Joined by a group of senior leaders and decision-makers, Juice hosted an expert panel event last Thursday focussed on ‘Empowering Your People In 2024’.
The candid and informal event discussed the current employment market in the South West with open discussions around people strategy, employee engagement, culture, talent acquisition and people retention.
Held at Interactions new offices in central Bath, guests enjoyed listening to Neil Carberry, CEO of the REC, Tarquin McDonald, CEO of Bath Rugby, Dieter Wood, MD of Interaction, Emma Summers, CEO of Juice Recruitment and Richard Roberts, owner of EnRich.
Hosted by BBC News Reader, Kylie Pentelow, discussions were around the economic outlook for the year ahead, the labour market and trends and how employment is fairing in the South West fairing compared to other areas of the UK.
The panel also discussed the impact of a new government on talent and opportunity in our region and how our people strategies influence both productivity and team engagement. The panel spoke of the importance of office environments to create that all important culture, bringing teams together to create a feeling of purpose and place.
Emma Summers, CEO of Juice Recruitment, said: “With the labour market clearly influencing economic strategy, we were keen to put a spotlight on the importance of people strategy and how this can influence talent acquisition but more so employee engagement and productivity.
As we are seeing businesses gearing up for growth in 2024, organisations in the South West are now looking to invest in talent. With the slow rise in candidate availability alongside falling inflation, these could be early signs of a wider UK economic recovery.”
For more information on up and coming events form Juice Recruitment, do contact Jenny Gray, Business Manager, Juice Recruitment – 01225 447870.
