Rio Olympics 2016 – A Guide to Survival

09 / 08 / 2016

Out with the Euros and in with the Rio Olympics 2016. We can’t get away from sport this summer (though it does make a pleasant change from the Brexit doom-and-gloom). With the arrival of yet another major sporting event, employers are once again challenged with the decision of whether to embrace the event or to persuade employees to put work...

Digital Detoxing During Working Hours?

04 / 08 / 2016

Around 93% of the UK population own a mobile phone. 66% of those phones are classed as smart phones. That’s a lot of people, a lot of phones and a lot of technology. There are regular reports about people who develop separation anxiety if they don’t have their phones for a few minutes. What a ridiculous state of affairs! It...

Lies, Damned Lies

02 / 08 / 2016

During the recent Conservative leadership campaign Andrea Leadsom was accused of exaggerating her 25-year career in the finance industry. Former colleagues at both Barclays and Invesco Perpetual say that Mrs Leadsom overstated the importance of her roles at both institutions. Originally her CV said she worked as Financial Institutions Director. This was later amended to Deputy Financial Institutions Director. The...

“Just The One Mrs Wembley”

28 / 07 / 2016

Remember Mrs Wembley. She was the cook, wonderfully played by Joan Sims, in On the Up. Many people like a drink, especially after a long hard week of work and Mrs Wembley was no exception. She loved a glass or three of sherry. It may not be walking on the wild side, but drinking in moderation is generally OK. The...

Catching Pokémon at Work

26 / 07 / 2016

There are many people now (especially millennials, but not confined to them) who literally can’t move, live or function without their mobile phone being somewhere on their person. These are the people who are now uttering the current fad phrase: “Are you catching Pokémon?” It sounds like a nasty disease of the spotty disfiguring variety. Pokémon Go is the latest...