The 15 to 18 months from the middle of 2008 through all of 2009 have probably proved to be amongst the more difficult that working people have felt for some considerable time, if not the toughest ever.Whilst the good news is that there appears to be a new day dawning reflecting more hope and opportunity than we believed possible 12 months ago, the reality is that
business is unlikely to be the same again for many years to come. Making profits will be tough, and organisations are going to have approach the questions of staff planning, workforce pay, benefits and terms of employment with new thinking.We cannot simply return to doing things the way they were done before, reduced profit margins, improved performance, extra requirements from customers will mean facing the future with fresh ideas.