Government agencies are hoping that a redrafted version of the 2007 Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations, incorporating subsequent amendments, will focus industry attention on the requirements and avoid the sometimes hefty...
Food firms should be aware of the reputational and brand risks of using the “nuclear option” of dismissing staff and re-employing them on new contracts as a way of forcing through changes to employee terms and conditions.
A report out last month on global manufacturing competitiveness ranked the UK 17th in the world. Even worse, the report, from Deloitte and The US Council of Competitiveness, predicted that the UK would fall to 20th place in five years time, just ahead...
