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The public sector is under intense pressure to cut spending, increase services and improve efficiencies. In his budget the chancellor Alastair Darling demanded £600m of savings next year and £5.5bn worth of savings over the current spending review period.
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Gail Franks is managing director of Summersault Communications, the employee and customer communication specialist whose clients include Danone, Lincolnshire County Council, Severn Trent Water and Siemens.
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More than 80% of public sector organisations believe skills shortages in their organisation would be best filled by private sector workers, according to a new survey from leading recruitment company Hays. Employers based across public services divisions including education, central and local government, housing, the NHS, charities and not-for-profit stressed concern about lack of commercial talent, while 47% of respondents said there are widespread skill shortages generally and this needs to be addressed in order for quality services to be delivered.
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‘CIPD research clearly shows that engaged employees perform better and are less likely to be absent or quit’, says John Sylvester, executive director of performance improvement company P&MM and head of its Motivation Division. He continues: ‘The public sector in particular tends to see higher levels of staff turnover and, with the cost of recruitment at around £7,750 per position (and even more for managers), it makes financial sense to invest in employee engagement.’
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