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RobBr ouwer ,CEO ofJ obr api doc omment s :“ Wi t ht hemaj or i t yoft heUKr egul ar l y wor k i ngmor et hant het r adi t i onal 40hourweek ,i ti ses s ent i al t heyar er ewar ded i ns omewayf ort hei ri nv es t ment .Whi l s ts omear er ec ogni s edwi t ht i mei nl i eu,i t s houl dnotbet hec as et hats omanyi nt hewor k f or c ear ej us tac c ept i ngt hi st obe parf ort hec our s eorf ear f ul t heyc oul dl os et hei rj oborr i s kapr omot i onbyas k i ng f ors omet y peofr emuner at i on.Empl oy er sneedt oc ons i derwhatmes s aget hi s s pel l sout ,par t i c ul ar l yi ft heyar ek eent or et ai nc r uc i al t al enti nt hei rc ompany . “ Wehearandr eadmuc haboutt hei mpor t anc eaboutwor k l i f ebal anc eandt he pos i t i v esi tc anbr i ngt oper f or manc ei nt hewor k pl ac e,y eti ti sc l earf r om ourr es ear c ht hatt hemaj or i t yofempl oy eesf i ndi thar dt os epar at et hei rwor kandper s onal l i f e–manyex pec t i ngt obec ont ac t edout s i dewor kandc hec k i ngi nev er y day ,ev enont hei rannual l eav e. “ Wi t hnear l yf ouri nt enUKwor k er ss uf f er i ngf r om wor k r el at eds t r es s ,i ti ses s ent i al t hatempl oy er sands eni ormanagementl ookatnewway st omanageempl oy ees ’ wor k l oads .Hol i dayort i meout s i det hewor k pl ac es houl dber ec ogni s edasa t i mewhenempl oy eesc anr ec har geandt r ul yr es ts ot heyar ei npos i t i ont ogi v e t hei rv er ybes twhent heyr et ur nt owor kandc r uc i al l ymi t i gat eagai ns tt her i s kof wor k r el at eds t r es s . ”

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Busi nessesf ocusonengagi ngdi ver set al ent , surveyr eveal s Empl oy er sar et ak i ngac t i v es t epst oi mpr ov ec andi dat e ands t af fengagementwi t hi ndi v i dual sf r om s pec i f i cgr oups i nanef f or tt oov er c omeongoi ngs k i l l ss hor t ages .Thati s ac c or di ngt oas ur v eyof1, 500UKbas edhi r i ngmanager s byi nt er nat i onal t al entac qui s i t i onandmanagedwor k f or c e s ol ut i onspr ov i der ,Gui dantGl obal .

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Comment i ngont hef i ndi ngs ,Si monBl oc k l ey ,Managi ng Di r ec t or ,EMEA,atGui dantGl obal ,s ai d:“ Wi t hal mos tf our i nf i v ehi r i ngmanager si ndi c at i ngt hatt heys t r uggl et o s our c et hes k i l l st heyneedt ot hr i v e,i ti suns ur pr i s i ngt hat or gani s at i onsar ei nc r eas i ngl yex pl or i ngwi deranddeeper t al entpool s .Howev er ,i nor dert oef f ec t i v el yengages pec i f i cdemogr aphi c s ,or gani s at i onsmus ti mpl ementc ommuni c at i onss t r at egi eswhi c hr es onat ewi t ht hei ri nt endedaudi enc es .Theempl oy er st hatwewor kwi t har eenj oy i ngs uc c es si nt hi sar eat hr oughr ev al uat i ngnotonl yt hemes s agest hatt heyar es har i ng,butal s ot hemedi umst hr ough whi c ht heyar ec ommuni c at ed.I ti snowuni v er s al l yr ec ogni s edt hatdi v er s i t yoft houghtbr eedsi nnov at i on,andby t ai l or i ngempl oy erofc hoi c emes s agest os pec i f i cgr oups , f or war dt hi nk i ngor gani s at i onsar eunl oc k i ngt hepot ent i al ofdi v er s et al ent . ” Rel eas ef r om ht t p: / / bl ues k y pr . net

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