RETAIL TRUST & TIMPSON CHAIR TO HOST FREE MANCHESTER MASTERCLASS
Retail Trust, the only charity looking after all people in retail, is offering 50 first time retail managers the chance to develop their skills with a FREE masterclass delivered by John Timpson CBE on Wednesday 18th July 2012 at Manchester Business School.
The aims of the half day Retail Trust Masterclass is to:
• Inspire retail staff in their first management role
• Learn from a master in retail who will share his retail journey and experience
• Provide an opportunity for managers from big and small retailers to share and discuss best practice
• Understand how to apply this learning back to work
John Timpson, CBE, Chairman, Timpson, is the second retail executive to deliver a masterclass with Nigel J L Rothband Retail Trust’s Chief Executive after the first event in February was full to capacity in London.
John Timpson CBE says “I’m delighted to be working with Retail Trust to help guide first time managers in Manchester. Attendees can expect my session to be lively, interactive and practical. We will share insights and help attendees from big and small retailers to apply learning back to their work in the industry.”
Nigel J L Rothband explains “We’re offering 50 first time retail managers the chance to meet and interact with an industry great. Not only is our masterclass FREE but it helps develop the skills of our industry’s talent at the beginning of their retail journey. Sign up today!”
Register to attend by emailing masterclass@retailtrust.org.uk or call 020 8358 7222 by 22nd June 2012. Open to first time retail managers.
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Retail Trust (registered charity numbers 1090136 and SC039684) is the only charity that looks after the needs of all 3 million people working in retail and currently provides grants and services of approximately £1.5 million per annum to people who are working in or have worked in the retail industry or associated businesses.
The Retail Trust Helpline is a free and confidential service that provides vital support and a range of services including: free counselling, free legal advice, free debt advice, redundancy support through their ReWork programme, hardship grants, course funding, as well as retirement housing for retired retailers throughout the UK. The Retail Trust Helpline can be accessed online at www.retailtrust.org.uk/help, by calling 0808 801 0808, emailing helpline@retailtrust.org.uk or by texting the word ‘HELPLINE’ to 88010* with any request or query.
In the past year alone, requests coming through to The Retail Trust Helpline for counselling have increased by 125%. Retail staff needing debt advice has increased by 50%. Requests for redundancy support are up 40%, and demand for critical incident support has grown by a massive 229%.
The Retail Trust Employee Assistance Programme is the only EAP that is designed specifically for retailers by retailers and is run exclusively for retail and associated businesses. Retail Trust currently has over 120 EAP partners throughout the retail sector and associated businesses.
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