Snow meant 1 in 10 workers off today

That is the conclusion of an estimate of teh insurer, RSA after a study invovling 250,000 employees> See report here: http://tinyurl.com/39n447p

What is your company doing to put staff contingency plans in place as the bad weather continues?

Employers at risk with no Christmas party policy

Two-thirds of employers have no policy in place about standards of acceptable behaviour at the office Christmas party and last year 7 percent of employers reported problems arising through conduct at the office party. See full report here:
http://tinyurl.com/3y7yra2

27 staff compulsorily retired at Longleat over 65

Reports say that 27 staff aged over 65 years at the popular tourist attraction Longleat have been compulsorily retired all within a two-week period.

The dismissals take effect less than a year before the default retirement age of 65 will be phased out .

Although the TUC has expressed concern adn suggested that Longleat may be "one of the first" to pre-empt the removal of the default retirement age in this way, I suspect that other employers haev already similarly taken advantage of the present legal position to exit staff who are over 65.

Link to report on BBC site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-11839091