The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just categorised burn out as a serious health issue, resulting in articles including that by Dr Punam Krishan in iNews (May 31 2019). A “syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed” is how WHO has described burn out, which may not yet be classified as a medical […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 25/06/2019
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 19/06/2019
A 22-year copyright battle surrounding one of the most iconic anthems of our time – ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ – has finally been settled, with the announcement of this intellectual property battle’s resolution coinciding with the presentation of an Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contribution to British music, to cult hero and musician Richard Ashcroft. The globally recognised anthem, a huge […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 11/06/2019
The benefits of the ‘fork to field’ message that British farming has promoted for more than a decade is being eroded, according to research surveys. In one survey, commissioned by AAK Foodservice, 89% of adults say they care how healthy their food is and 39% are cutting back on meat consumption. Vegans should soon account for 16% of the UK […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 04/06/2019
Cyber criminals are finding the hospitality sector an easy target, as a number of international hotel groups have found, having had their guest records stolen or compromised. All individual hotels and hotel chains should brace themselves for a cyber attack, as this may be more a probability than a possibility. Cyber insurance is virtually a necessity, because anti-virus software is […]