Wholesale and Retail

New standard increases eco-awareness for businesses

A recently published standard will help businesses understand and recognize the role played by biodiversity in their overall environmental impact

Published date:

27/02/2015

Crackdown on cold calling

The Government has unveiled changes to the law making it easier to impose fines on businesses making nuisance calls

Published date:

27/02/2015

Calls for tougher regulations on alcohol ads

Campaigners are calling for stricter rules governing alcohol advertising because of its negative impact on children, as reported by the BBC.

Published date:

12/02/2015

New retail ombudsman well received

A new watchdog set up to deal with disputes between retailers and consumers has received more than 300 complaints over its first weekend.

Published date:

06/02/2015

Draft guidelines call for tougher action on health and safety offences

These draft guidelines want to see tougher punishments for firms convicted of health and safety, food safety and general hygiene offences.

Published date:

30/01/2015

ISO 14001 updated for 2015

ISO 14001 is set to change this year. Businesses that are currently certified to ISO 14001 will have three years in which to transfer their existing EMS to the updated standard.

Published date:

30/01/2015

EU health and safety regulations cause debate

New EU health and safety regulations designed to reduce the number of injuries that can occur in kitchens could see the price of rubber gloves and oven gloves rocket.

Published date:

29/01/2015

Risk-based thinking included in the ISO 9001 revision

In the ISO 9001 revision, the concept of risk is explicitly being built into the management system. But how is it being incorporated in the standard?

Published date:

19/01/2015

Is the EU too quick to bow to anti-regulation pressure?

The EU is well known for the comprehensive regulations it puts in place concerning everything from health and safety and employment rights to the environment. They are put into place to keep us safe and are often hard-fought issues.

Published date:

16/01/2015

Employees slow to take up flexible working opportunities

It was 30 June 2014 when legislation was passed allowing UK workers to request flexible working. However less than a quarter (23%) have taken advantage of this opportunity so far, according to research conducted by digital communications company O2 Business.

Published date:

15/01/2015