analyst & press information
$37 billion – US and UK businesses count the cost of employee misunderstanding
18/06/2008 – $37 billion – US and UK businesses count the cost of employee misunderstanding
Heathrow Express and Cognisco online assessment programme
11/02/2008 – London: Heathrow Express, the non-stop rail link between Heathrow airport and London Paddington, has appointed Cognisco, one of the global market-leaders in online assessment and learning solutions, to develop and deliver a bespoke online assessment programme for 100 Heathrow Express Train drivers and Duty Managers in order to identify and reduce potential operational risks.
Currys and Cognisco online assessment and training programme
08/01/2008 – London : Currys has appointed Cognisco, one of the global market-leaders in online assessment and learning solutions, to develop and deliver a bespoke online assessment and training programme for 1,100 home delivery employees, which will help reduce operational risks and increase the level of employee understanding of their roles.
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Accountancy Age
08/07/2008 – A successful business relies on a competent and skilled workforce who understand their role within the company. In contrast, having just a small number of employees who do not possess the necessary skills or misunderstand even a minor aspect of their job can leave an organisation exposed to risk and increased training costs.
COGNISCO ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENT
23/05/2008 – Amanda Green joins as Research Consultant
The world’s leading intelligent employee assessment specialist, Cognisco, has appointed Amanda Green as Research Consultant to reinforce Cognisco’s research and consultancy offering.
Corporate Manslaughter Act
11/03/2008 – Recent headlines about Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data breach and Norwich Union being fined for insufficient security checks by their staff, should have given every employer a wake up call – employee mistakes can cost your organisation dear and responsibility for these errors will more than likely land at the door of the board directors and ultimately the human resources director.
HMRC data breach
11/03/2008 – As recent events such as the HMRC data breach have shown, mistakes made by employees can cost an organisation dearly and can do considerable damage to a company’s reputation. Once the new Corporate Manslaughter Act is implemented, the impact of these employee mistakes could be far more significant and is an issue no business leader or HR director can ignore...
Better Employee Performance for Optimized Business Performance
02/02/2008 – Every private and public sector organization in the world faces risks which could jeopardize – or potentially jeopardize – the success of their operation. Human error is one of the biggest threats to successful business operations and performance.