If your business operates a commercial vehicle over 3.5 tonnes, you have until 9 September 2014 for all your drivers to complete 35 hours training – called the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). That may sound a long way off but if you consider that there are around 500,000 HGV drivers in the UK, all… Read more »
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Changes to Pensions Legislation
From October 2012 the UK Government will introduce a new pension scheme to the UK as part of a bigger overall pension’s reform strategy. The new pension will take the form of – The National Employment Savings Trust or NEST. The Government estimates that about seven million (*) people are currently under saving for retirement… Read more »
Driving Licence Checks
Are you sure that all your employees who drive vehicles for your business are licenced to do so? How do you know for certain? A considerable number of businesses and those responsible for the operation of a company vehicle or fleet are not checking that staff who drive for business purposes have a valid licence to drive. Not only is… Read more »
Stourbridge firm fined after man’s thumb amputated
The penalties of not carrying out risk assessments or not having correct insurance. A Stourbridge engineering firm has been fined after an employee lost his thumb when it was crushed during a lifting operation. The employee, a 55-year-old mechanical engineer at the firm, was using a rope sling attached to a crane to lift a… Read more »
Is your security adequate?
Door & Window Security Introduction Theft is a risk facing nearly all premises, and a suitable level of physical security should therefore be provided to all accessible external doors and windows. There are many different forms of locks and related British, European and other security test standards. This document, therefore, provides some general advice on… Read more »
Latest Client Bulletin
We have today published our first client bulletin of many. Within the bulletin we cover topics including: Environmental Liability Business Travel Insurance and the 2010 volcanic ash cloud Business Interruption, or loss of profits insurance Risk Management and Redundancies Click here for Client Bulletin We hope you find it informative. If you would like us to… Read more »
A New Insurance Broker for Bromsgrove
Take Cover – Without Tearing Your Hair Out! A newly launched expert insurance provider is ensuring it stands out from the crowd, by offering its clients the personal touch. Andrew Phillips Insurance, with its new head office in Bromsgrove, and Managing Director Andrew Phillips are determined to give private and business clients alike up-to-the-minute advice,… Read more »