Check employment contracts, law expert warns employers
A legal expert has warned employers that existing contracts may not be flexible enough to allow them to change working arrangements for staff returning to work following the lockdown.
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EP.62 – Downtown Den: Jules Pipe
The Chair of Downtown London, Simon Danczuk spoke to the Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, Jules Pipe.
Downtown Den #100 | The Role of Local Enterprise Partnerships
Three Local Enterprise Partnership chairs from across the Northern Powerhouse were in conversation with DIB boss Frank McKenna, offering their thoughts and opinions on how the UK and the North in particular can recover from the Coronavirus crisis.
Downtown Den #099 | In Conversation with Laura Evans
Chief Executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna was joined in the Downtown Den by Laura Evans the Conservative Candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor.
A Chinese boycott would be daft
If we rip up trade agreements on the basis of human rights breaches and aggression towards other nations, it is not only China that would have to be on a list of blacklisted countries. Frank McKenna on why walking away from the Chinese is a daft idea.
The North and Curbing the Chinese Dragon
Jim backs the government’s stand on China even though it might have implications for the Northern Powerhouse. He also aims a broadside at the BBC for cutting local programmes.
Downtown Den #098 | Top Cop LIVE in the Downtown Den
In an open and fascinating discussion, Liverpool’s top cop offered a unique insight into life on the front-line.
Lancashire Forum Creative think tank: Market like an influencer
Social media influencers are all the rage at the moment, their Instagram accounts filled to the brim with photogenic images and tips to live a better life. In this interactive online Think Tank marketing expert Sam Keenan from +24 Marketing will analyse an influencer’s approach.
EP.61 – Downtown Den: Chris Oglesby LIVE in the Downtown Den
Bruntwood boss Chris Oglesby joined DIB in the Downtown Den to discuss life in the new world we are living in and how companies like his need to respond to the crisis to secure a strong recovery moving forward.
Downtown Den #097 | Jonathan Isaby in the Downtown Den
If you were wondering what happened to Brexit then look no further than this webinar with Jonathan Isaby, recent editor of Brexit Central. He talks us through the final stages of Brexit and what it means for business.
NW HOSPITALITY SECTOR LAUNCHES CRUSADE TO STOP THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF NO SHOWS
A new campaign – #NOMORENOSHOWS – is set to launch this week to stop the devastating effects of customers not turning up to bar and restaurant bookings.
HMRC invites hospitality industry to register for Eat Out to Help Out
Restaurants and other establishments serving food for on-premises consumption can now sign up to a new government initiative aimed at protecting jobs in the hospitality industry and encouraging people to safely return to dining out.