On the day when Harriet Harman has called for the right for over 65’s to carry on working, how would businesses adapt to accomodate an older workforce, or would they even need to?
Introducing the right for those in their 60’s, 70’s and 80’s to be able to carry on working, and to also benefit from the same right to ask for part-time hours as parents with young children can do already, how will businesses find ways to ensure the personal safety and productivity of such employees? (more…)
In the week when Toyota has had to recall 8.1m cars due to faulty accelerator pedals, and is hoping not to have to recall a further 270,000 Prius cars with a possible faulty brake problem , it begs the question, can their reputation survive this major setback and have they communicated sufficiently with their customers to limit a reputation freefall? (more…)
Was the swine flu pandemic exaggerated in order to boost the profits of the large pharmaceutical organisations, or was the WHO justified in being so cautious?
Following a Council of Europe investigation the World Health Organisation is under scrutiny as to whether health experts created a ’scare’ last year because of the H1N1 virus outbreak which has not produced the mass mortality rates that were predicted. (more…)
According to Career Energy, a career management and outplacement consultancy, Risk Manager has made the top ten careers for 2010 for people seeking to change their current job. (more…)
Gordon Brown today outlined plans for £1 billion of extra investment in fast broadband connectivity to all parts of the uk, urban and rural areas alike. An essential investment, he believes, for the future prosperity of the UK. (more…)
As a home worker myself for many years here are my Top Ten Tips to help employers set up their employees with the ability to work from home or other location during severe snow and weather conditions which prevent employees from getting to the office. (more…)
The Forum of Private Businesses has warned today that if provisions for home working are not put in place, businesses could lose around £230m a day, based on one employee per company not working (taking into consideration daily GDP figures, anticipated AA breakdown levels, average salaries and data reflecting anticipated falls in retail levels). (more…)
Last night I got stranded in Basingstoke as it took me just over two hours to drive less than half a mile due to the gridlock on the Aldermarston roundabout.
Watching the national news this morning it seems I wasn’t the only one as around 3000 people also became stranded in Hampshire. (more…)
The economy is being held to ransom by a few headteachers wanting to close their schools for an extra day’s holiday.
It was magical to wake up to a world blanketed in snow this morning, there is no denying that. But upon hearing that a number of schools in my local area had shut their doors, my hackles were raised to say the least! Why is it that in this country there are those that carry on regardless, while others find any excuse to have a day off work? The Hampshire County Council website reports that 11 primary, infant and junior schools are closed today. No secondary schools it should be noted. Some are located in country lanes but the majority are situated on main roads and bus routes. (more…)
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