When a crisis hits, organisations instinctively prioritise their physical assets such as data and premises as they rally to continue ‘business as usual’. But when it comes to planning for the worst, making sure staff are looked after should be just as important, argues Graham Whitehouse, of HR and payroll provider Selima.
With volcanic ash, snow storms, swine flu and postal strikes, it’s a wonder anyone has managed to get any work done at all in 2010. But it isn’t just pandemics and acts of God that organisations have to worry about. Staff absence and IT breakdowns can severely disturb business operations, damaging hard-won reputation and relationships. So how well prepared is the nation’s business community?
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