Category Manufacturing

HO/CO: Cyber security ‘myths’ putting a third of SME revenue at risk

Cyber Security SMEs

Summary 66% of SMEs don’t consider their business to be vulnerable. Just 16% say that improving their cyber security is a top priority for 2015.  24% think that cyber security is too expensive to implement. 22% admit that they ‘don’t…

Updated Guidance: Comply with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)

Manufacturing Energy USe

Summary Environment Agency Guidance on the ESOS Regulations. Organisations that qualify must submit energy audit by 5th December 2015. Original Author: Environment Agency Original Link:  Content The Environment Agency has issued updated guidance “Comply with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)”.…

Shared Parental Leave: Parents-to-be begin the countdown.

Shared Parental Leave

Summary Up to 50 weeks shared parental leave. Babies due on or after 5th April 2015. Parents to agree the pattern of leave they intend to take with 8 weeks’ notice to employer. Original Author: BIS & ACAS Original Link:  Content With just…

BIS: New powers for business groups to tackle late payment

Summary “tough new laws and bulking up existing codes of practice” Groceries Code Adjudicator to get power to fine supermarkets for breaching Groceries Supply Code of Practice. consultation on widening the powers available to representative bodies Original Author: BIS Original Link: …