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Do you work from home?

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Do you work from home?

Do you have adequate insurance?

Climate change is increasing the likelihood and intensity of natural disasters such as floods, wildfires and hurricanes.

Last December, the UK Environment Agency updated its National Flood Risk Assessment (NaFRA), showing current and future flood risk from rivers, the sea and surface water for England.

It used its own data alongside that of local authorities and climate data from the Met Office.

The new NaFRA data shows as many as 6.3 million properties in England are in areas at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water, and with climate change this could increase to around eight million by 2050.

If you can’t afford to suffer damage to your business from increased risks of flooding it might be wise to check that you are adequately insured.

 

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The work from home debate drags on

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The work from home debate drags on

Former retail boss of Marks and Spencer and Asda has fired off his own salvo in the return to office/ work from home debate.

Lord Rose argued: “”We have regressed in this country in terms of working practices, productivity and in terms of the country’s wellbeing, I think, by 20 years in the last four.”

Amazon, Boots and JP Morgan are just some of the businesses who now require their head office staff to be in every day.

The shift to working from home has transformed local economies. Industry estimates indicate that vacant office space has nearly doubled since the pandemic, a quarter of dry-cleaning businesses have shut down, and the number of golf games played during the working week has risen 350% – suggesting some people are mixing work and pleasure.

Lord Ross said in a BBC Panorama interview that working from home is creating a generation who are “not doing proper work”,

There is no doubt that working remotely require self discipline and commitment, but there are plenty of people who are self employed and working from home on their own businesses who do just that.

How do ou feel about the issue?

Let us know in the comments.