{"id":5642,"date":"2011-11-21T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T07:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/?p=5642"},"modified":"2011-11-21T08:30:20","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T07:30:20","slug":"david-saul-discusses-olympic-spending-unemployment-and-london-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/business-advice-and-news\/david-saul-discusses-olympic-spending-unemployment-and-london-businesses","title":{"rendered":"David Saul Discusses Olympic Spending, Unemployment and London Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

By David Saul, Managing Director of serviced office<\/a> operator, Business Environment.<\/p>\n

With youth unemployment passing the one million mark for the first time since records began, it is perhaps unsurprising that three in five UK businesses (59%) wish that London Olympics money had been invested elsewhere, with more than a quarter (26%) claiming it should have been spent on training young people to help them secure employment.<\/p>\n

The research, which Business Environment commissioned, will come as a blow for the Government who last month launched a drive to maximise the economic impact of the Olympics, billed as the greatest show on Earth.<\/p>\n

Due to the general negativity felt by businesses, many are ill-prepared for the Games, sparing little thought for staffing levels or alternative methods of travel. Just a quarter (25%) say they think flexible working hours would benefit their business during the Olympics, 14% are intending to take on extra staff to cope with increased work load and 15% will use video conferencing to replace face-to-face meetings.<\/p>\n

Although gloomy, the results of the survey are possibly predictable. We’re living in a difficult economic period, with businesses struggling to make a profit. It is understandable then that companies are sceptical about how London 2012 will directly increase their bottom line.\u0102\u02d8\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a8\u0102\u02d8\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a8Only a quarter (24%) of UK companies believe the Olympics will boost their business and as few as 17% say they will use them as a way of selling products or services.<\/p>\n

Despite Transport of London recommendations that workers based in the capital think about walking or cycling to work, just a third (29%) of London businesses say that they will change their travel habits.<\/p>\n

Businesses are simply not acknowledging the effects of the Olympics and are therefore being a little naive when it comes to maintaining staff levels and reducing the impact caused by increased traffic congestion.<\/p>\n

It is critical that all businesses, including those based outside of London<\/a>, consider the impact of the Games on staff, customers, visitors and suppliers and make arrangements to reduce disruption, operate as smoothly as possible and maintain productivity levels.<\/p>\n

Related Serviced Office Articles:<\/p>\n

How London Businesses Can Avoid One Million Olympic Spectators<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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