Advice and Opinion - November 2022

  • Tired at the Wheel: Exposing the Most Common Driving Fatigue Myths & How to Minimise Your Risks

    Tired at the Wheel: Exposing the Most Common Driving Fatigue Myths & How to Minimise Your Risks

    Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2022 by Ian Thomas — No comments

    It is common knowledge that drunk, drugged, or distracted drivers pose a danger to themselves and others on the road. But tired motorists, who tend to be overlooked when thinking about unsafe driving, are just as perilous. Indeed, collisions caused by drowsy drivers are 50% more likely to result in death or serious injuries. This is because, if dozing, the person at the wheel doesn’t have the ...

  • Importance of staff networks: The role they can play fostering diversity and inclusion

    Importance of staff networks: The role they can play fostering diversity and inclusion

    Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2022 by MICHAEL BRIGGS, PARTNER, SHOOSMITHS LLP — No comments

    Employee networks are voluntary groups of employees that come together based on shared identity or life experience. Properly organised and empowered networks greatly benefit those organisations genuinely looking to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. What do employee networks do? Usually, staff networks will have a focus on traditionally disadvantaged or marginalised areas of society such ...