A food wholesale business in Wolverhampton has been fined £16,000 for placing the health and safety of staff and customers at risk with racking that was at risk of collapse after not having been inspected for more than 30 years. The prosecution was brought by City of Wolverhampton Council which first became aware of conditions […]
2000 years ago, Aristotle, the world’s greatest philosopher, statesman and writer made a profound observation about Successful leaders. As per Aristotle, all successful people have loads of something called koine aisthesis or sensus communis. He describes this quality as the higher-order perception that humans uniquely possess but used properly only by a few. This acts as a kind […]
Recruiting for new roles is doubly tricky when they’re so technical that you don’t actually know what good looks like, as Attest’s Jeremy King discovered. If you’re a seasoned marketer, it shouldn’t be too tough to hire another marketer. But what if you’re looking to hire a software programmer for the first time, or a […]
The company that operates 400 stores under the name of Home Bargains, has been fined £50,000 after pleading guilty to failing to provide a full risk assessment for lorry deliveries at its Dudley store, where one of its drivers was fatally crushed. However, the company’s guilty plea was made on the basis that its failings […]
Departing the EU is not the only issue keeping CEOs up at night. With a few notable exceptions, the leaders of Britain’s biggest businesses have generally been reticent to nail their personal colours to the mast when it comes to Brexit – at least in public. After all, unless you’re actively trying to lobby one […]
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering has been fined £600,000 after pleading guilty to failing to implement control measures that existed only in “documentary format”, but could have prevented the death of a worker who was crushed by a 14 tonne wheeled excavator. Ian Walker, a supervisor/ganger on Aberdeen’s Third Don Crossing, was killed in a collision […]
What lies ahead in 2019? Brexit, of course, but health and safety will also be impacted by many other agendas. Jocelyn Dorrell and Elaine Knutt survey the trends and the experts. Crystal ball gazing is always a difficult sport, but at the beginning of 2019 the view is clouded by the “B word”. With the […]
Focusing on the bottom line is dangerous and counterproductive. Here’s the real business case for diversity. We’ve heard a lot about the business case for diversity and inclusion recently. “Inclusion is key to your bottom line”, argued the CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2015, McKinsey examined the finances and composition of top […]
In July, the Brand Manager Pursuivant to the Royal Family will have awoken to the same sobering news that greeted the Chancellors of Britain’s noblest seats of learning on the Cherwell, Cam and Thames. Pollsters Populus had surveyed 20,000 people from 20 countries and territories about 10 of the UK’s best-known institutions, companies and brands. […]
The team have been involved in various activities over the last few months to ensure we practise what we preach when it comes to taking head on challenges and sometimes tough conditions! RUN – Peter and Jenny took part in the Hackney Half Marathon in May. It was a rather hot day and Peter achieved […]