The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 12: Summer 2019 | Page 8

BUSINESS NEWS JUICE HOSTS RECRUITMENT INSIGHTS SEMINAR Bath’s Juice Recruitment recently teamed up with some of Bath’s most prolific business owners, legal firms and HR professionals to host a Recruitment Insight event at the city’s Walcot House. The evening was chaired by TV newsreader Kylie Pentelow and panellists included Jane Jones, Director of People at Curo; Kate Benefer, Partner at Royds Withy King; Emma Summers, Managing Director at Juice Recruitment; Francoise Woodward, Director of People and Culture at Good Energy and Claire Webber, Head of HR at Lovehoney. Topics up for discussion included how businesses attract talent; how companies select candidates; motivating teams with reward and recognition programmes; internal processes to retain talented staff and the effects of Brexit and immigration on recruitment. Attendee, Joanne Rolliston, Engage & Grow Coach at ActionCOACH said, “It was an incredible evening hosted by Juice. The honesty of the panel was raw, and I was on the edge of my seat as the experts shared their viewpoint and expertise. I work with teams on engagement to increase productivity and, listening to the panel, it’s something these organisations are really embracing.” With record levels of unemployment, competition is fierce to retain and attract good staff. The panel agreed that company culture and values are key in today’s employment market to retaining talent. Accommodating agile working and a work/ life balance was discussed, as well as offering incentives to make employees feel valued such as being given a day off on their birthday. Jane from Curo gave a great example of how to engage remote workers. A team of Curo’s remote workers meet at a local café once a week for lunch. She mentioned how she felt “great pride” driving past the café seeing a row of Curo vans parked outside. These regular meeting give a sense of team to those working from home and help them to feel more valued. To find out more about the hot topics discussed by the panellists and for more details about future events contact Jenny Gray at Juice Recruitment on: 01225 447870 or email: [email protected] Emma Summers “The honesty of the panel was raw, and I was on the edge of my seat as the experts shared their viewpoint” Jo Rolliston, ActionCOACH New service launches to encourage workplace wellness Sickness is one of the leading causes of workplace absence, with a high percentage attributed to stress and mental health. Research shows that mental ill health costs UK businesses £42 billion each year. What is your organisation doing to manage employee mental health, engagement, productivity and sickness absence? Arabella Tresilian, a leading specialist in workplace wellness has launched a new Bath-based training service to help local businesses spot the signs and symptoms of mental health difficulties and create a supportive environment for employees. Arabella’s workplace wellbeing courses look at: • How to have effective mental health conversations with staff • How to spot the signs and symptoms of mental health concerns in your team • How to build a supportive workplace culture • Where to signpost staff to professional external help • How to support and manage staff experiencing stress • The role of workplace mediation and mental health • How to remain resilient in dealing with mental health issues at work • Stress management 8 THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2019 Arabella said, “In today’s digital society stress levels are increasing, with employees always being switched on. I work with clients to build awareness of this, to devise strategies for stress management and to prevent workplace relationships breaking down when mental ill-health arises.” Arabella also works closely with local charity Bath Mind as an associate trainer and Mental Health First Aid instructor. She is a Quality Improvement Coach with the Q Community (NHS Improvement & Health Foundation) and a Public & Patient Involvement advisor for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). She has been featured as an advocate for positive dialogue in mental health and autism on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Health, the Financial Times, the British Medical Journal, Good Housekeeping and the King’s Fund Arabella’s workplace wellness offering for businesses naturally developed from her role as an accredited Employment and Workplace Mediator and a conflict coach, specialising in health and social care. She has a management consulting background with over 20 years’ experience working in a strategic capacity for public, private and third sector organisations in the UK and overseas. Since 2017 she has been fully-accredited in mediation by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and works in dispute resolution for employment, workplace, civil, commercial and community cases. To find out more about Arabella’s offerings in workplace wellbeing training, 1:1 executive support, and workplace conflict resolution, get in touch using the details below. Arabella [email protected] For more info: www.arabellatresilian.com