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Living Wage - linking salaries to the true cost of living
24th of September 2013
The minimum wage was made law across much of Europe to lift low-paid workers out of poverty. Critics say the rates set |nationally are too low to have a real impact. Hartley Milner reports on a campaign to provide people with a pay packet they can live on.
‘Get a life’ we are told when we plunge ourselves into our work to
Training - key to future growth
23rd of September 2013
Distributors need to be trained about the products they sell to help them come up with persuasive arguments for customers to buy. But how much training are they offered, and is this carried out in-house or provided by the manufacturers and suppliers?
Distributors need to have any number of skills to allow them to carry out their jobs efficiently.
Cleaning products distribution - a logistical challenge
23rd of September 2013
Logistics are a vital element of any distributor’s business. Ann Laffeaty asks distributors how they manage to store, load and deliver their products in the most cost-efficient possible way in a marketplace that is becoming more competitive all the time.
The term ‘logistics’ originated in the late 19th century when it referred
Adapting to the new reality
20th of September 2013
Don’t put your inflation-ravaged savings on it, but the broader EU economy looks to be emerging from recession! So how fit will your business be to reap the rewards when the upturn gets into full swing? Hartley Milner looks at ways some of the more forward-thinking players in the distribution sector are adapting to the new reality in their
Sodexo puts Diversity & Inclusion at the heart of company culture
19th of September 2013
Global facilities management services provider Sodexo recently attained the number one position in the DiversityInc top 50 for 2013, in recognition of its Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) efforts. The UK and Ireland division won the Personal Fair and Diverse category at the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion awards in London recently.
Growth in furtive telecom scams trade
28th of June 2013
Telecom scams are a growing threat to businesses, with criminals deploying ever more sneaky tools and tactics. Hartley Milner looks at some tricks of the fraudster’s furtive trade and how to avoid falling victim to them.
The cold-caller’s patter went something like this… “Am I speaking to Mr Miller?” “Well,
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