The Chamber

Well managed staff time can make the difference between profit and loss.

But how? – By using a fantastic new product called PeoplePointLite (PPL). It tracks Time & Attendance, (reducing the cost of absenteeism) and manages an Attendance Register, holiday bookings (request, authorisation, conflict management), lateness and absenteeism analysis.

Visit www.peoplepointlite.com and sign up for a 30 day free trial.

PPL also includes a Staff Directory, staff hours monitoring (core time, flexitime, part-time, rotas) and time used on Projects – who’s working on what and how the budget is going.

PPL has more than halved (53%) the absenteeism cost for one organisation.

The usage cost is less than 10p per day per person, minimum £360 (+VAT) per annum for the entry level version.

10 top tips for reducing Absenteeism and increasing Profit

1. Track your people time using PeoplePointLite, so you know where they are and what they are doing, and that it’s adding real value to your business.

2. Let your people see their attendance record in PeoplePointLite, so they know how it really looks, the patterns are very revealing!

3. Analyse the timekeeping using PeoplePointLite to identify the real attendance and absenteeism issues, there’s a standard analysis tool for this.

4. Use Lateness Messages to alert you, set up for a specific person or group you need to manage, so you can act in the moment, with evidence.

5. Act to manage your situation, based upon real data, from PeoplePointLite. We reduced our absenteeism by an astonishing 53%, money that goes straight to the bottom line!

6. Manage booking of holidays and prevent absence conflict by using PeoplePointLite.

7. Manage your Projects using PeoplePointLite, by setting budgets and monitoring progress.

8. PeoplePointLite is your Staff Directory that simplifies HR management.

9. Keep your company Contacts Address Book in PeoplePointLite, always available.

10. Manage your visitors, track company assets and manage those key documents (great for remote workers) using PeoplePointLite.

See staff availability and productivity rise, meaning more time on the job.

PeoplePointLite from www.ConnectInternetSolutions.com

More information is on www.peoplepointlite.com

You can set up your 30 day free trial, look at a demonstration version with real data that you can edit to assess ease of use, and look at some short flash videos that tell you more about PeoplePointLite.

Your business can step up a gear by using PeoplePointLite.

Wednesday 4 June 2008

In aid of Rights and Humanity
Registered UK Charity No: 1001555

This event takes place at The Vice Chancellor’s Dining Room, Hope Park, Childwall, Liverpool L16 9JD

Wednesday 4 June 2008
9.00 a.m

Full English or Continental Breakfast

£45 per person

Hosted by:
Mrs Cherie Blair, Patron Rights and Humanity
Ms Julia Häusermann, MBE, Founder and President
HRH Prince Frederick von Saxe-Lauenberg, Trustee

RSVP on the attached registration form [PDF]

Caroline Moss email:  office@rightsandhumanity.org Tel: +44 (0)1473 286565

Il Palazzo – The serviced offices of distinction at No.7 Water Street, would like to invite you to sample Liverpool’s finest business address - and for the month of June you could experience a lot of style and grandeur for a lot less than you’d expect!

As a member of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce we’re offering 50% off your first three months rent if you sign up within the month of June 08* (equating to a massive £7.5k saving for a 5 person VIP office!).

Clients of Il Palazzo enjoy the many benefits of being in such illustrious surroundings – not only the fabric of the fabulous Grade II listed site but also by being at the heart of Liverpool’s business district and commercial centre. But the real benefits are on the inside; within each air-conditioned office at Il Palazzo – be it a ground floor VIP office or one of our premium upper floor offices - clients enjoy a truly all-inclusive package that includes phone calls and broadband, furniture, business rates and utilities. Our VIP guests also enjoy access to their own executive lounge, concierge and valet parking and complimentary refreshments throughout the day.

If you’d like a no-obligation tour of the offices and facilities at Il Palazzo, please give Charlotte Murphy a call on 07825 846 278

*to qualify, you need to sign up by the end of June 08 and move in by the end of July 08.

An exhibition of art by Eric Youmbi and others is taking place at the Casa (29 Hope Street, Liverpool) from 4 to 14 June.

The exhibition is organised by Merseyside Asylum Seeker Health (MASH) in partnership with the Initiative Factory.

Entry is free and the show is open from 9.30am - 5.30pm

For more information email asylum@initiativefactory.org

Everybody loves a good list. And everybody wants to know the secrets of success. So, here’s a nice article taken from the Lifehack website that combines both of these things.

Fifty Habits of Highly Successful people takes “the important lessons from every self-help book I’ve read and every life experience I’ve endured, condenses all that into fifty key points and save everybody a whole bunch of reading time.”

You can read the full list over on the Lifehack website, or click ‘more’ to stay right here and read the list anyway…

1. They look for and find opportunities where others see nothing.

2. They find a lesson while others only see a problem.

3. They are solution focused.

4. They consciously and methodically create their own success, while others hope success will find them.

5. They are fearful like everyone else, but they are not controlled or limited by fear.

(more…)

Liverpool has a lot to celebrate in ‘08 but there’s one special event which will not only capture the hearts of the city - but the world over.

You have the opportunity to play a part - and help shape - Field of Women - the biggest public show of unity and support for those affected by breast cancer ever seen in the UK.

The event takes place on Sunday 6th July at Liverpool Cricket Ground and is being organised by Liverpool-based breast cancer unit The Linda McCartney Centre.

It is hoped more than 10,000 men, women and children, will come together not only to show support for those affected by breast cancer but demonstrate there is hope after a diagnosis.

The Linda McCartney Centre is calling on you to spread the word and help make this a day to remember.

How can you help?

Firstly, visit our website www.fieldofwomen.com and register to attend on the day.
Then you can help by forwarding this message to your friends and family - encouraging them to register too.

You can also help by displaying information in company newsletters, on intranets or in displaying leaflets in your staff room. Simply contact info@fieldofwomen.com and they will send you all the collateral you need.

The more people who know about the event, the more powerful it will be. Help to make this a day to remember.

Thank you for helping us and we look forward to seeing you on Sunday 6th July.

See what the first Field of Women event was like in Australia:

We’re not nuts we know its May, but those guys over at L13 10K who organise the Santa Dash are joining forces with the Las Vegas Santa Run team.

On 11th July, they are holding a conference and need a place to hold it. They are looking for a small hotel venue (30 people) and rooms for delegates.

It would be fantastic to hold the first Santa Dash Conference in the City in ‘08 as Liverpool are the official record holders for the event.  If you think you can help out, email membership@liverpoolchamber.org.uk

At Venture, we don’t just do portraits, we bring out the real you, telling your family’s unique story through a collection of personal portrait images.

Whatever it is that makes you and your family who you are, a Venture New Generation Portrait will reveal it.

Have a look at our website for more details of the Experience.

Simply Email your name, address and telephone details to promotionsliverpool@thisisventure.co.uk and the first 25 will be sent one of these valuable Experience pack

The European Commission adopted the fees and charges that will be applicable under the new REACH regulation on 16 April. The charges will be for the registration, evaluation and authorisation of all chemicals manufactured or imported in the EU and will range from €1600 to €31000.

In order to keep the burden on SMEs to a minimum, the Commission has developed a policy of reduced registration fees for different groups of companies; 30% for medium companies, 60% for small companies and 90% for micro companies. There will also be a 25% reduction for firms that cooperate on registrations due to the reduced workload for the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

REACH requires that all substances manufactured or imported in the EU in quantities above 1 tonne per year be registered as from 1 June 2008. Extended registration deadlines apply if the substances have been pre-registered (all so called “phase-in substances” are eligible for pre-registration).

Companies that want to benefit from staggered registration deadlines - 2010, 2013, 2018 - must pre-register their chemical substances between 1 June and 1 December 2008.

If a manufacturer or importer of a chemical fails to pre-register by 1 December 2008 he cannot continue manufacturing or importing it until he has submitted a registration dossier. Users of chemicals cannot continue using substances which have not been pre-registered or registered by their supplier.

For more information see the European Commission’s press release.

LiveOne20, the loyalty smartcard if offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Sir Paul McCartney and friends live in concert at Anfield on Sunday 1 June.

It promises to be a night to remember, a highlight of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture and LiveOne20 have a limited number of corporate packages available in the Centenary
Stand at Anfield.

This spectacular multi-artist concert celebrates the unique Liverpool sound and how it changed the face of popular music for ever. This is your chance to join 30,000 for this one night only spectacular event.

The Gold Package includes:

• Champagne and canapés on arrival
• 3 course dinner
• Prime located seating in the Centenary Stand
• Complimentary wines with dinner
• Complimentary bar throughout the event
• Official Concert Programmes
• Hospitality hosted by Bluefinch
• Satellite televisions in suites showing the performance

There is a 20% off Special Offer for Livesmart card holders, meaning all this can be yours for just £440 per person plus VAT, instead of £550.

Which all goes to show, you can’t buy me love, but you can buy a great night out with Macca! Eh? See what we did there?

To book your places please contact Duncan Stuart at duncan.s@fi nchltd.co.uk or call 0151 236 2134

This hospitality package is brought to you exclusively by Bluefinch Bespoke Events, Liverpool