
FIND YOUR VOICE (41)
An independent study examining the business benefits of implementing a Living Wage policy in London found that more than 80% of employers believe that the Living Wage had enhanced the quality of the work of their staff, while absenteeism had fallen by approximately 25%. Two thirds of employers reported a significant impact on recruitment and retention within their organisation. 70% of employers felt that the Living Wage had increased consumer awareness of their organisation’s

FIND YOUR VOICE (40)
What's going on with teaching? When I was at school (a long time ago now) at the ages of 14 to 15 I and other black boys became aware that we had a history that was different to the history we were being taught in class. I remember us asking the history teacher to give some time to teach about slavery and black history. The poor teacher did not know how to handle this situation and tried to close down the debate. This had the opposite effect and made our thirst for knowledge

FIND YOUR VOICE (39)
What's going on with teaching? Last week the National Union of Teachers organised protest rallies in London, Birmingham, Newcastle and other cities. This is just the latest profession up in arms about Government plans being forced through. Last week the government announced that it would require all state schools in England to have academy status. Now I’m not in education so I cannot comment on the merits of this policy, but it’s never a bad thing to listen to the people on t

®People4people
People4people.co.uk can offer support, advice and practical help Tel: 07749 870 969 / 07706 575 715 / 0208 672 8464 E-mail: contactus@people4people.co.uk Visit: www.People4people.co.uk

FIND YOUR VOICE (38)
There is no equality in the board room. Nearly a third of the UK's biggest companies largely rely on personal networks to identify new board members, the study by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found. Most roles are not advertised, it said. "Our top boards still remain blatantly male and white," said EHRC commissioner Laura Carstensen. The study, which looked at appointment practices in the UK's largest 350 listed firms, which make up the FTSE 100 and FTSE 2

FIND YOUR VOICE (37)
Hi and welcome to another edition of FIND YOUR VOICE. In this article we once again look at the migration crisis that is hitting Europe. Since writing the last article in February things have gone from bad to worst. Women and children continue to drown in the Aegean Sea in their desperate attempts to get to Europe. The big summit to tackle the problem held in Brussels came up with a typically European answer. Send them back!!! The Europeans have agreed with Turkey that refuge