Milton Keynes

MyJobs Recruitment & Retention

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MyJobs Recruitment & Retention

The BID is focussing on making Milton Keynes a competitive and aspirational place to work by addressing issues with recruitment and retention of staff, looking at the changing face of the City and changes in business needs.

  • Focus on making the city competitive and aspirational place to work
  • Addressing changing business needs, including hybrid working
  • Huge push on recruitment and retention of staff

Overview

Milton Keynes plays host to a number of big names when it comes to HQs and head offices. Now, the BID is focussing on making Milton Keynes a competitive and aspirational place to work by addressing issues with recruitment and retention of staff, looking at the changing face of the City and changes in business needs. This could be anything from flexible hours to hybrid working and everything in between, making Milton keynes a great place for people to want to work.

Other ways we are making our city intelligent

Allyship Programme

An allyship programme has been offering training and workshops for businesses that want to improve their knowledge and understand more about the challenges facing women in business.

  • Partnership with Women Leaders

  • How to retain and progress women in the workplace

  • Chance for businesses to become key allies

  • Bespoke training and online workshops

Partnership/Stakeholder Development

The Stakeholder Development group was created to enable businesses to get together and discuss major issues affecting the area.

  • Key area developers have been engaged throughout the process.

  • Stakeholder Development Group seen as a key group moving forward

  • Allows for discussions on major issues in the BID area

Accreditation/Governance

MyMiltonKeynes is actively pursuing its second accreditation from British BIDs.

  • Accreditation assures levy payers that the BID is a well run and governed by local businesses

  • This award is more challenging than ever to obtain and MyMiltonKeynes is one of only 29 BIDs in the UK that have achieved it.

  • The award also highlights areas of best practice for the BID to further improve and develop its management and communication measures.

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