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Compliance management for small businesses and startups

Compliance management for small businesses and startups

By Dennis Martin|2023-10-03T10:23:55+01:00 10 July, 2020|Compliance, Compliance Management, News|

Anyone starting or running a small business needs to address compliance. Tax, data protection, HR matters, and regulatory requirements all need to be considered and managed. Shareholders, clients, and partners need to be assured that the business is not just compliant today but has sound processes in place to make sure it stays compliant. Establishing a lightweight but effective compliance management system early on will help keep things on track as the business changes and expands. There is even an international standard for compliance management systems: ISO 19600. This article will give you an idea of how to set up your compliance management to be effective, efficient, and aligned to the international standard to give confidence to you, your shareholders, partners, and clients. As a small business or start-up, you are in the perfect position to get started on approaching your compliance in a structured way. Things are [...]

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How to conduct a COVID-19 risk assessment

How to conduct a COVID-19 risk assessment

By Dennis Martin|2020-05-27T11:35:14+01:00 22 May, 2020|Business Continuity, COVID-19, News, Resilience|

This article is also available as a PDF After the Prime Minister's announcement and his presentation of the 5 stage / 3 phase plan, it is clear that coronavirus measures will be with us for the foreseeable future. As we move into phase 2 ('Smarter Controls') we will see more, and different measures announced. At the same time, companies will now need to make sure that they can protect their employees and clients - the government has said it expects businesses to conduct a COVID-19 risk assessment and share it with employees. To help you understand the measures the government has announced (and will announce) and establish sensible measures for your organisation, this guide will • In part 1, set out some basic concepts behind controlling the spread of COVID-19, • In part 2, explain how to conduct a risk assessment in your organisation, and • In part [...]

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SARS-CoV-2 German occupational safety standard

SARS-CoV-2 German occupational safety standard

By Dennis Martin|2020-10-08T12:41:03+01:00 20 April, 2020|News|

As we all prepare for the time after the lock-down, any guidance can be helpful. The German Ministry for Labour and Social Matters has published a health and safety / occupational safety standard for SARS-CoV-2: https://www.bmas.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/PDF-Schwerpunkte/sars-cov-2-arbeitsschutzstandard.pdf You can find our unofficial translation here: sars-cov-2-arbeitsschutzstandard EN The UK Government has, of course, also published guidance which you can find here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19#good-practice-for-employers

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Coronavirus and enterprise pandemic planning

Coronavirus and enterprise pandemic planning

By Dennis Martin|2020-10-08T12:39:23+01:00 28 February, 2020|News|

(Updated 17/3/2020) What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? An epidemic is the rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time. The annual influenza outbreak during the winter months is an often overlooked epidemic. A disease is said to be endemic if infection is maintained at baseline level in a region due to local factors (like climate or fauna). An example of a disease that is endemic in certain regions is Malaria. A pandemic is the uncontrolled, worldwide spread of an epidemic. Certain infections can develop in animals and then begin to affect humans, who then may pass it on to other humans. As humans will not have built up any resistances to these viruses, infection can progress rapidly. Transmission usually occurs through contact with bodily fluids (e.g. Ebola) or via droplets/aerosols [...]

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