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Businesses urged to protect property from weather damage
...business were to suffer an escape of water, being prepared can greatly limit the costs and any down-time. Having a business continuity plan in place is key to minimising the effects and getting the business up and running again as quickly as possible. According to Workplace Law Network’s Business Continuity and Crisis Management factsheet: 19% of financial institutions with business continuity plans (BCP) have tested them in the last five years. 43% of companies experiencing disasters never recover. 73% of managers report that Business Continuity Management is regarded as important or very important by senior managem...
News | 22 Dec 2009
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Flood threat for businesses
... in north-west England, south-west Scotland and north Wales, and rescue teams have worked through the night to rescue people across the regions.Travel has also been severely affected in these areas and more heavy rainfall is forecast for over the weekend. The Environment Agency (EA) advises businesses to act as soon as possible on flood risks and estimates that precautionary measures can reduce the financial impact of flood damage by up to 90%. According to the EA, the first step for businesses is to find out whether their premises are in an area at risk of river or coastal flooding by us...
News | 20 Nov 2009
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Business Continuity – Lessons from the past: Ideas for the future?
© Workplace Law Group 2009 All rights reserved Business Continuity Lessons from the past: Ideas for the future? Business Continuity Lessons from the past: Ideas for the future? In light of the current flu pandemic that is gripping the country, business continuity (BC) has never been so high on the agenda. Yet, BC planning should not just be somethin...
News analysis | 5 May 2009
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Businesses unprepared for “flood-rich period” to come
...om firms who livelihoods were put at risk by the floods. It is essential for all businesses to have adequate insurance cover, and a thorough business contingency plan in place, so that if the worst happens they can get back on their feet as quickly as possible.” Workplace Law has a factsheet on Business Continuity and Crisis Management which is available here »
News | 9 May 2008
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Business Continuity: The risk of a pandemic in the UK
... public health experts cannot now predict whether a serious outbreak of influenza involving an easily communicable strain of “avian flu” will develop in the near future, the potential for such an outbreak – and the likelihood that it would extend globally raises significant issues in terms of Business Continuity and various sector resilience practices, some of which are quite distinct from the issues posed by disruptions associated with natural disasters or deliberate malicious activity. These distinctions include: The potential for worldwide impact of such an outbreak The escalatin...
News | 13 Feb 2007
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In-depth article: 7/7 a year later – what have businesses learnt?
...Guide to Business Continuity Management. This essential guide provides a framework for business managers to ensure that their organisation has an action plan in place in the event of an emergency situation arising. The Guide to Business Continuity Management covers topics including: Introducing business continuity and crisis management learning from the past; crisis management explained; making crisis management work; why business continuity plans sometimes fail; what drives business continuity and crisis management? and looking at your own security. Implementing BCM and writing a business...
News | 7 Jul 2006
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New crisis management standard launched
The Cabinet Office and the British Standards Institution have launched a new crisis management standard to help businesses cope with unexpected emergencies like civil unrest, employee deaths, corporate espionage or natural disaster. The standard – PAS 200 Crisis management: Guidance and good practice – advises organisations on the kind of capabilities they need to develop and maintain in order to detect, prepare...
News | 30 Sep 2011
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Business Continuity: are you prepared for the worst?
...or the worst case scenario of a terrorist attack? Peter Power of Visor Consultants Ltd has led front line Crisis Teams at events such as the Kings Cross fire, and regularly lectures on his experiences as well as occasionally speaking on BBC TV and radio. Peter has made these recommendations for businesses: Hold a meeting with relevant staff members to urgently review Business Continuity (BC) arrangements by identifying possible/obvious terrorist related exposures that could impact staff, contractors, visitors, all primary operations, supply routes and all other features that might have bee...
News | 3 Jul 2007
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Businesses only pay lip service to business continuity
UK organisations are unlikely to ‘weather the storm’ as they fail to plan for extreme conditions, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has warned. Research by the CMI has suggested that business continuity management is still not at a sufficient level, as managers and organisations neglect to protect staff and infrastructure. Many UK organisations admit they are failing to prepare for disruption, despite recording a dramatic increase in the level of upheaval caused by extreme weather con...
News | 20 Mar 2007
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Business continuity checklist – From Bird Flu to breakdowns
Members of Workplace Law Network can download a new members-only Business Continuity Checklist here. Over the past two days an exercise aimed at testing coordination between government departments in the event of an influenza pandemic has been carried out. The aim of the Winter Willow exercise is to enhance the UK’s ability to manage during a pan...
News | 20 Feb 2007
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Business continuity plans should not be made in isolation
When businesses are planning for disaster and disruption they need to realise that their continuity plans should not be considered in isolation. Businesses need to look beyond their own organisations and take responsibility for those around them, says CitySafe, a provider of web-based emergency planning tools. ...
News | 21 Jun 2006
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UK Terror Threat: Are Your Business Continuity Processes up-to-date?
As the management of the terrorist threat is moved to the top of the national agenda this week, employers would be well advised to examine their business continuity plans. The Home Secretary, David Blunkett has stated that terrorist attacks in the UK are inevitable and is calling for a public debate on how to prevent them, reports the BBC. Mr Blunkett’s address to Parliament has also touched on plans to expand MI5 to handle the terrorist threa...
News | 25 Feb 2004
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Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine?
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACES APRIL 2008 Issue 36 Have we binned your Workplace Law Magazine? Workplaces of the future: What climate change could mean for business if we don't act now. Page 5 A living wage: Why paying the lowest wages isn't the best option. Page 13 Sustainable Workplaces Week: How businesses can work towards a sustainable future. Page 15 Plus: Technical guidance | The data Comment and more ... Find out inside ... Sustainable workplaces: ...
Magazine issue | 7 Apr 2008
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H5N1 Bird Flu: Are you playing chicken with your company’s future?
...ing authorities on the subject, Peter Power, this essential guide provides a framework for business managers to ensure that their organisation has an action plan in place in the event of an emergency situation arising. The Guide to Business Continuity Management covers topics including:iIntroducing business continuity and crisis management; learning from the past; crisis management explained; making crisis management work; why business continuity plans sometimes fail; what drives business continuity and crisis management; and looking at your own security. To order visit: www.workplacelaw.net/publications Business continuity standard...
Magazine issue | 1 Mar 2006
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Workers concerned about business ethics
...spondents believe that their employer puts financial goals above ethical considerations, with 48% and 44% saying the same of their chief executive and line manager. Less than a third (30%) of CEOs of organisations with over 1,000 employees are seen by their employees to have ethics at the heart of business decisions, while just 36% believe them to have high ethical standards. Peter Cheese, chairman of the Institute of Leadership & Management, said: “With the banking crisis, the phone hacking scandal and the outcry over MPs’ expenses, the ethical behaviour of leaders and their organisations is un...
News | 10 Oct 2011
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Political violence and war seen as business threats
For the first time in its ten-year history, Aon’s annual Terrorism Threat Map now takes into account political violence, strikes and war, assessing the severity of threats businesses face around the world. Each country is assigned a threat level, starting at negligible, and rising to low, medium, high and severe. Civil unrest and labour disputes arising from austerity measures in the UK and countries such as Greece, France and Spain are now reflected on the 2011 Aon Terro...
News | 9 Jun 2011
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40% of businesses don't plan for unexpected disruptions
New research has found that just 58% of businesses have plans in place to cater for unexpected disruptions. This is despite the fact that 82% of those surveyed reported that their senior management view business continuity management as ‘important’ or ‘very important’. The new research, published by the Chartered Management Institute (C...
News | 24 Mar 2011
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Open for Business
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network How might employment legislation look after 6 May? inside this issue MAY/JUN 2010 Issue 54 Comment: Why I am looking forward to the Equality Act. Page 45 Why cutting red tape is the top business priority. Page 24 Red whine All fired up Debate on the effects of the Fire Safety Order. Page 22 Checking out Staff recruitment agencies undergo a security audit. Page 27 CPd section: Second in our two part guide to absence management; and PPE policies. Page 30 Plus: A new-look data section, n...
Magazine issue | 4 May 2010
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Flu pandemic: the risk to UK businesses
... of the spread of the virus. Although it is impossible to predict the impact of the virus, there is significant concern that the current pandemic could turn out to be more widespread than previous pandemics over the last century. There must be a risk that the effects of a pandemic could push some businesses, which are struggling through the economic downturn, over the edge. This article is the first in a series of articles by the UK Pandemic Advice Team at CMS Cameron McKenna in which we consider some of the issues faced by companies in dealing with the fall out of the influenza pandemic. In this ar...
News | 22 Jun 2009
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Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it
...zine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network the aftermath and what you can learn from it BUNCEFIELD spECIaL IssUE disaster Buncefield The planner Peter Power on Olympic-sized emergencies, and what to do about them. MAY 2009 Issue 47 Evacuate! The contingency plans to save city centre businesses in an emergency. The investigator Interview with the HSE's Buncefield investigator Taf Powell. Buncefield and your business: the lessons that all businesses can learn. Page 30 Legal update: REACH and facilities management. Page 26 plus: Legal calendar | Comment The data | Clinic | Client focus...
Magazine issue | 5 May 2009
