The BBC has published a retraction of a statement made by BBC presenter Andrew Neil on BBC1’s This Week about a nationally and internationally prominent UK scholar, academic and jurist, Dr Haitham al-Haddad. Mr Neil had stated on This Week on 5 March 2015 that Dr al-Haddad believes that Jews are descended from pigs. The […]
Allegations of serious sexual misconduct have hit the charities sector hard. The crises in the charity sector began in early February, with allegations that senior Oxfam staff had engaged the services of sex workers in Haiti, while supporting locals following the 2010 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince. Some of the girls exploited by the aid workers […]
Rugby is a sport that breeds staunch men and women[1]. Pain is part of the game and young players are encouraged to ‘toughen up’ if they want any chance of playing professionally, or even semi-professionally. However, more and more health professionals and experts are asking for the tackle and scrum to be banned in school […]
In less than three months the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) comes into force. On 25th May 2018, any business, charity or organisation which holds personal identifiable information must be fully compliant with the GDPR principles or face severe financial penalties. A number of businesses have been struggling to understand the compliance requirements under the […]
The first few days of spring delivered some of the coldest weather Britain has experienced since the deep freeze of 2010. Combined with Storm Emma, the ‘Beast from the East’ as it was known resulted in many deaths and injuries from the snow. People were stranded on trains for up to 12 hours with no […]
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank Charities benefit society and people all over the world, and many SMEs are setting up their own charities and foundations for this purpose. Not only does taking such a step benefit staff morale, but social responsibility can also boost a company’s standing and lead to […]
On Boxing Day 2017, former Home and Away actress, Jessica Falkholt was travelling back from Christmas celebrations on a New South Wales south coast road with her parents and sister. At around 10.45 am, a Toyota Prado, driven by Craig Whithall, veered to the wrong side of the road after failing to negotiate a sweeping […]
Anyone who has had a limb or extremity amputated will tell you how much they miss being able to do simple tasks quickly, easily and free from pain. Amputations following an injury can happen to anyone, and the results can be horrifying. In 2016, semi-professional football player and scaffolder, Jamie Mines, lost both his arms […]
Being able to offer substantial remuneration packages is essential to attract the best and the brightest, especially for pivotal management roles. One way you can achieve this is by creating a phantom share option plan, otherwise known as an incentive compensation plan. What is a phantom share scheme? Far from being slightly dodgy (as the […]
