
Ageas UK CEO delivers profits and customer experience
Ageas has been on a journey. Its decision in February 2022 to sell its commercial insurance business to Axa UK and Ireland for an initial £47.5 million, left the firm committed to its personal line insurance business. To grow, Ageas decided...

Care UK tackles turnover with empathy and innovation
After Care UK observed that employee turnover peaked during the first six months of service, particularly within the initial three months, it recognised the need for change. As a care home operator of essential services such as dementia and nursing care...

This week in CX: are employees becoming more dissatisfied at work?
Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve been looking at the importance of human touch in the age of artificial intelligence, as well as the reasons behind the ‘ productivity theatre’ trend...

39% of Australians struggling to secure new roles
According to a recent Gartner survey, 39% of Australian candidates report having trouble finding new employment as job vacancies in Australia continue to decrease. Only 25% of respondents found jobs matching their skill set, significantly below the global average of...

93% of young workers face age discrimination at work
Negative stereotypes and mistreatment in the workplace are pushing young people out of jobs, as new research from UK Youth and KFC UK&I reveals a record 872,000 economically inactive individuals aged 16-25—the highest figure since tracking began in the early...

How customer communication management enhances business success
Customers are the core of every business, and how you communicate with them can make or break the business. Today, there are many ways to reach out, from email and social media to phone calls and live chat. There are...

95% of marketers set to boost AI investments in 2024
The latest Invoca report highlights the growing influence of AI across marketing sectors, with 95% of marketers planning to boost AI investments in the coming year. Based on a survey of 600 marketing professionals across the U.S. and U.K., this...

This week in CX: rethinking the future with green jobs and digital disruption
Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve been looking at how we need to think in order to change CX for the better, unifying customer and employee experiences, and are customers aware...

People powered business success
COVID was a hard reset on life and business. First it stopped everything, and then it changed everything. Nearly five years later, the scale of change brought by the pandemic has started to recede. But for SF Recruitment and its CEO Saira...