by Editorial | Dec 11, 2015 | Community, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
Double Whammy Networking is the fundraising arm of ORB, currently operational only in Southend* (but with plans to expand – see below.) DW events are ad hoc business networking events, so called because: a) They provide good quality business networking; and b)...
by Editorial | Nov 17, 2015 | Environment, Ethics, General, Workplace
7 changes to improve employee health and wellbeing According to statistics from the UK Health & Safety Executive, over 27 million working days were lost to sickness and workplace-related injury in 2014/15. When businesses act to improve the health and...
by Editorial | Nov 6, 2015 | General, Workplace
Your employees are a precious commodity. The right ones can be tough to find, take a long time to train and be very expensive to replace. That’s why you need to look after them. Protect your staff and you’ll have a safe, smooth-running business. In the UK, an...
by Editorial | Nov 5, 2015 | Community, Ethics, General, Workplace
It’s Living Wage Week, but what does that mean? Did you know that the first week of November marks the annual Living Wage Week? Designed to coincide with the government’s yearly announcement of the revised Living Wage, the week consists of a range of events, from...
by Editorial | Oct 29, 2015 | General, Workplace
The Benefits Of Offering Health Insurance Packages To Employees As an employer it’s important to consider the benefits you provide for your people. It’s they after all who keep a business moving forward and keeps the wheels turning on a day-to-day basis. They...
by Editorial | Oct 22, 2015 | General, Workplace
The challenges of cyber security, and the importance of proactive behaviours by businesses operating an online presence, have never been such a major issue in the UK. Such is the level of the threat out there that official guidelines on the topic of cyber security are...
