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Community News 28
Cheshire Connect matches the skills and expertise of local businesses and professionals, kindly offered for free, with the requirements of the voluntary and community sector... not merely a box ticking exercise, but to have a direct impact on real people within the local community.
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Skill donor volunteers have an opportunity to expand their range of skills while they use their business expertise to support a local grass roots charity, which in turn helps your business to attract talent, encourage staff retention, engagement and productivity.
It’s a win win – the charity gain expertise, your organisation makes a meaningful contribution to the community, you and your employees gain values-driven experience generating that special ‘feel good factor ’for all!
Plus, providing and sharing your skill donor support experiences could attract more customers, people are more likely to buy from a business with shared values and can demonstrate they are living by those values, and making a tangible difference to the local community.
_ Get in touch with the local Crewe and South Cheshire East Business Connector - Dianne Parrish on 07946 639394 or email: dianneparrish@cheshireconnect.org
Or to find out more about Cheshire Connect, please visit our website www.cheshireconnect.org
Congratulations to Award Winners Motherwell CIO
– Motherwell CIO – With Special Recognition for The Wishing Well – Well done to all the finalists - CAT Radio and Crewe Clean
Team.
Well done to the team at Wishing Well who picked up a Special Recognition award
You need the Pledge!
As we head into 2022 the job market is buoyant, and the economic outlook is finally starting to look more prosperous once again but what are you doing to recruit the best talent for your business and shape the lives of the next generation of employees?
The skills gap between what employers want and what school and college leavers have is even more prominent post pandemic. This autumn in a survey conducted by Cheshire and Warrington Pledge with over 100 Cheshire employers; ranging from blue chip organisations to SMEs; the key skill they identified as most looking for in young people was communication.
As part of the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Project, The Pledge, is a fully funded delivery partner. The purpose of The Pledge is to connect local employers, schools, colleges, and youth groups to reduce the skills gap and ensure that young people are aware of all the employment and training opportunities available to them in their area, to ultimately create a more sustainable local economy.
In Crewe and Nantwich alone, we have a thriving local network of businesses who we support in the recruitment of young people. We give employers the opportunity to engage with schools and youth groups to promote their organisation and wider sector, influence the curriculum and play an active role in shaping lives through specialist skills training and awareness raising activities.
We now recognize that the demand for our services is greater than ever, and we are reaching out to new businesses who would like to join our informal network. Whether you are a sole trader or a HR Partner in a blue chip organisation The Pledge is inviting Crewe and Nantwich businesses to get in touch with Stuart Manifold, Crewe and Nantwich Pledge Facilitator, Stuart. Manifould@871candwep.co.uk who can discuss your requirements further and provide details of December Employers Meet.
In October the Menopause Revolution Bill was passed, which meant that Women in the England now only have to pay for HRT prescription once a year saving up to £200.
The Menopause Revolution campaign has been running for over 12 months lead by MP Carolyn Harris and supported by celebrities such a Davina McCall.
The subject of the menopause has been a topic many organisations have been addressing and many women campaigning for better support in the work place.
Menopausal women are the fastest growing demographic in the workforce (Professor Jo Brewis, co-author Government Report on Menopause)
Would you be aware of how you support women in your workplace? Is that a policy and procedure in place? Would you know what the symptoms of the menopause is?
Do you know best practices to put into place within your workplace to support women?
Our FlourisHER workplace Membership can help you set up all the above and also covers other topics such as – supporting women after miscarriage, still birth etc – supporting women when returning to work after maternity leave
It important for the males and females in the workplace to have a culture where everyone understands the how they can help support individual in their time of need. This approach supports everyone - the individual, their families and the place of work.
In partnership with South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce we will be hosting a Menopause Matters event on February 3rd, at Apollo Buckingham Health Science Campus.
_ Should you want to find out more about the event or our FlourisHER membership please email kate@motherwellcheshirecio.com
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