Macmillan Monthly. August 2022

Welcome to the August edition of Macmillan Monthly.

In this issue we bring you some of latest insight pieces, give you some more information on why we have chosen to support the charity, Childline, as well as welcoming two new starters to the Macmillan Davies team.

If you would like any more information, please don't hesitate to get in touch with a member of our team.

Macmillan Davies

If Culture is King, Salary is Queen

The average Brit will spend around 81,000 hours, or the equivalent of a full nine years of their lives at work, so it’s important to find a job that ticks all the boxes. With the war for talent at an all-time high, what factors are the most important to candidates when looking for a new role? Company culture and salary topped our latest poll (35% and 34% respectively), with working hours/flexibility following closely, with 27% respondents stating this as the most important factor in a new role. Amma Owusu-Afriyie, Consultant in Macmillan Davies’ London Team discusses. Read more

The Heatwave is back: How can HR take care of their employees in hot weather?

It's hot...again!

With temperatures set to soar above 30 degrees again this week, it's ideal weather for the beach but miserable for employees, both in terms of their commute into work and how they feel during the working day.?Here, we share some tips on how HR can help employees in hot weather. Read more

Macmillan Davies hire a new Head of Interim in response to market demand

We are delighted to welcome Amy Smith as Associate Director and as Head of Interim Recruitment offering. Amy will concentrate on the Interim HR market, working with leading organisations to provide exceptional interim HR professionals across a range of HR roles. Amy is keen to connect with our clients and candidates, so please feel free to add her on LinkedIn.

"Interim management has long been a core part of Macmillan Davies. With the employment indices at their highest in over two years, and with a short supply of talent due to Covid and Brexit, the need to bring in short term, specialist talent on an interim basis will increasingly be seen as the best solution to many organisations’ workforce dilemmas. As such, I am delighted that we are once again growing our dedicated team of interim specialists and once again focusing on positioning Macmillan Davies as the UK's leading provider of Interim's." explains Darren Hayman, Managing Director of Macmillan Davies.

On joining the firm Amy says "I am very excited to be joining Macmillan Davies and to use my experience to head up our interim offering. We share the same core values and I am delighted to become part of a team dedicated to providing a professional, yet personal service, to Interim HR Professionals. My passion and expertise have always been within interim recruitment, and I will use this, as well as my commitment and drive, to bring the best recruitment solutions to both candidates and clients alike."

Why hire an Interim

There are many reasons why businesses find interim hires an attractive and valuable asset; from being particularly useful during periods of transition, such as a merger or acquisition, to the implementation of new technology or software, through to strategy development or loss of current staff. An interim can draw on their wealth of expertise and take responsibility for the project or changing strategy and deliver value-added solutions for their clients very quickly. Here, Amy Smith, Head of Interim Recruitment at Macmillan Davies discusses some of the key benefits of interim hires for businesses. Read more

Growth for Macmillan Davies Manchester office

We are delighted to welcome?Amy Mottershead?as a Senior Consultant in our Manchester Team.?Amy will concentrate on the FuturExec market, working with leading organisations to provide exceptional HR professionals at the early stages of their careers. Amy is keen to connect with our clients and candidates, so please feel free to add her on LinkedIn.

Nick Allwood, Director and Head of our Manchester office comments: "I am delighted to welcome Amy Mottershead to our growing FuturExec team.?We've seen a sustained increase in demand at all levels in the HR market and Amy's personality and experience made her a natural fit for for our business and for the FuturExec team.?Bringing Amy on board has been a real demonstration of how attracting talent is more of a long term strategy than a short term fix.?After being in contact on and off for around 4 years the stars finally aligned and Amy is now on board and a real complement to the existing North West FuturExec team."

Why Macmillan Davies is supporting Childline

Here, our Director and Head of our London office, Simon Cutner explains a little bit more about why we are supporting Childline as our chosen charity this year.