After almost two years of campaigning through our Service with Respect initiative, new legislation comes into effect making the penalties for abusing customer-facing workers much harsher. BBC News covers the rise in violent and abusive behaviour towards shop workers in…
Watch Ian King (Sky News) interview Jo Causon, the Institute's CEO, to discuss the amendment to the Sentencing Bill and new legislation protecting frontline staff from abuse as a result of our Service with Respect Campaign. https://icsmail.wistia.com/medias/rfgbi8rg41
The issue of prestige for frontline service workers - FT 6 April Want to Understand Power in the 21st Century - is critical for the UK's service economy. Customer-facing staff account for 61% of the nation's workforce. They are the very…
BBC News covered the launch of our UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) findings on 7 July 2021: Customers fed up with Covid excuse for bad service Customers have appreciated improvements or innovation in service such as better scheduling to avoid…
"With staffing shortages causing great problems it is critical retailers retain their best employees and avoid losing them because of the rising levels of abuse they face at the hands of customers. To avoid this all retailers should look…
"Good customer service is only possible where an organisation is clear about what it is trying to do, who it is trying to serve, and then actually delivers on that. It is about being very clear about the purpose and…
"Businesses that fail to bring greener products and services to market could see sales decline over the next five years."Â Read the full article in Talking Retail:
"With everything the past year or so has thrown at us, it is hard to overplay the impact it has had on the nation's psyche. Many of the changes caused by the pandemic were quick-fix, temporary measures which we…
"Customer satisfaction across all sectors of the UK economy has been declining for the past three years. Whist the utilities sector has bucked this trend in the last two years – rising 0.7 points to 72.7 (out of 100) in…
"In surveys customers will talk about the functional things as being important with retailers but the things that make a difference relate to how the retailer makes them feel" - Jo Causon, CEO, Institute of Customer Service in The…