As the government prepares to increase fuel duty by 2p a litre next Tuesday, financially stretched commuters who would rather keep their jobs than find something else closer to home are looking at another hike in monthly petrol expenditure. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘remote working’
Petrol Costs Rise: Top Ten Benefits of Home Working
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Job tax?: new workplace parking levy gets go ahead
Friday, September 18th, 2009Nottingham County Council has approved the UK’s first ever ‘charging for parking’ at work scheme whereby companies offering 11 spaces or more for employees will be charged at least £250 a year, although they can choose to pass on the charges to their employees should they wish to. Other councils have shown interest in implementing similar schemes to reduce city commuting by car. read more
Swine Flu: CIPD warn that up to half of working population could go off sick
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009The Chartered Institute for Personnel Development has reported that contrary to the Cabinet office’s prediction of a pandemic-related staff absence rate of 12 per cent, the figure is actually more likely to be around 50 per cent. According to the CIPD the 12 per cent figure does not take into consideration that schools could close, causing working parents to be absent to look after their children. (more…)
Remote Working: On the rise, but will it be sustained?
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009A colleague handed me a copy of Management Today recently, pointing out a Masterclass feature on remote working. The author recognises the rise of remote working in a time when cost cutting enthusiasts can see big savings through fewer desks, less equipment and less office space, suggesting that we will see a surge in more remote based employees. However the last comment that it ‘may do more harm than good’ as employees become isolated and businesses lose their ‘esprit de corps’ rather dampens my original enthusiasm for this article. (more…)
Swine Flu: A greater threat than terrorism?
Monday, July 20th, 2009Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary has publicly stated that Swine Flu is a greater threat to the UK than terrorism. As always a certain amount of perspective needs to be added around this statement. In the National Risk Register, published by the Cabinet Office, the likelhood of an attack on transport, crowded places or via an electronic means is actually higher than that of pandemic influenza. (more…)
Swine Flu claims its 17th UK victim and even knocks at the PM’s door
Monday, July 13th, 2009On a day when it is revealed that the swine flu vaccine will be available for the whole of the UK population, the illness also claims two more victims, a six year old girl, and a GP from Bedfordshire as reported on sky news. In addition the flu has also reached 10 Downing Street where an Aide has the infection. (more…)
Tube strikes in London could could cost UK economy £100m
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Business group London First estimates that the strikes planned today on London’s underground could cost the UK economy around £100m, as quoted on the BBC news site today. The trouble is this would not be the first time tube strikes have directly affected UK revenues , and no doubt it will be the last. (more…)
