Tag: recession
Live music sales in the recession
Has the recession affected the sale of live music? Are ticket sales down? There are mixed messages in this good BBC article and with comments from Phil Collins, Paloma Faith, Mick Jones, Mark King, Rick Parfitt and Midge Ure there are some interesting quotes. The article lacks any real conclusion and there is no real data. The thing of…
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There’s more to reward than headline-grabbing stories about City bonuses
The past year has been a tale of two sectors for reward. While most private-sector organisations froze pay in 2009 to keep down costs, much of the public sector continued to award pay rises, typically of 2 to 4 per cent, often dictated by long-term pay deals. This year, with the economy poised on the…
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Embracing diversity
Why diversity matters when coming out of a recession … Embracing Diversity – a white paper from Sodexo Equality and diversity – a strategic decision in maximising the value of your recovery from recession. Equality legislation has existed for over 25 years – supporting the rights of individuals from all backgrounds to fair and just employment opportunities. Over the last 10 years we…
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One man Games Workshop stores
Innovation during the recession was being hypothesised before Christmas. I’ve not spotted a great deal of good examples so far. So I was pleased to notice that Games Workshop are innovating to expand. The Games Workshop plan is to enter smaller towns…profitably. This will be achieved by opening one-man stores that trade five days a…
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Rewarding in times of uncertainty
The UK economy shrank for the first time in 16 years between July and December 2008, according to the Office of National Statistics – suggesting that the UK is now in a recession. We are all wondering what tomorrow will bring, and we can’t take anything for granted. However, we can be certain about a…
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