Many small businesses have struggled to recruit people in the last year, partly because fewer people are in employment than before the pandemic. It looks like one of the biggest risks for small businesses is that they will find it difficult to grow if they can’t find enough staff.

The government is encouraging older workers back to the office, after many took early retirement but are there are skilled workers, particularly those who want to work part time, who could also help?

Making sense of this conundrum, our host - Steph McGovern - is joined by:

Emma Saunders, a senior HR manager at Allianz

Clare Kelliher, a professor of work and organisation at Cranfield School of Management

Ann Francke, chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute

Many small businesses have struggled to recruit people in the last year, partly because fewer people are in employment than before the pandemic. It looks like one of the biggest risks for small businesses is that they will find it difficult to grow if they can’t find enough staff.
The government is encouraging older workers back to the office, after many took early retirement but are there are skilled workers, particularly those who want to work part time, who could also help?
Making sense of this conundrum, our host - Steph McGovern - is joined by:
Emma Saunders, a senior HR manager at Allianz
Clare Kelliher, a professor of work and organisation at Cranfield School of Management
Ann Francke, chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute

Steph McGovern and an expert panel discuss major global business trends, their impacts on the insurance industry and the challenges they pose to insurance brokers. At a time when business and technology are constantly changing, which fundamental worldwide shifts will have the greatest impact on businesses, and entire industries? What risks do we need to mitigate against, and which changes offer the most exciting opportunities? A podcast series by Allianz Insurance. Want to find out more about (Brexit/Geopolitics/AI/Autonomous Vehicles) and their potential effect on businesses and the insurance industry? Visit www.allianz.co.uk/broker

Steph McGovern and an expert panel discuss major global business trends, their impacts on the insurance industry and the challenges they pose to insurance brokers. At a time when business and technology are constantly changing, which fundamental worldw...

Advertisement