You can’t call in Gordon Ramsay every time your chef has a brain freeze and stuffs the avocados with custard. Mishaps and misadventure are simply part and parcel of the catering and hospitality industry – that’s what makes this line of work so fast-paced and exciting. However, while you can’t predict the flaming sambuca will […]
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Sorry Granny Ina but you missed your Ju-Jitsu class last Monday so we’ve raised your life insurance premium by a third. Sounds absurd, doesn’t it? Well, not if we’re seeing the beginning of a new trend in insurance. The John Hancock Company, one of the biggest life insurance providers in the US, has announced it
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Mark Carney knows when to stay and when to go. The Governor of the Bank of England has already decided to extend his stay in the job. His gig was set to finish last year but now he’s agreed to hang on for longer and help steer the UK economy through Brexit. Mr Carney knows
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It’s an ill wind that blows no good and the past few weeks have given us a perfect storm of downright badness. From Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut to our very own Storm Ali, nature has thrown everything and the kitchen sink at us. While we can prepare for and contend with the worst nature
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You don’t need to reach a milestone birthday to take stock of your engineering career. Whether you’re a project manager, structural technician, programmer or surveyor, the arrival of a ‘30 is the new 40’ card or a ‘50 and fabulous’ balloon shouldn’t be the only catalyst for analysing how far you’ve come and where you
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As a teacher you’re in a unique position to change the lives of children. You can widen their horizons and boost their chances in life. And you can do it best by encouraging them to open a book. That’s what Eileen Littlewood has done. Eileen is Head Teacher of Forthview Primary School in Edinburgh and
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There’s no question music teachers can have an incredible impact on the lives of their students. Some of our biggest superstars, such as Ed Sheeran, credit tuition in the classroom with building the foundations for their future careers. But music teachers aren’t just about sowing the seeds of stardom. What they bring to schools goes
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Let’s hear it for the humans working in customer service! A survey compiled by The Institute of Customer Service recently found, if they had to speak to robots rather than real people, 48% of UK consumers would stop using or switch companies altogether. Even among those customers who don’t mind using online chat to interact
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Buy only the best Grampa Jack has a saying: “Buy cheap and you buy twice.” No matter whether you’re a plumber or electrician, plasterer or painter, your tools are your livelihood. Faulty or broken equipment is a big no-no. Buying the best you can afford, however, means having tools you can rely on and is
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Working from home has its ups and downs. It’s one thing avoiding the morning commute but what about missing the office chat: how can you discuss potential storylines in series two of The Bodyguard? As more companies look to home working – in the past decade it’s increased by nearly a quarter of a million
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