Extract from Customer Focus Magazine: Issue 38 (May 2023): Our latest polling shows that the cost of living crisis in the UK continues to impact customer service staff significantly, with…
New legal protections for customer-facing workers - which we have been campaigning for through our Service with Respect initiative - have come into force. The new legislation means tougher sentencing…
Yesterday, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill gained Royal Assent and will pass into law. It included the amendment we have been campaigning for, which introduces harsher sentencing for…
Service with Respect: new legislation protecting our frontline staff from abuse Watch Ian King (Sky News) interview Jo Causon, the Institute's CEO, to discuss the amendment to the Sentencing Bill…
One of the issues we are passionate about at The Institute is that all customer service professionals should be treated with respect and decency by customers – and should not…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Customer Service raises awareness and understanding of customer service amongst parliamentarians and establishes a dialogue with UK organisations across all sectors. At our APPG…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Customer Service raises awareness and understanding of customer service amongst parliamentarians and establishes a dialogue with UK organisations across all sectors. At our last…
"Over 130 organisations have already pledged to the campaign, representing more than a million employees and a combined turnover of £150 billion. That’s testament to the fact that something needs…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Customer Service raises awareness and understanding of customer service amongst parliamentarians, and establishes a dialogue with UK organisations across all sectors. At our last…
Service with Respect: Institute's CEO, Jo Causon combating abuse Listen to Jo's BBC interviews below discussing the findings from our new research revealing an increasing number of abuse on essential…