The purpose of health & safety in the workplace is simple: prevent illness, injury, and death. Yet some businesses relegate health & safety to the status of tick-box inconvenience due to being too heavily focused on employee productivity and financial…
Managing health and safety in your business means controlling risks in your workplace. There are five steps to follow when assessing risk. 1: Identify any hazards Potential hazards in the workplace come in many forms and it is your…
With only 13% of the UK’s total land area covered in trees, campaigners are arguing that the low level is causing economic and environmental damage to the country. The Conservative party agreed to plant numerous trees in the recent election.…
Guidelines on profiling and breach reporting have been published by the Article 29 Working Party; the EU data protection authorities who are tasked with reaching agreement on GDPR across the EU. Strategies on administrative penalties that were implemented earlier this month are due…
In January 2018, you’ll no longer have to pay any extra charges added for paying with your debit or credit card, because the government is stopping businesses from adding surcharges. A surcharge is an additional fee or payment. The change…
A Summary on: Explanatory Memorandum to The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017, The Motor Vehicles (Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2017…
ISO 20400 delivers guidance on integrating sustainability within procurement. The intention of this standard is for organisations to support their supply chains act more dependably and sustainably. Who is ISO 20400:2017 for? ISO 20400 is for those who contribute to…
If you have ever looked at ways to boost your manufacturing business, you may remember a scheme called MAS Grants. The scheme was run by the Manufacturing Advisory Service a few years ago, and provided grants for SME’s to help…
The Four Driving Test Changes The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed that as from Monday 4th December 2017, there will be multiple changes to the driving test in England, Scotland and Wales. These will include an increase…
Risk Management Consultancy Assent review recent announcements from UK Digital Minister Matt Hancock: As the Digital Minister, Matt Hancock announces the expected Data Protection Bill which sets out the UK’s approach to the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR),…