In December 2020, the UK government announced Covid-19 lateral flow testing in schools of its staff and pupils to support the national effort to reduce cases of infections. Following this announcement, the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said: “Testing on this scale brings real benefits to education. It means more children, teachers and staff can stay in schools […]
As 2021 broke, the UK government was delighted to announce the news of a COVID-19 vaccine. Of course, this came in tandem with the sad news that we would once again be plunged into a lockdown and a sharply increasing death rate forcing many businesses to review their operations. The NexusProtect team has played its […]
In addition to financial or reputational loss, poor communications could also impact business culture. At NexusProtect, the team want to discourage a negative working culture, wherein staff may feel left out of decisions and undervalued. We, therefore, need to understand employee welfare, which is rooted in good business culture. An open stream of communication encourages […]
I am pleased to appear in the October issue of Liverpool and Sefton Chamber of Commerce’s Well Connected Magazine. In it, I discuss the difficult decisions that businesses are having to make, to navigate the impact of the pandemic. In addition, I offer practical, holistic guidance to assist companies to manage risk, weather the storm […]
As part of NexusProtect’s internal company reviews, teams are encouraged to work together rather than in silos to mitigate risk. Departments all need to interact, for example, HR, procurement, finance and IT, to return back to work safely and maintain continuity. We should be following government guidelines on specifics for certain workplaces – for example, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to send many businesses on a testing and confusing journey to a new normal. At the heart of this journey, safety, survival and revival is critical. In my recent blog, published by MHA Moore and Smalley, I discuss new, alternative and better ways of enabling business to not only safeguard their […]
The modern-day workplace is changing. No longer are we bound by our offices: in fact, the number of remote workers has increased by a staggering 159% since 2005. With this new shift in work culture, we are placing more trust in mobile devices. Of course, that opens us up to a whole new world of […]
In January 2020, the nation was shocked to hear that Huawei was involved in providing our 5G network. The Chinese telecoms manufacturer has been dogged by claims of privacy breaches, as China moves towards a ‘surveillance society’. In response, the US downgraded the UK’s access to its intelligence. Was this an overreaction, or a wise […]
When it comes to business investments, security is perhaps one of the most overlooked needs of any company. Research from Hiscox shows that UK businesses spend £500,000 less per year than the global average on cyber security. This isn’t the only area where we’re underachieving. According to the British Security Industry Association, we are underspending on trained guards, […]
Some say that people don’t leave toxic work environments, they leave toxic bosses. In today’s high-pressure workplace, employees are feeling more vulnerable than ever. In 2017/18 alone, we lost 15.4 million workdays due to work-related stress. Within this, 13 per cent of us cite violence, threats or bullying as the leading cause. So what can we […]