employee engagement
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Car Dealer News 14 JanMore than 90% of Vertu Motors colleagues say they enjoy their job
Vertu Motors has recorded an increase in employee satisfaction during 2021, with more than 90% of its staff members saying they enjoy their job.
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Car Dealer News 13 JanMercedes-Benz Retail Group workers to strike after ‘two-year pay freeze’
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Retail Group (MBRG) has been accused of adopting “disgraceful divide and rule tactics" after its technicians voted in favour of a four-day strike over pay.
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Latest News 13 DecBen Ball 2021 succeeds in raising £96,500 for automotive charity
The Ben automotive benevolent charity looks set to be handed a £500,000 Christmas gift after the Ben Ball 2021 succeeded in delivering a £96,500 festive fund-raising boost.
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Car Dealer News 2 DecDevonshire Motors' £750,000 refurbishment part of wider evolution strategy
Devonshire Motors have invested over £750,000 in a refurbishment project to maximise its dealership space following the introduction of new franchise partners Hyundai and Isuzu.
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Opinion 30 NovPeople power will propel car retail businesses to success, opinion
People are the automotive retail sector’s biggest asset.
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Car Dealer News 16 NovBowker Group focuses on mental health and wellbeing with new app
Bowker Group has placed new focus on the mental health and wellbeing of its staff with the launch of an app to help keep its employees connected.
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Car Dealer News 12 OctHarwoods Group 2020 financial results reveal 8.7% turnover decline
Harwoods Group has reported a £2.57m pre-tax profit for 2020 despite suffering a 41% decline due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the car retail sector.
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Latest News 24 SepAwards-winning car retailers on AM motivation webinar panel - register now
An award-winning panel of top car retail sector leaders are set to share their staff management and motivation advice in the latest ‘AM General Managers' Guide to…’ webinar.
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People News 13 AugVertu CEO Robert Forrester: ‘I’m perhaps known for not being very human’
Vertu Motors chief executive conceded that he is “perhaps known for not being very human” before concluding that his fortnight of filming for ITV’s Undercover Big Boss had done him “no harm at all”.
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People News 12 AugVertu Motors boss donned Benny Hill wig on ITV’s Undercover Big Boss
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forester has revealed that he wore a 35-year-old wig worn by Benny Hill in Cagney and Lacey as part of his disguise for ITV’s Undercover Big Boss.
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People News 26 JulTrailer: Vertu Motors CEO Robert Forrester on ITV’s Undercover Big Boss
ITV has shared a trailer revealing a sneak preview of Vertu Motors PLC chief executive Robert Forrester’s starring role in its Undercover Big Boss fly-on-the-wall reality TV series.
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Car Dealer News 19 JulChorley Group closes all dealerships to celebrate ‘freedom day'
Chorley Group has closed all its dealership sites to mark July 19’s so-called ‘freedom day’ with a break for its workforce.
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Car Dealer News 19 JulSytner Group rewards 39 top technicians at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Sytner Group rewarded 39 top technicians from its 2020 Elite Technicians Programme with a trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed and lunch with business owner and racing driver Roger Penske.
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Car Dealer News 16 JulDevonshire Motors to create £30,000 ‘pot of gold’ to reward workforce
Devonshire Motors is creating a £30,000 “pot of gold” to reward staff for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic and deliver an added boost ahead of a period of expansion.
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People News 14 JulVertu Motors CEO Robert Forrester to appear on ITV’s Undercover Big Boss
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester will feature in the forthcoming series of ITV’s hit reality television series Undercover Big Boss.
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Supplier News 2 JulHeycar recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for women
Heycar has been recognised for its delivery of equality among its employees in the Great Places to Work’s fourth Best Workplaces for Women’s list 2021.
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Car Dealer News 22 Jun
Marshall hands 4,000 staff 2020 'loyalty' bonus and backdated pay review
Marshall Motor Group is issuing its 4,000 staff a one-off cash "loyalty" bonus and a backdated pay review after outperforming the market as it emerged from a COVID-hit 2020.
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News 25 MayMotorpoint ranked as automotive sector’s Top Company to Work for
Motorpoint has emerged as the UK’s best automotive business for employees in Best Companies’ annual Top 100 Company to Work for in the UK awards rankings.
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Supplier News 14 MayBen urges engagement of new health and wellbeing survey
Ben has launched its Annual Industry Survey 2021 and is urging people in automotive to take part and share the health and wellbeing issues affecting them.
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Car Dealer News 30 AprMarshall ranked among Best UK Workplaces for the 7th year running
Marshall Motor Holdings is celebrating a seventh successive ranking in Great Place to Work UK’s annual Best Workplaces rankings after receiving praise for its “courageous and transformational” leadership.
