By John Walker on August 19, 2011
Michael Wilson and James Glover of Simply Health discuss why employers are still to be convinced of the business case for investing in health benefits and links between wellbeing and productivity.
Companies are struggling to show they care about their staff, according to a new report which reveals that employees believe employers now care less about [...]
Posted in Arts, Sports and Recreation, Business Culture, Employment Levels, Fashion, Trends and Memes, Health Services, Health and Social Care Services, Industrial Relations, Industry Reports, Insurance, Morale, Personal Services, Recruitment, Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Skills and Training, Staff, Surveys, The Work Place, UK | Tagged audio podcast, Engaging Employees through Health and Wellbeing Report, James Glover, Michael Wilson, Simplyhealth |
By John Walker on November 15, 2010
Incident and vulnerability research points to anticipated information security trends
Imperva, the global leader in data security, announced today its predictions for the top ten information security trends expected in 2011. The report, compiled by Imperva’s Application Defense Center (ADC), led by CTO Amichai Shulman, is based on analysis of incident and vulnerability data from the [...]
Posted in Business Continuity Planning, Business Software, Critical Infrastructure, Fashion, Trends and Memes, Forecasts, IT and Telecommunications Services, Industry Reports, Information Security, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Regulatory Compliance, Technology, UK, Worldwide | Tagged Advanced Persistent Threat, Amichai Shulman, CISOs, Cloud Computing, cyber security, data breaches, data theft, Hacker Intelligence Initiative, Imperva, Information Security, malware, Man-in-the-Browser (MitB) Attacks, Open Source, social networks, Stuxnet worm |
By John Walker on October 18, 2010
In order of respect, the survey
showed the following rankings:
1 Southampton
2 Leeds
3 Sheffield
4 Wrexham
5 Brighton and Hove
6 Plymouth
7 Liverpool
8 Norwich
9 Manchester
10 Gloucester
11 York
12 Cardiff
13 Coventry
14 Portsmouth
15 Bristol
16 Birmingham
17 Aberdeen
18 Newcastle
19 Wolverhampton
20 Aberystwyth
21 Belfast
22 Glasgow
23 London
24 Worcester
25 Chelmsford
26 Leicester
27 Oxford
28 Cambridge
29 Edinburgh
30 Swansea
Newcastle drivers came [...]
Posted in England, Fashion, Trends and Memes, Financial Services, Health Services, Industry Reports, Insurance, Market Research, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Surveys, Transport and Distribution, Wales |
By John Walker on July 27, 2009
The Insurance Industry Working Group (IIWG) today published its report into the medium and long-term challenges facing the insurance industry.
The group was set up in October 2008 to look at the challenges and opportunities facing the UK Insurance Industry. It is co-chaired by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling and Andrew Moss, Group Chief Executive [...]
Posted in Business Continuity Planning, Industry Reports, Professional and Business Services, UK |
By John Walker on December 15, 2008
The only ‘crunch’ word at pet food manufacturers, Oscar, is for their pet customers to be tucking into a bowl of healthy food. Repeat business is just another strength of an Oscar franchise opportunity and for pet owners to cut back on vital necessities, at a difficult financial time, may eventually prove to be more [...]
Posted in Economic Cycles, Fashion, Trends and Memes, Food, Drink and Tobacco Manufacturing, Food, Drink and Tobacco Retail, Food, Drink and Tobacco Wholesale, Franchises, Franchising Out, Industry Reports, Sales, UK |
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