Employers Should Be Doing Much More to Protect Staff from Terrorism, Says Report

A new report from the Foreign Policy Centre says that UK employers are not doing enough to counter the effects of potential terrorist attacks, reports Ananova today.

The report concentrates on the sense of powerlessness felt by many after the recent attacks in New York and Bali, but uses the Twin Towers attack as an example of how lives can be saved by good emergency planning.

The report also condemns the findings of a recent survey which found that only 45% of employers have business continuity or consequence management plans in place.

In addition, the report warns organisations to update plans that were made with the IRA in mind. It warns that new attacks are likely to be without warning and much more destructive.

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