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Shop Floor : Discrimination, learning programmes, Zero hour contracts and executive pay

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Shop Floor : Discrimination, learning programmes, Zero hour contracts and executive pay
This week Nick spoke with Nick Tyrone of think tank Radix about their publication of proposals that tackle the ongoing discrimination women over 50 suffer in the workplace. Also Nick spoke with the founder and CEO of the Learning and Development company Towards Maturity Laura Overton discussing how she believes not enough companies are paying attention to deploying formal learning programmes for their people. Then Nick looks to New Zealand to investigate their unions campaigns against zero hours contracts. Speaking with Ben Patterson of Unite New Zealand he finds out how they fought the trend of Zero hour contracts in New Zealand. And finally Nick spoke with Ben Chu, the economics editor at the independent about data from the USA and the UK that demonstrates that even when predicated on performance, executive pay is effectively bulletproof.
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Shop Floor: Apprentices, preparing workers for retirement, social business networking

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Shop Floor: Apprentices, preparing workers for retirement, social business networking
This week Shop Floor, in association with the Inspirational Development Group, talks to the creator of ecademy, the precursor to LinkedIn. Nick will also be looking at the 'image problem' of apprenticeships and how to prepare older workers for retirement.
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Andrew Mackenzie;, Dr Matt Flynn;, Penny Power

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Shop Floor: Companies losing their moral compass, executive pay, On the Go Economy and unhappy employees

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Shop Floor: Companies losing their moral compass, executive pay, On the Go Economy and unhappy employees
Have businesses lost their moral compass? Nick ponders this with Charles Wookey, CEO of the Blueprint for Business organisation. He also talks to Ben Chu of the Independent about executive pay levels when business is going badly, and about Instanity, a phenomenon identified by expenses management company Concur, affecting those living in the so-called On the Go Economy.
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Charles Wookey, Ben Chu, Chris Baker, Jimmy Gordon

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Shop Floor: Company Culture, Workers on Boards, Crime in the Workplace and the Economy of Hours

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Shop Floor: Company Culture, Workers on Boards, Crime in the Workplace and the Economy of Hours
With the Sports Direct report from the House select committee out this week, Nick talks company culture…and the imperative for a new way to do business. Plus, the effectiveness of worker representation on boards, crime in the workplace and the economy of hours…a new means of money-free trade and barter.
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Peter Montagnon, Martin Warren, David Kearns, Sarah Henderson

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Shop Floor: The Effect of Brexit on HR and Microbusinesses, the Importance of Business Communities and Men's Mental Health

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Shop Floor: The Effect of Brexit on HR and Microbusinesses, the Importance of Business Communities and Men's Mental Health
On Shop Floor, in association with the Inspirational Development Group, Nick Peters analyses the effect of Brexit on Microbusinesses with Tony Robinson OBE in this time of uncertainty. Kate Jacobs, Editor of HR Magazine, explains how HR departments can provide a vital role in leadership for businesses in the post-Brexit climate. Despite these unsteady times Charlotte Cassedanne, Communications Manager at Power to Change, says Business Communities can unite others and have a positive impact on local people. Charlotte Hollins, who runs the community business Fordhall Farm, explains the story behind the farm and the financial obstacles she had to face to make the it a success. Finally, Kirsten Samuel, Managing Director of Kamwell, highlights the impact of men's mental health problems, particularly suicide, on businesses.
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Tony Robinson OBE, Charlotte Cassedanne, Charlotte Hollins, Kirsten Samuel

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Shop Floor: Employee Engagement, post-Brexit business ethics and charitable individuals

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Shop Floor: Employee Engagement, post-Brexit business ethics and charitable individuals
Nick talks to Richard Mackinnon about his report, Evidence Matters…Employee Engagement, the Emperor’s New Clothes?, and why it’s important to engage employees to create greater productivity, and whether this works, Tomorrow's Company about business ethics and visits two very charitable individuals in Bognor Regis.
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Richard Mackinnon, Laurie Fitzjohn-Sykes, Danny Dawes, Samantha Staniforth

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Shop Floor: The gender pay gap, employment rights post Brexit and Theresa May's small business commissioner

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Shop Floor: The gender pay gap, employment rights post Brexit and Theresa May's small business commissioner
The CMI says the gender pay gap is still at 23%, with the gap becoming worse as women progress through their careers. Nick discusses whether the headline figure of 23% disguises a very complicated picture. And what can and should smaller businesses be doing to generate a more even playing field between the sexes, both in terms of pay and promotion? Plus, what about Theresa May's small business commissioner, and what will happen to UK employment rights following Brexit?
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Petra Wilton, Alan Price, Beverley Sunderland, Dafydd Llewellyen

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Shop Floor: How to cope with boring jobs, Olympic love from the TUC and mental health at work

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Shop Floor: How to cope with boring jobs, Olympic love from the TUC and mental health at work
Nick talks to Anthony Hughes a director of the recruitment specialists Coburg Banks about boring jobs and how to cope with one, Dutchmen Pim Demorree and Jos Minaar whose mission is to make work fun, and Paul Sellers, the TUC’s Pay Policy Officer, about workers watching the Olympics. Plus, he speaks to Rachel Suff, Employment Relations Advisor at the CIPD, about its report which suggests little progress is being made to tackle mental health issues in the workplace.
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Anthony Hughes, Pim Demorree, Paul Sellers, Rachel Suff

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Shop Floor: Maternity discrimination, The Glass Wall, how people make businesses work & sick building syndrome

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Shop Floor: Maternity discrimination, The Glass Wall, how people make businesses work & sick building syndrome
This week, Nick looks at how 54,000 women are still being forced out of their jobs after having a baby, talks to the authors of The Glass Wall, discusses the importance of people in business and discovers how your office might be making you sick.
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Shop Floor: Short-termism, employee ownership and Public trust in businesses post-Brexit

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Shop Floor: Short-termism, employee ownership and Public trust in businesses post-Brexit
This week, we’ve heard all about short-termism among companies; but what about employees? Nick Peters finds out with Kate Cooper from the Institute of Leadership and Management. Nick learns about why employee ownership is a great way for owners of a successful business to realise some of their investment but stay involved, and produce a massive boost to workforce morale. with Simon Mounsey from Agilisys. Nick and Alan Leaman, CEO at Management Consultancies Association, discuss public trust in business and politics post-Brexit. And have you ever wondered about the job of comments moderator on a web site? Nick finds out how it’s done from Arax Poshtvar is a member of the comments moderation team at the Guardian.
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