Author: Tom Wood | Date: 20/07/2011
Categories: General
In the U.K. there are over 40 million people* with a full driver’s licence. Many of them drive for a living or as part of their working day. Employers have a duty of care to ensure their employees are competent to drive and this will start with simple checks on their licences. The question is though, how do you know […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 20/07/2011
Categories: General
Historically individuals who wanted to make a claim against a former employer in relation to injury or disease caused during their employment may have run into difficulties. This was largely due to the nature of industrial disease, such as asbestosis, which can take many years to show symptoms, by which time past employers may not be able to trace who […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 12/07/2011
Categories: General
Kickbacks and greasy palms are part of doing business, particularly in some geographies, some might argue. Over the years tales of extra ‘import duty’ that needs to be paid to officials at airports, excessive ‘corporate hospitality’ and more recently alleged cash transfers designed to influence decision-makers within the sports world have made the headlines. The U.K. has just introduced The […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 12/07/2011
Categories: General
Don’t forget to check for travel warnings on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) website; it lists countries and regions to avoid for your own safety. Many travel insurance companies will not cover you if the area has an FCO Travel Warning issued against it, so to be certain, visit www.fco.gov.uk to check. For more information please email ourselves at […]