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Battles being won in the anti-fraud card war.

11.03.2010 by Paul Davidson. Category Grouping: Banking & Finance

Yesterday the UK Cards Association reported a drop in card fraud losses of 28% in 2009.  Transactions where card holders are not present (phone, internet and mail order) continue to be the main area of losses at 60% of...

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UK Firms falling down on cardholder data security

05.03.2010 by Stephen Whitlam. Category Grouping: Banking & Finance, Banks

Customer data security is a ticking time bomb for UK retailers. I was staggered to read a survey today that suggests the vast majority of UK firms have still to  be certified as PCI DSS compliant. Worryingly, a third appear unsure...

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Charity Begins at Home For Charities.

05.03.2010 by Chris Abrams. Category Grouping: Blog Categories

In a recent survey 83% of charities questioned expected government funding to only stay the same or decrease in the next twelve months.  In fact two fifths of them thought it would decrease significantly.  Nearly 90% of them expected...

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Avoiding compulsory redundancy

05.03.2010 by Mark Davis. Category Grouping: Blog Categories, Economy, Uncategorized

What can companies do to avoid having to make compulsory redundancies?  A number of things can be done which, if started soon enough, can help prevent the need for a compulsory redundancy situation arising.  Help prevent compulsory redundancy by Stop recruitment Ban overtime Lay...

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50% boost to Contactless Payment "Limit"

02.03.2010 by Stephen Whitlam. Category Grouping: Banking & Finance, Banks

The upper amount for contactless card payments has been increased from £10 to £15. This is a big boost to the card industry's drive for wider acceptance of the payment method and brings the UK into line with the eurozone, where the limit is...

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Effective Cost Reduction - Waste Management: opportunities in a rising market

02.03.2010 by Julia Goodfellow-Smith. Category Grouping: Blog Categories, Waste

Any company producing waste is subject to a plethora of ever-increasing regulations, causing costs to rise year on year. How can your business manage waste disposal costs in this sort of environment? First of all, find out what regulations are...

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Increased costs of Maternity pay

01.03.2010 by Mark Davis. Category Grouping: Blog Categories, Uncategorized

  Initial moves were made in Europe last week to significantly increase the amount paid in maternity benefits to all new mothers. On 24 February the Women’s Rights Committee voted to increase the statutory maternity allowance for all mothers in the EU to include...

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Lies, damned Lies .... and the Office of National Statistics

26.02.2010 by Stephen Whitlam. Category Grouping: Economy

Who read recent headlines and thought that the recovery from recession was greater than expected? Me too!  When the ONS announced its growth revision upwards from 0.1% in Q4 '09 to 0.3% I thought, well its not much more, but what...

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Survey suggests resignations among managers 'rise despite downturn'

24.02.2010 by Munawar Jaffer. Category Grouping: Blog Categories

Reduce costs – but keep your valuable & irreplaceable staff A report from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) found that over 225,000 managers quit their jobs in the year to the end of January, despite the possibility of unemployment and...

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The Big Squeeze - Problems Facing the Care Sector in 2010

22.02.2010 by Frank Weber. Category Grouping: Economy

2010 could potentially be marking the start of a difficult period for the care sector. Not only will care and nursing homes be facing the consequences of an increase in VAT after the general election (I have been addressing...

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