Blog - May 2019

  • High Profile Returners… Helen Wright is doing it for herself, for you and for the love of flex.

    High Profile Returners… Helen Wright is doing it for herself, for you and for the love of flex.

    Posted on Friday, May 31, 2019 by Cheney Hamilton — No comments

    The Birth of “9-2-3” Has Been A Very Personal Journey. Following a career as a Broadcast Journalist (where I worked for both the BBC and ITV), I stopped working to have a family. During this time, amongst other things, I was Vice Chair of the local Pre School and joined the Parish Council. But when I wanted to return to the workplace, I found being tied to the school run was prohibitive, as was ...

  • Hospitality: A World Of Opportunity

    Hospitality: A World Of Opportunity

    Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 by Cheney Hamilton — No comments

    Hospitality Is The Third Largest Employer In The UK Hospitality employs 2.9 million people and contributes a phenomenal £130bn to the UK economy. Surprised? Sadly, many of us associate hospitality jobs as stop-gaps with unsocial hours and no career opportunities. Think again. It’s a thriving industry, with a skills shortage, that’s crying out for good people. And, don’t just think restaurants or ...

  • Would Improving Men’s Rights Help Close The Gender Pay Gap?

    Would Improving Men’s Rights Help Close The Gender Pay Gap?

    Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2019 by Fiona Halkyard - Chatter Communications — No comments

    Would Improving Men’s Rights Help Close The Gender Pay Gap? I don’t really think of myself as much of a feminist. I don’t get offended if a man holds a door open for me or calls me “love” (to be fair living in Yorkshire, it’s a pre-requisite and even men get called love, so score one for equality!). But I am a woman who’s pretty dedicated to her career. I’m a working mum. And, most importantly, I ...

  • I Have 1.4 Million Candidates Available But I'm Only Sending Them To Goldman Sachs!

    I Have 1.4 Million Candidates Available But I'm Only Sending Them To Goldman Sachs!

    Posted on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 by Harriet Finch — No comments

    I Have 1.4 Million Candidates Available But I'm Only Sending Them To Goldman Sachs! We are currently experiencing a huge skills shortage, my financial services clients and manufacturing clients seem to spend their lives hiring, they fill one position and another becomes available. How are we going to find the staff to keep up? Well the first option and obvious one is to up-skill internally (but ...

  • JUST GO FOR IT!

    JUST GO FOR IT!

    Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 by Charlotte Blyton — No comments

    The Power Of Returners Programmes Interested in coming back to work after a break? Charlotte Blyton discusses how she got back into the workplace via Deloitte’s Return to Work programme . Since returning, she has been named one of Timewise’s Power Returners, and been promoted from Senior Manager to Associate Director. She offers her advice around returning to work. “My advice for those thinking ...