A recruitment drive is underway so that a new land army can bring home the harvest in 2020. Coronavirus restrictions have put British farmers under pressure to pick and pack fruit and vegetable crops, due to a manpower shortage. Normally, the country would have already attracted an estimated 70,000 overseas workers for the annual crop-harvesting task[1], but many of these Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 28/07/2020
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 20/07/2020
Global coronavirus lockdown has seen internet use soar, with a desire to find ‘things to do’ during isolation driving many searches. For any App developer, there is a significant opportunity to be had, if they can devise an App that Apple and Google Play will accept. Sizeable increases in web traffic and App usage is being reported with early reports Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 14/07/2020
Commercial insurance underwriting – born in a 17th century London coffee shop in – has been forced to change methodologies due to Coronavirus but remains as relevant a skill as ever, potentially becoming even more important in the post-Coronavirus era. The concept of commercial insurance provision was devised by Edward Lloyd, a man well-versed in marine news who recognised that Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 07/07/2020
If you are a business owner, you will know the impacts Coronavirus has had on your balance sheet but if you are a director or manager, you may not be aware of the possible legal ramifications that could arise from the pandemic for you personally. The potential for claims and court cases against corporate decision makers has been heightened by Read More…