Category: ethics
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The efficient geography of employment
The geography of employment – whether it be a different country, office or even the back bedroom of your house – is shifting dramatically. Hastened by uncertainty around Brext, increasing uptake of technology including automation and shrinking labour supplies. And of course, Covid19 has made many businesses rethink where their employees are based. Management A…
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Local shopping: what are the real benefits?
Local and small businesses are the backbone of any country. They’re vital on so many levels: they create jobs for residents, they promote economic progress, and they reduce environmental impact, to mention a few! Small businesses give a community character and uniqueness. It’s friends helping friends, and neighbours helping neighbours. They serve their communities in…
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What is an ethical business?
There are lots of influential voices who are now more vocal than ever in showing support for ethical brands as big corporations are called out for their ill-treatment towards their employees, to animals, or the environment. With this said, it is evident that the need for sustainable and ethical business practices seems more prevalent than…
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Reducing your carbon footprint after Covid19
“Necessity is the mother of invention”, so the saying goes. During the recent Covid19 crisis, businesses have had to adapt, providing alternative working environments for employees and changing business processes to ensure social distancing guidelines are met. For the green economy, this has been a positive or the silver lining of the pandemic. Businesses might…
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Health and safety after COVID-19
The employment market will be facing some major difficulties in line with COVID-19, especially when everything normalises and everyone starts to get back to work. Companies will definitely be looking at changing how they operate while taking into consideration the following aspects: working flexible hours; working from home; working new shift patterns; reducing salaries; cutting…
