"It is estimated that we walk through up to 150 doors each day. And protecting many of these entrances will be a security guard, who can make, or break, that all-important first impression of a building or business." In his fifth blog for Infologue.com, John Briggs from First Security takes a look at the role guards have to play in supporting the corporate image; protecting not only a company’s assets, but its brand too. "I discussed the concept of first impressions in one of my previous blogs, ‘Striking the Right Balance’, where I looked at ways clients can secure their premises...

"The Government has published detail of the radical change to the Employment Tribunals of requiring fees to be paid. "The changes are intended to be implemented in summer 2013. The press release makes it clear that the purpose of introducing fees is to lower the cost of the employment tribunal system to the taxpayer - and the MoJ abandons the previous rationale that it was about reducing the number of weak claims to help business. Here are the key points:- level 1 claims (the very straightforward ones such as unlawful deductions - there is a very long list in the Response Document)...

Chris Cully, the Managing Director of risk & security management company, Dilitas writes exclusively for Infologue.com regarding the first week of the Olympics. Chris writes: "So, Super Saturday and the games we have awaited for so long are underway and have matched and, in most cases, surpassed all our expectations, notwithstanding the lamentable performance of the security company whose name shall not be mentioned. "How has the security surrounding the games performed? Having spent the last two weeks trotting in and out of the Olympic Park & stadia therein, Hyde Park, the Beach ...

Breaking up is never easy, you know, but there comes a time when, with the best will in the world, an employee has to go for one reason or another, writes Caroline Mitchell a specialist in employment law at Beers LLP. Whichever way you do it, you will need to read The ACAS code, call a lawyer, go through a complex procedure and even then you will still be at risk of being taken to an employment tribunal if you get it wrong at any stage. Vince Cable’s proposed reforms may appear on the surface to help you, but beware, there are catches all along the way. The Enterprise and Regulatory Ref...

In David Rubens third exclusive article for Infologue.com he shares his opinion on the regulatory system in the contemporary world. David writes; If the proverbial Martian was to land in London today, as part of their gap year 'Interplanetary cultural studies' programme, the report that they would send back at the end of their stay would undoubtedly comment on that fact that, at least to an educated observer, it seems that London, the UK, and much of the outside world is ruled on the basis of two basic principles: The first is The Golden Rule, namely, whoever has the gold, makes the rules...

In David Rubens second exclusive article for Infologue.com he shares his opinion on the G4S LOCOG affair, having sat behind G4S CEO Nick Buckles, whilst he was giving evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on Tuesday. David writes; The call by Bobby Logue  and Brian Sims  for an independent enquiry into the whole G4S / LOCOG affair has signalled the beginning of the backlash by the UK security industry in response to the mob mentality led by the government and the Home Affairs Committee, chaired by Keith Vaz, on G4S in general and its Chief Executive, Nick Buckles in particular. This is ...

Bob Forsyth, the Managing Director of MITIE Total Security Management (TSM) introduces his ninth blog on Infologue.com. Bob writes: “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is significantly lowering its UK growth forecast for 2012 to 0.2% and its warning that the risks from the eurozone debt crisis "continue to loom large" on top of it, lowering its expectations for the UK's growth next year to 1.4%, from 2% previously. As a result I’ve been thinking about what a business needs to have in place to grow in times of economic downturn? "One of the most important things is to have a stron...

In his fourth article for Infologue.com, Bill Freear, Managing Director of Pilgrims Group Ltd, asks the question, Is a company barbecue in Basingstoke as risky as one in Baghdad? Bill continues: "For investors, concentration risk is the risk they take on when they fail to diversify, investing too much in a single sector, country or financial instrument. In business continuity terms, it can mean production and recovery sites sharing a train service, an electricity grid or a flood plain and – significantly for this article on travel risk - it can mean the escalated risk to a company whe...

Chris Cully, the Managing Director of risk & security management company, Dilitas writes exclusively for Infologue.com regarding the fast approaching Olympics. Chris writes: "Whilst sat in the Snug of the Weasel & Ferret, steadily sampling a pint of the Landlord’s very best foaming comestible, in crashes the Aged Host yelling about a bomb on a coach, claiming the Armageddon of the Olympics has started, etc. etc. "The TV was turned over from Wimbledon to the events unfolding on the M6.  There sat a Megabus, in splendid isolation, some short distance from the tollgates.  Was th...

Doug Hewitson, the Managing Director of G4S Secure Solutions Group introduces his third blog on Infologue.com. Doug writes: “For many industries, security included, the last five years or so have marked a period of great transition; an increasingly competitive marketplace, a heightened sense of national security and huge technological advances have prompted companies to redress their business strategy, including their own security initiatives. G4S has been at the forefront of this transition, working with our customers to help effect and support these changes, in each case delivering a se...