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Terror incidents highlight need for disaster contingency planning
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The recent tragic terrorist incidents in London and Manchester bring home the sad fact that in these times, disaster can strike any of us at any time.
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And aside from the people and businesses directly affected, disasters of this type can affect many people and businesses in the vicinity of the incident, who may face damage to premises, forced closure due to police cordons and investigations and severe disruption to staff and customer access. |
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Employment uncertainty could put brakes on SME expansion
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The prospect of changes to employment law and the availability of skilled workers could limit opportunities to expand. But, for small firms, there are other routes to growth.
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For many entrepreneurs, uncertainty is the enemy of growth. Expanding a company, whether by entering new markets, developing new products or taking on more staff, can be risky at the best of times. |
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Steep fall in net EU migration could cause recruitment problems
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Net in-migration from the EU8 (eight former Eastern European states) fell to 5,000 in the year to December 2016.
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This was due to a fall in people coming in (down from 73,000 to 48,000) and an increase in people leaving the UK (up from 27,000 to 43,000). |
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Ambulance workers win holiday pay for "shift overruns"
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Ambulance workers have succeeded in their claim for holiday pay for “shift overruns” - non-guaranteed overtime that they were obliged to perform. But they were not successful in their claim for holiday pay in respect of purely voluntary overtime.
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The case is helpful in showing how tribunals might consider claims for arrears of holiday pay made by workers who perform regular overtime. |
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Prevention is better than cure
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Carrying out scheduled health and safety inspections of premises, plant & equipment and employee behaviours have significant benefits and will give you the assurance that you are keeping on top of health and safety, potentially preventing injury or ill-health in the workplace as well as improving health and safety performance.
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It should form part of your overall monitoring strategy to make sure that risks within the organisation are adequately controlled. |
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Manufacturing company fined £500,000
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A manufacturing company in the North West has been fined £500,000 after an employee was struck by a forklift truck (FLT) in Chester.
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Encirc Ltd of Enniskillen, a glass bottles producer for the drinks industry, failed to take effective measures to ensure its workers were correctly segregated from FLTs, Liverpool Magistrates' Court heard. |
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Don't say no!
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With summer fast approaching and universities, colleges and schools breaking up, many organisations will be contemplating employing a young person over this period.
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t's easy to say no, or it's too much hassle. However we need young people to be offered opportunities to develop new skills and gain experience in diverse work environments. |
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Sustainability - what the big boys are doing
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Asda diverted 98.9% of their waste from landfill, with 91% reused or recycled (including anaerobic digestion), and had kept its food throwaway rate at less than 1% over the previous five years.
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Meanwhile, Asda has installed 3.8MW of solar PV across its estate and, since 2010, reduced its energy reduction intensity by 19%. |
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