CHAMBER NEWS Hays sponsors region’s PA Network
Global recruitment specialist Hays has agreed to sponsor the East Midlands PA Network for the 2018/19 financial year. The deal will give Hays membership of the Chamber, which supports the EMPA Network, and branding opportunities at all EMPA Network events. Hays has regional offices in
Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Chesterfield, employs over 10,800 people in 33 countries and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The EMPA Network covers the
three counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire and is a peer-to-peer support network for Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants and other executive support staff. It has over 500 members and is
run by Lesley Dexter, the Chamber’s Executive Support Manager and Company Secretary. Its aim is to support and connect
EAs and PAs through training and networking opportunities, enabling members to build their personal profile and develop collaborative partnerships by networking face-to- face, connecting with like-minded peers and learning new skills. Lesley said: “I am delighted to
have a business as large and respected as Hays agree to sponsor us for the year. This will enable us to increase our events calendar and
L-R: Melissa Burnside from Hays; Susanne Lamb from EMB Group; Lesley Dexter from EMPA Network; Sharon Schulz from SES Business Solutions and Varinder Gharial from Pepsico
enhance our profile across the region. “Hays is an established, global
business with a strong and respected local presence and we look forward to enjoying closer working ties as the year progresses.”
Melissa Burnside, Senior Manager
at Hays in Nottingham, said: “Our PA consultants have worked alongside the East Midlands PA Network for a number of years, so it’s great to be able to provide further commitment in the form of
sponsorship. We hosted a number of events last year and are looking forward to this increasing throughout 2018/19, further supporting the number of network opportunities available for PAs and EAs across the region.”
Promoting wellbeing in the workplace
The D2N2 Growth Hub, which is facilitated by the Chamber, is hosting a major conference during Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May) that will highlight and promote a healthy culture of wellbeing as a key driver for business growth. The Building Resilience and
Wellbeing for Growth conference takes place on 16 May at The Riverside Centre in Derby and is a free-to-attend event for business leaders in the D2N2 area (Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire). Stress, anxiety and depression
within the workplace are at the highest levels ever recorded. According to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), in 2016, 45% of all reported absenteeism was accounted to stress. This is now costing UK businesses over £2.4bn a year (UK Statistics Authority). The conference will look at all
aspects of wellbeing from HR support to enabling leaders to drive a ‘wellbeing culture’ for
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Chris Pook, D2N2 Growth Hub Manager
open and share some of the tools that can help managers and business leaders build a resilient workforce to improve personal and organisational wellbeing.”
Workshop topics include: • Wellbeing – The Rolls-Royce journey to date
• What do we mean by wellbeing?
• Tools in mindfulness and yoga for employee engagement and retention
• Managing a change environment while looking after your employees' wellbeing
• Creating physical 'time-out' for employees
business growth and employee satisfaction, which will ultimately improve employee retention. All of the guest speakers have a
passion for organisational and personal wellbeing and bring along their wealth of knowledge and experience from the private and public sectors, the academic arena
and the wellbeing industry. Chris Pook, D2N2 Growth Hub
Manager, said: “There is still a lot of taboo around discussing personal wellbeing and a recent survey suggests that many employers lack systems to recognise and address mental health at work. We want to bring these discussions out into the
Only SMEs based in D2N2 (Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire) are eligible to take part. For details, visit
bit.ly/GrowthHubWellbeing
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