comment and advice to business
owners.
This
month: we comment
on the need to take care when recruiting, the health risks of surfing the
Net, and possible consequences in undervaluing
staff.
Also: how much do you Want 2010 to be a better Year for your Business? If so, we are also offering a free Business Healthcheck to business owners, and this will also include a free consultation with you, lasting up to two hours.
Also: how much do you Want 2010 to be a better Year for your Business? If so, we are also offering a free Business Healthcheck to business owners, and this will also include a free consultation with you, lasting up to two hours.
Finally:
We have pleasure in announcing the winner of our “Excuses”
Competition! Please see
below.
Kind regards
Gordon
Gordon JH Mowat CA
Managing Director
Managing Director
If you would like to email us with
comments or inquiries, please click
here, or feel free to visit our website at http://www.aspiremanagementservices.com
1: Take Care When
Recruiting!
By Gordon Mowat
CA
1: Take Care When Recruiting!
By Gordon Mowat CA
Around two-thirds of job applicants lie
on their CVs and while a bad hire could cost a business dearly a few basic
interview techniques could save a lot of heartache, claim experts.
As the recession moves to a close more
people are predicted to be looking for new jobs in the New Year as
opportunities for advancement become available once again.
However, new research has discovered
that at least 67 per cent of candidates are likely to be 'economical with
the truth'.
2: Surfing May Damage Your
Health...
By Frances
Rentoul
2: Surfing May Damage Your Health...
By Frances Rentoul
Amazingly, more than five Million UK days a year
are lost to business as a result of workers hurting themselves surfing the
Internet.
Repetitive Surf Injury is being blamed
for a boom in the number of Britons suffering agonising muscle damage as
they spend hours working hunched over keyboards, balancing laptops on
their knees or continually texting on mobile phones and
palmtops.
According to Internet giant Yahoo more than 8 million Britons access the Internet on the move, many of them finishing off last minute work tasks on the way home or surfing social networking sites.
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According to Internet giant Yahoo more than 8 million Britons access the Internet on the move, many of them finishing off last minute work tasks on the way home or surfing social networking sites.
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3: If You Pay Peanuts ...
By Alan Wright
FCCA
3: If You Pay Peanuts ...
By Alan Wright FCCA
The UK's multi million
pound Tourism industry could be worth even more if bosses paid their staff
higher wages and treated them better, claims new research.
Low pay and poor conditions leave staff feeling demoralised and unwilling to try harder, which in turn results in many visitors being put off coming back, according to scientists at Strathclyde University.
To bolster economic performance in the tourism industry and unleash thousands of hotel workers from a vicious cycle of low pay and low education they suggest raising the National Minimum Wage by more than the rate of inflation.
Low pay and poor conditions leave staff feeling demoralised and unwilling to try harder, which in turn results in many visitors being put off coming back, according to scientists at Strathclyde University.
To bolster economic performance in the tourism industry and unleash thousands of hotel workers from a vicious cycle of low pay and low education they suggest raising the National Minimum Wage by more than the rate of inflation.
Get a free Healthcheck on your business
How has your business been faring over the last
year? Could some areas be performing better? Then why not take advantage
of our Free Business Healthcheck service?
We'll then contact you to arrange a free no-obligation appointment to discuss our thoughts and findings with you arising from your questionnaire.
Simply click
here to download then save a copy of our Health Check Questionnaire.
It should take just 15-20 minutes for you to fill in. Once completed,
just email it back to us at: info@aspiremanagementservices.com or
fax 01436 821901.
We'll then contact you to arrange a free no-obligation appointment to discuss our thoughts and findings with you arising from your questionnaire.
"EXCUSES" Competition
We'd like to thank all those who entered. Some interesting excuses came up!
The Winner is Anne Farr, Managing Director of the Rothera Group in West Lothian.
Anne's Entry was:
"I'd love to pay ...... but it's either pay you or my feed my kids this week. Sorry!"
A new Competition will start soon - suggestions welcome!
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