business 
20 March 2017
A lesson in particulates
20 March 2017By Neil PattemoreOur entire industry sector is based on suck, squeeze, bang and blow – no, not some sexual fetish, but the internal combustion engine… Read More
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6 March 2017
Recruiting without fear
6 March 2017By Adam BernsteinRemarkable as it sounds, a recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) case involved a German who applied for jobs in which he was… Read More
business 
14 February 2017
The art of advertising
14 February 2017We live in a highly competitive world where trade is no longer confined to traditional markets. Consumers now come from far and wide and firms… Read More
business 
16 January 2017
The balance of trade
16 January 2017Following the Brexit referendum, we are now seeing some of the (inevitable) affects, one of which is a reduction in the value of Sterling against… Read More
business 
3 January 2017
Don’t pay for discrimination
3 January 2017An allegation of discrimination in the workplace can create significant problems for employers and, while the total overall number of employment tribunal claims are falling,… Read More
business 
31 October 2016
Uniformly taxed
31 October 2016Many firms now offer staff a uniform as both a form of corporate branding and also as a perk. In providing a uniform, employers have… Read More
business 
24 October 2016
Petrol puts up a fight
24 October 2016When the new car sales figures for 2015 were announced at the beginning of this year, there was one statistic that seemed to be slightly… Read More
business 
15 August 2016
Difficult employees
15 August 2016? Design a company policy that states what constitutes misconduct and gross misconduct? Use a staged warning process when handling issues of misconduct? Gather evidence… Read More
business 
1 August 2016
Did you miss out?
1 August 2016Some of you may have read the article I wrote in the June issue about why you should have considered taking the time out of… Read More
business 
3 June 2016
Removing the removers
3 June 2016A car cannot pass its MOT without a DPF in place, should it have left the factory with one. This statement is true and has… Read More