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Per f ectst or m ont hewayf orUK hospi t al i t yi ndust ry;Consumer s t of acei ncr easi ngpr i ces •Mor et hanhal f( 55%)ofhos pi t al i t yandl ei s ur es ec t orl eader sar e‘ c onc er ned’ about t hes t at eoft heec onomy . •Thec os toff oodi mpor t si sapar t i c ul arwor r y ,wi t hc ons umer shav i ngnoty etf el tt he i mpac toft hes er i s i ngc os t sont hei rbi l l s . •Onei nt en( 10%)t hi nkt hatbus i nes sc onf i denc ei smuc hwor s enowc ompar edt opr ev i ousy ear s . •T al entr emai nst hebi gges tl ongt er mc hal l enge,wi t hami l l i onj obs hor t f al l pr edi c t ed pos t Br ex i tby2029. LONDON,5J une2017–Thehos pi t al i t yi ndus t r yi sf ac i ngaper f ec ts t or m,wi t hmor e t hanhal fofbus i nes sl eader sc onc er nedaboutr i s i ngc os t s ,t heempl oy mentpi c t ur e, s ec ur i t y ,andt hes us t ai nabi l i t yofc ons umerc onf i denc e. Hei dr i c k&St r uggl es( Nas daq:HSI I ) ,apr emi erpr ov i derofex ec ut i v es ear c h,l eader s hi pc ons ul t i ngandc ul t ur es hapi ngwor l dwi de,s pok et oChai r menandChi efEx ec ut i v esf r om s omeoft hebi gges tor gani s at i onsi nt hei ndus t r y ,r epr es ent i ngbus i nes s es wi t hr ev enuesofov er£40bi l l i onandempl oy i ngmor et hanami l l i onpeopl eac r os st he UK.Whi l ev i ewsont hei rs pec i f i cbus i nes sors ec t orc oul dv ar y ,t heov er ar c hi ngt heme wasoneofs i gni f i c antc onc er n. Ther epor tbyHei dr i c k&St r uggl es ,i npar t ner s hi pwi t ht heBr i t i s hHos pi t al i t yAs s oc i at i on,f oundar angeofi s s ueswor r y i ngi ndus t r yl eader s .Mos tnot abl y ,r i s i ngc os t sar e hi ghupt heagenda,wi t ht hef al l i nt hepoundf ol l owi ngBr i t ai n’ sdec i s i ont ol eav et he EUhav i ngahugei mpac tont hec os tofk eyi mpor t st hati sy ett obef el tbyc ons umer s . OneCEO c ompl ai nedaboutt hec os tofbut t er ,wi t hani nc r eas edc os tt oherbus i nes s of46%,whi l eanot herwass eei ngmeatc os t sr i s eby29%.Thi swi l l meanhi gherbi l l s f ordi ner sandhol i day mak er s ,butac c or di ngt hemaj or i t yofCEOs ,c ons umer sar ey et t or eac tnegat i v el yt opr i c er i s esbec aus et hemaj or i t yoft hes ec os t sar ey ett ohi tt hem.
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Bus i nes s esi nt hes ec t orar eant i c i pat i ngar ec r ui t mentgapofov erami l l i onj obsby 2029,ac c or di ngt oar epor tbyt heBHAandKPMG ear l i ert hi sy ear ,whi c hwoul dmean t hei ndus t r ywoul dneedt or ec r ui t60, 000UKwor k er si naddi t i ont os us t ai nedr ec r ui t mentof200, 000mor eperannum t omeett hedemandsofgr owt h.Fi l l i ngt hes eopeni ngswoul dl i k el ybei mpos s i bl ewi t houthi r i ngmi gr antwor k er s .Fi r msar eheav i l yr el i ant onEur opeanwor k er s ,wi t hhal fofCEOsr epor t i ngt hei rwor k f or c eas2550%Eur opean, wi t hmor et hanat hi r doft hos ebus i nes s eshi r i ngEUc i t i z enst of i l l 5075% oft hei r wor k f or c e. Ac c or di ngt ot her epor t ,pos t Br ex i tt he hos pi t al i t yi ndus t r ypaybi l l wi l l i nc r eas eby £1. 4bi l l i oni nt hef i r s ty ear ,andc oul dr i s e byj us tov er£1bi l l i onay earov ert hr ee y ear s ,amount i ngt oat ot al c os tof£3. 2 bi l l i on.Wi derec onomi cc hangesar eal s o addi ngt ot hepr es s ur ef ort hehos pi t al i t y andl ei s ur es ec t orasbus i nes sr at esr i s e, andt heappr ent i c es hi pl ev yandpens i ons aut oenr ol mentbegi n. BenTwy nam,Par t neratHei dr i c k& St r uggl es ,s ai d:“ Wehav es eenr eal c onc er nf r om t hemos ts eni orpeopl e ac r os st hehos pi t al i t yi ndus t r y ,notonl y aboutt al entandot herBr ex i t r el at ed c onc er ns ,butduet oanumberof headwi ndsf ac i ngt hei ndus t r y .Wi t ht he c os tofi mpor t sc ont i nui ngt or i s e,i nc r eas i ng pr i c esf orc us t omer sandanex pec t at i onof dec r eas i ngc ons umerc onf i denc ei n2018 and2019,t her ear eanumberofc hal l enger sf ac i ngbus i nes s esac r os st hes ec t or . Whi l ei ndus t r yl eader sar er el at i v el yc onf i dentaboutt her emai nderof2017,t heyar ef ar mor epes s i mi s t i caboutt het woy ear st her eaf t er ,whent her eal i mpac tofBr ex i twi l l c omet of r ui t i on. ” Uf i I br ahi m,t hec hi efex ec ut i v eoft heBr i t i s hHos pi t al i t yAs s oc i at i on,s ai d:“ I ti snoex agger at i ont os ayt hathos pi t al i t yandt our i s mf ac eaper f ec ts t or m whi c hi swel l ar t i c ul at edbyouri ndus t r y ’ st opex ec ut i v esi nt hi sr epor t–al oomi ngr ec r ui t mentc r i s i s c aus edbyc ut st oc omei nEUi mmi gr at i on,r i s i ngc os t sonbot hmat er i al sandl abour , i nc r eas edbus i nes sr at esandat axr egi met hatf av our sourEur opeanc ompet i t or s .We hav ebeenur gent l ydi s c us s i ngt hes emat t er swi t ht hel as tgov er nmentandwi l l dos o wi t ht henex t .Our10y ears t r at egyt oenc our agemor eUKwor k er si nt ot hei ndus t r y hasbeenwel l r ec ei v edandwehav ec onf i denc et hatwi t hgov er nments uppor twec an c ont i nuet ogr owwhati st hef our t hl ar ges ti ndus t r yi nt heUK. ” Thehos pi t al i t yandl ei s ur ei ndus t r yi st hef our t hl ar ges templ oy eri nt heUK,wi t h4. 5 mi l l i onpeopl ewor k i ngi nmor et han180, 000bus i nes s esac r os st hec ount r y . Rel eas ef r om ht t p: / / www. hei dr i c k . c om/
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Onei nf ourbusi nessesal r eady user obot i csi nt hei rHR f unct i on Accor di ngt oar ecentsur veybygl obalt al entacqui si t i onandmanagement f i r m,Al exanderMannSol ut i ons,25% ofseni orHRpr of essi onal sal r eadyuse r obot i csi nt hei rHRort al entacqui si t i onf unct i on. However ,despi t et hef actt hatover70% ofseni orHRpr of essi onal sbel i eve t hatr obot i cswi l lhaveaposi t i vei mpactont hei ror gani sat i onovert henext t hr eeyear s,f i gur esf r om Li nkedI n’ s2017Gl obalRecr ui t mentTr endsr epor t r eveal st hati nt er nalt eamsar eonl yi nvest i ng17% oft hei rbudgeti nt onew t echnol ogi es.Af i gur ewhi chcont i nuest obedwar f edbyi nvest menti nt oj ob adver t s,andr ecr ui t mentagenci es,whi chcombi nedaccountf orover50% of t hei rt ot alspend. Laur i ePadua,Di r ect orofTechnol ogyandOper at i onsConsul t i ngatAl exanderMannSol ut i ons,comment edont heneedf oragr eat erf ocusoni nnovat i on; “ Notonl yi si tencour agi ngt oseet hatonei nf ourseni orHRpr of essi onal si s al r eadyusi ngr obot i csaspar toft hei rTal entst r at egi esbutal sot hatover70% ofdepar t mentl eader sunder st andt hebenef i t sofut i l i si ngr obot i csandaut omat i oni nt hei rHRf unct i ons.Sof t war eaut omat i onhol dssi gni f i cantoppor t uni t i esf orHRpr of essi onal s,andcanaugmentt her epet i t i vet asksof t eni nher ent wi t ht al entacqui si t i on,i ncl udi ngdat ami gr at i on,si f t i ngandaggr egat i ng.I n f act ,anal ysi sf r om GR8r eveal edt hatasmuchas60% ofr ecr ui t er s’ t i mei s devot edt osor t i ngcandi dat es,andt hatbyaut omat i ngt het opoft hei rf unnel pr ocessr ecr ui t er scangai nbet weent hr eeandf i vehour sadaywhi chcanbe usedf ort r ul ypr oduct i vet asks. ” “ Theset ool sar enoti nt endedt oel i mi nat et her ol eofHRpr of essi onal s,t hey ar edesi gnedt or el i evet hem f r om r epet i t i ve,of t enmundanet askst hatconsumeval uabl et i mewhi chwoul dbebestspentl ever agi ngt hei ri nt er per sonal ski l l sandengagi ngwi t hcandi dat es. ”Rel easef r om Bl ueskyPR
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Donoti gnor et hedanger sofsi del i ni ngr emot ewor ker s,war ns t al entacqui si t i onandmanagementconsul t ancy Gl obalt al entacqui si t i onandmanagementspeci al i st , Al exanderMannSol ut i onshascounsel l edempl oyer st o r evi ewt hewayi nwhi cht heyengagewi t hr emot ewor ker s.Thi scomesaf t ert heCI PDpubl i sheddat ai ni t s Empl oyeeOut l ookSpr i ng2017r epor twhi chf oundt hat onei nt hr eer espondent s( 33%)f el tt heycoul dn’ tswi t ch of fi nt hei rper sonalt i mewhi l eal mostonei nf i ve( 18%) sai dr emot ewor ki ngmakest hem f eel‘ undersur vei l l ance’ .
“ Compani esmustsetandnur t ur ef l exi bl ewor ki ngpol i ci esf r om t hebegi nni ngoft heempl oymentcont r act andr evi ewpr act i cesr egul ar l ywi t hempl oyeest o ensur emut ualunder st andi ngandsat i sf act i on,andt o f ost erwi deror gani sat i onalsuppor t .Af t eral l ,t hesei ndi vi dual sar ej ustasval uabl east hosebasedi nt heof f i ce andi t ’ st her esponsi bi l i t yofempl oyer st oensur et hey f eelast hought heyar epar toft hebusi ness,eveni f t heyar enotphysi cal l yi nt heof f i ce. ”
Comment i ngont hef i ndi ngs,Li saFor r est ,Gl obalHead ofI nt er nal Tal entAcqui si t i onatAl exanderMannSol ut i onssai d;
“ TheCI PDal sof oundt hatal mosthal f( 42%)oft hose whowor kr emot el yf eeli thel pst hem t ost ayi ncont r ol oft hei rwor kl oadandoverat hi r d( 37%)bel i evet hey ar emor epr oduct i vewhenwor ki ngf r om home– demonst r at i ngt hebenef i t sef f ect i vef l exi bl ewor ki ng canhaveonbusi nessandi ndi vi dual sal i ke.Ast he f l exi bl ewor ki ngpopul at i oni ncr eases,i ti skeyt hatempl oyer sar ebet t erequi ppedt omanager emot est af ft o ensur et hatempl oyeesenj oyt hesebenef i t swi t hout f eel i ngpr essur i sed,si del i nedordi sengaged. ”
“ Thesuccessoff l exi bl ewor ki ngi ni t i at i vesr el i esonef f ect i veempl oyeeengagementst r at egi es.Howevert oo f ewor gani sat i onsar ecur r ent l y‘ get t i ngi tr i ght ’ t ot he det r i mentofnotonl yt hei rempl oyeesbutal sot hei rongoi ngsuccess.Fai l ur et oembr acef l exi bl ewor ki ngr i sks al i enat i nghugesegment soft hewor kf or ce-especi al l y amongstt hemi l l enni alpopul at i on-and,ast heCI PD’ s f i gur esdemonst r at e,canl eadt odi sengagementand demot i vat i on. ”
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