News Companies ignoring alcohol issues
Alcohol Concern has written to Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to call for greater focus on alcohol issues in the workplace, which have a major negative impact on productivity. The leading national charity recommends that a specific policy to address alcohol be included as an explicit requirement in the Corporate Governance Code that sets out the responsibilities of the Boards of companies listed in the UK.
Lost productivity and absenteeism because of alcohol was shown to cost
the economy 14 million working days and up to £6.4 billion each year when it was last researched by Government and businesses need to do more to help change employees attitudes to alcohol. Around 10 million men and women in England drink above the recommended guidelines, and every day, around 200,000 people go to work in the UK with a hangover.
Research carried out by BreathScan among FTSE 250 companies shows that most of them are ignoring alcohol as an issue in the workplace. Only one fifth (55 out of 250) have
Jangro breaks through
Jangro, the UK’s largest network of independent janitorial supply companies, has won a ‘Breakthrough’ Award from cost analysts, The Independent Buyers Group.
Are you bigger than the company you
work for? Employees and associates have a responsibility to behave in such a way that does not bring their employer into disrepute or damage the company’s ‘brand’, the Managing Director of Bibby Consulting & Support has warned.
Michael Slade was responding to the most recent episode between Premier League football players Luis Suárez (Liverpool) and Patrice Evra (Manchester United).
Slade commented: “Every company should have robust equality and diversity policies and disciplinary policies in place that make it clear to all staff that discrimination is unacceptable and it is considered gross misconduct if an employee makes any comments that could bring the business name or reputation into disrepute.”
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This national Group works for SMEs and large corporates and is focused on reducing prices for its clients, without lowering standards.
Now in their second year, the six Awards in the programme, which relate to exceptional sales growth or new suppliers, can only be entered by the Group’s nomination.
Jangro was invited to the Breakthrough Suppliers’ Awards Dinner and nominated for its exceptional sales growth, which saw a 100% increase year on year 2010 –2011.
Jangro Director Jo Gilliard, who received the Award trophy from Independent Buyers Group M.D Dave Hawthorne said: “We were thrilled to receive this prestigious Award. It is tremendous to know that we have hit the right spot on price and delivery for this cost conscious and professional organisation. Servicing the business with our 41 Member companies has proved once again that we work well with national accounts.”
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obvious alcohol awareness policies. BreathScan looked at published materials such as annual reports and websites for each company, as well as contacting their HR departments to ask whether they had an alcohol policy. Out of the 250 companies, six actually stated that they have no plans to implement such a policy in the future and another two said they would only do so if forced by law to do so.
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk News in Brief
New arrival at Crown Paints Crown Paints has underlined its commitment to providing exceptional service to specifiers with a key appointment. Barry Kirkland has joined the British manufacturer as
National Specification Manager.
www.crownpaint.co.uk
ESS Services picks up Performance Award ESS Support Services Worldwide, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been given a Performance Award
by Chevron.
www.compass-group.co.uk
FMA appoints Health & Safety Chair Paul Richards, QSHE Director for Interserve, the international support services and construction group, has been appointed chair of the Health and Safety Working Group of the Facilities Management Association
(FMA).
www.fmassociation.org.uk
FSG appoints Sales Director Facilities Services Group (FSG) have today announced that Declan Clarke has been appointed Sales and Marketing Director and will formally join the FSG Board with immediate
effect.
www.facilities-services-group.co.uk
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