At the Wearable Technology Show, an expert panel came together to discuss wearables in the workplace. They gave 7 considerations businesses should bear in mind when implementing wearable tech.
The Government is planning to introduce new regulations which would see a blanket ban placed on parking on pavements, with motorists found flouting the ban to be hit with a maximum penalty of £70.
A new draft of ISO 37001, the anti-bribery management systems standard, is gaining momentum across the globe. ISO 37001 can be used by any organization in both the public and private sectors, in any country, and helps businesses eradicate bribery or misconduct from within.
Lack of consistency and increasingly complex systems and practices are blockers to building successful relationships. Trust tests could provide a solution.
Sales of new diesel cars in the UK may be subject to an £800 pollution tax, the Guardian reports. This move has been proposed ahead of the budget, due to be announced by George Osborne on 16 March; it is hoped it will encourage drivers to opt for lower emission vehicles to help reduce air pollution.
Claims have been made that the recently proposed EU Ports Services Regulation (PSR) could negatively affect the UK market. Two previous attempts to liberalise the EU ports services have been rejected – once in 2001 and once in 2004.
The airline British Airways (BA) has updated its in-flight policy regarding the selling and consumption of peanuts on board. Lianne Mandelbaum, the founder of NoNutTraveler.com, says: "I can only hope that large American carriers will emulate this policy as well."
A minister for the Northern Powerhouse has been appointed (James Wharton), but the future of the UK’s steel industry sounds bleaker by the day. And a two-day Northern Powerhouse International Conference and Exhibition is due to take place in February, but how much do we really understand about the Conservative’s much-hyped vision for the North?
The Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that government policies place a "cumulative burden" on UK businesses, which threatens economic growth.
