The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 8: Summer 2018 | Page 29
WORKING WOMEN ARE FACING
FINANCIAL RISKS BY NOT
PROTECTING THEIR INCOME
Jon Gratland, Chief Executive at Wiltshire Friendly Society
explains “We want to ensure that women protect their
financial risks by having the right protection plan i n place
so that they are able to support themselves and their
families if they were unable to work due to illness or injury.”
According to recent
research 46% of women
believe that it would be
their sole responsibility
to support their family
financially if anything
unexpected were to
happen and yet 45%
have no form of financial
protection in place.
According to sociologist, Isabella Crespi,
British culture pressures men and women
to conform traditional gender roles, even
within modern two-career families, the
result being that women often remain
subservient.
Her view is that working women
compensate their guilt for returning to
work by undertaking the dual role of
earning an income, juggling child care and
parenting responsibilities and also assuming
the lion’s share of the domestic jobs in the
home.
With the gender gap in the workplace
gradually becoming closer, and the fact
that we are now seeing more women as
the main breadwinner in the household, it
appears that almost half of women in the
workplace are neglecting to protect their
income with adequate insurance that could
safeguard them and their family if they
suddenly found themselves unable to work.
Women want to feel financially
independent, so even if they did become
unable to work they don’t want to be
reliant on a partner’s income. Without
income protection insurance providing
working women with a safety net,
unexpected illness or injury could have a
serious adverse effect on their financial
security.
Wiltshire Friendly Society offer financial
protection for women by offering a flexible
income protection plan that provides
an income in the event that a woman is
unable to work through illness or injury.
01225 752120
For more info:
www.wiltshirefriendly.com
Flexibility drives growth
at GO Get Organised
The need for working more flexibly in business is driving the
growth of local firm GO Get Organised, with further demand
for their GO Get Recruitment division.
Launched in 2012, GO Get Organised started out as a
‘pay as you go’ business shop, offering a range of services
including virtual PAs, websites, graphic design, social media
managers, blog specialists and more - all under the one
roof.
The services were designed specifically for small business
owners in Bath and the surrounds to help them achieve a
better work/life balance at very affordable prices.
Naomi Summers, owner of GO Get Organised
Owner Naomi Summers said: “All of the services we
offer are designed to help others save time and gain more
me-time affordably. We basically work as your friend in
business, giving you a shoulder to lean on when you need
it. We understand that sometimes your need for support is
greater than others and our approach allows you to dip in
and out of our services as and when you require.”
GO Get Organised’s flexible ethos led to Naomi being
asked to fulfil permanent roles, both full and part time
for clients. Following the placement of several successful
candidates she created a business model for this side of the
company and launched GO Get Recruitment in early 2017.
Naomi added: “Our model is simple. We charge a 10%
finder’s fee, which is 10% of the first year’s annual salary.
50% is payable on the candidate’s first day and 50% is
payable 6 weeks later. If a candidate doesn’t work out and
leaves within six weeks of joining, the client doesn’t pay
the second half of the fee.”
GO Get Recruitment’s clients include the Glove Factory
in Holt, Foot Trails and Citrus HR. Their pro-rata minimum
fee is £750.
Naomi said: “I think the success of GO Get Recruitment
stems from my understanding of what small business
owners need. Being a small business owner myself I look
to recruit versatile candidates for my clients. People who
are prepared to do a bit of everything and muck in. SMEs
need employees to be all-rounders to get the job done.
Character is key, I meet every candidate in person and
ensure the personality is right for the company. No one is
the same on paper as they are when you meet them.”
To raise GO Get’s profile Naomi has launched a free
quarterly networking event. The last GO Get Networking
event held at Framptons in Bath at the end of May saw 60
people attend. All guests had to do was buy a coffee and
network informally. There was also a guest speaker, Tom
Lewis from The Guild co-working hub, talking about his
business journey and the success of The Guild. The next
event is planned for October 18 at the same venue, visit
the GO Get Organised website www.GOgetorganised.
co.uk and GO to the news section for further details and
announcements.
For more info:
www.gorecruitment.co.uk
[email protected]
@Gogetorganised
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