The big freeze gripping the UK has exposed how many firms, particularly small organisations, are ill-equipped to deal with the staff absences such disruption causes.
According to the Federation of Small Businesses, 10% of the 30 million workforce was unable to work on Tuesday, costing £600m. Figures from the Business Continuity Institute estimate that only a third of UK firms have plans in place to cope with staff absences, so the cost to the UK economy looks certain to carry on rising throughout the bad weather.
http://www.cbronline.com/news/uk_ill_prepared_for_the_big_freeze_281009
Small firms particularly disrupted
The big freeze gripping the UK has exposed how many firms, particularly small organisations, are ill-equipped to deal with the staff absences such disruption causes.
According to the Federation of Small Businesses, 10% of the 30 million workforce was unable to work on Tuesday, costing £600m. Figures from the Business Continuity Institute estimate that only a third of UK firms have plans in place to cope with staff absences, so the cost to the UK economy looks certain to carry on rising throughout the bad weather.
http://www.cbronline.com/news/uk_ill_prepared_for_the_big_freeze_281009
Small firms particularly disrupted