With the start of the new financial year on April 6 2018 came increases in the maximum basic awards that can result from employers dismissing staff unfairly. It has also introduced what could become potentially uncapped awards for claims such as discrimination and whistle-blowing. There has been a rise in the maximum total award for…
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Tag Archives: Commercial insurance
Transparency and Financial Experts Tick Brits’ Boxes
The rise to prominence of the term ‘fake news’ was certainly swift last year and the frequency with which it was banded about made it 2017’s word of the year. But it was not just a popular turn of phrase, but something that shook society, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer published on January 22nd…
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Escalators: Staying a step ahead in health and safety
There was great excitement among architects in 2011 when Jack Levy, professor of mechanical engineering at City University London, unveiled his plans for the world’s first curved escalator – the ‘Levytator’. Promoted as both safer and more energy efficient compared to standard escalators, some hailed the ‘Levytator’ as a benchmark in the future of escalator…
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Don’t Wing It!
Tut, tut. What would Colonel Sanders say? A chicken shop running out of chicken and one of the best-known brands in the world now facing reputational damage and ridicule. Picking through the bones of the sad story of KFC, which has left customers hungry, angry and even ringing police stations for help, after swapping distributor…
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Company Collapses Highlight the Need For Trade Credit Insurance
Since mid-January, the news headlines have been dominated by the collapse of the UK’s second biggest construction firm, Carillion. It is said that 30,000 supply chain businesses are directly, or indirectly, affected by its insolvency and inability to pay suppliers. Firms within the supply chain started to tumble like dominoes, as soon as Carillion’s position…
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Coffee Guide to Floating Warehouses
Whether it’s a quick espresso, a simple flat white, americano, macchiato, mocha or a frappucino with a dash of vanilla – your drink of choice will go great with our latest coffee guide. (Tea, juice, water, etc. will also probably be fine.) Coffee Customer: I’ve heard the expression ‘floating warehouses’…what are they? You: Floating warehouses,…
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Six ways thieves can break into a car and how to prevent it
Fending off the techno-thieves THE DAYS of hotwiring cars are long gone. Today’s thieves use a variety of sophisticated techniques to gain access to cars and start the engine. The police, car makers and the insurance industry are playing catch-up as techniques evolve and adapt quickly to modern cars. These measures are having some effect…
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Business Insurance – What is it? Do I need it?
Anybody running a business, no matter how small, needs to consider business insurance. Whether you are self-employed or run a small or medium sized business you need a good insurance policy that protects you, your business and your sources of income. Business insurance comes in many forms, including tradesmen insurance, buy to let insurance and…
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Brokers v tick-boxes: The playing field will level
The reasons why clients prefer to use a professional insurance broker, rather than price comparison and aggregator websites, are likely to be reinforced by the end of 2018, as regulators seek to create a more level playing field when it comes to professional standards. For some years now, there have been concerns about the way…
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Beware the Insurance Implications of Plastic-Sector Change
The ketchup or mayonnaise bottle is rapidly becoming an endangered species; those types of plastic that cannot be recycled are definitely feeling the squeeze. New pledges on the use of plastics have been issued by a variety of organisations, including every British supermarket. All have promised to ban the unnecessary use of single-use plastic packaging…
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