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Young and able workforce

Benefits, location and commute time are increasingly important factors in attracting and retaining talent to your office space Gloucester. Meeting workers’ career and personal expectations with provided perks, work-life balance and career advancement opportunities is vital.

The region already provides a young and willing workforce. As more people look to move away from traditional centres for employment, Gloucester meets the expectations of a good work-life balance.

Youngest city in the SW

25% of the population aged under 19 and 39% under the age of 30.

Fast growing population

Increase by 20% to 150k before 2035. Fastest growing in the UK.

Ready supply of employees

71.8% of all University of Gloucestershire graduates employed in the UK went into jobs categorised as “managerial or professional”.

Providing for the needs of a changing workforce.

Millennials are the first generation to demand that their 40-hour a week jobs be more than just a place to work. They expect convenience and abundance of choice within close proximity of their homes and workplace - the 15-minutes city.

The millennial generation, now entering into employment, will reshape the world of work. Their careers will be one of choice, not one chosen out of desperation. It will align who they are with what they do and expect from life.

What motivates them is a good working environment and friendly colleagues. If a workplace becomes your second home, they expect the best environment; work/life balance, access to cutting edge technology, career progression, flexibility, training and accessibility.

A workforce that expects more?

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The perfect Work/life balance

Around 6.5 million UK employees – that’s around 30% of the working population – describe themselves as unhappy at work.

Workplace well-being aligns with many organisational goals, like employee engagement, talent acquisition, and employee retention.

Well-being goals are achieved by offering a holistic approach to work/life balance; working in a beautiful city, access to leisure activities and green spaces, convenient commuting allowing more family time are all built into the DNA of the Forum.

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