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Blight of business bullying needs fresh focus says sales expert

More companies need to put systems in place to prevent bullying in the workplace having an adverse effect on both their staff and their business, claims a leading sales expert.Steven Timberlake founder of sales pipeline management company SalesRadar said high pressure positions, such as sales positions were particularly susceptible to seeing employees becoming victims of bullying. His comments come as the problem is highlighted across the UK in Anti-Bullying week. “Whilst much of bullying is focussed on schools let us not pretend that it ends when we join the adult world,” said Mr

Lack of sales process hampering growth, warns experts

Too few businesses have a proper selling process leading to huge inefficiencies in their organisation, claims a leading sales management software expert.SalesRadar say too few companies are aware that taking such steps can lead to huge levels of growth. Steven Timberlake said a US based report showed there is an 18 per cent difference in revenue growth between companies with a well-defined formal sales process and companies without. “It’s a very significant figure based on research published in the Harvard Business Review, and we believe here in the UK many companies would do more if

Unhappy workplaces needs tackling to stop UK heading sick leave table

Employers have to make their workers happiness a higher priority to stop the UK heading the European sick leave table, claims a leading space management software company.The country’s workforce has more sick days than any other European country, and twice as many as the US with mental health issues the single most widespread cause of long term absence from the workplace. “It’s a real economic concern, illustrated recently by health body BUPA, which said that over £29 billion pounds is lost annually to the UK economy, with mental health cited again as the major issue,” said Gerry Brennan,

Chesterfield lawyer makes prestigious listing of UK’s most recommended solicitors

A Chesterfield law firm is celebrating after one of its solicitors appeared on a list of top legal professionals in the UK, according to The Sunday Times.Jonathan Corbishley of Chesterfield Family Law appeared in a listing of top IFAs and solicitors in The Sunday Times report, published earlier this month. The newspaper team up with client review website Vouched For to compile the list, which was published on 10 April 2016. Mr Corbishley was included in the top 200 list, as he has achieved a high volume of positive client reviews on Vouched For, which is a ratings site for financial and

Ditching solicitor jargon could take generation says legal PR expert

One of the country’s leading legal communications experts has welcomed a call by the Legal Services Board (LSB) for lawyers to get rid of jargon, but says implementing it could take a generation.Mike Nolan, Managing Director of Nolan PR said a culture of jargon and over complicating simple messages was so imbed into solicitors that the problem needed serious tackling. “Communicating is something that law firms generally aren’t very good at,” said Mr Nolan, whose firm has worked with more than 30 solicitors practices all over England.   His comments come after the LSB said in a new

London 18 times more overcrowded than UK average and needs to utilise space better, say experts

Statistics have been unearthed showing just how congested London really is.Space management software company, CloudBooking utilised data produced by the University of the West of England showing that with 4726 people per square km, London is more than 18 times more packed than the average figure of 257 people per sq km in the country. “It will be of little surprise to those who work or visit London regularly that these statistics show the capital is virtually at breaking point,” said Gerry Brennan, CEO of CloudBooking. “Despite being gridlocked, expensive and stressful, London is

Prestwich school embracing healthy future for pupils

A Prestwich primary school is hoping their pupils will become some of the fittest and healthiest in the land after joining a programme designed for engaging all children with physical education.Sedgeley Park Community Primary School enlisted sports and fitness coaching provider Fit4Schools to help the school’s pupils get into tip top shape. “We are excited with this partnership, which shows how highly we regard each individual child’s fitness and welfare as part of their overall education with us,” said Helen Forrester, Assistant Head of the school.  “We believe children need to have

Garretts Green school embracing healthy future for pupils

One of the city’s primary schools is hoping their pupils will become some of the fittest and healthiest in the land after joining a programme designed for engaging all children with physical education.Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infant and Junior School enlisted sports and fitness coaching provider Fit4Schools to help the school’s pupils get into tip top shape. “We are excited with this partnership, which shows how highly we regard each individual child’s fitness and welfare as part of their overall education with us,” said Clare Hoods-Truman, Executive Principal of the school.  “We

Co-habiting numbers at record high leaving many legally unprotected say Leicestershire law experts

With co-habiting couples having reached a record high figure, those involved need laws to help protect them in case they separate believes a Leicestershire law expert.Family law expert Kathryn Hicklin of QualitySolicitors Mander Cruickshank said too few people are unaware that they have limited legal protection if their relationship fails. “The law has to change to reflect that co-habiting family couples are the fastest growing family type in the country,” said Ms Hicklin, whose firm are based in Coalville and Hinckley.Figures published in recent weeks by the Office for National

Co-habiting at record high in UK, but offers public no legal protection warn regional experts

Co-habiting couples have hit a record high figure, but too many are unaware that they have no protection by the law if they split, warns a leading law firm.“The law has to change to reflect that cohabiting family couples continue to be the fastest growing family type in the country,” said Melanie Young, of law firm Waldrons.Figures published this month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows that cohabiting couple families in the UK have reached 3.2 million showing an increase of 29.7% in the past decade.“It is possible to live with someone for a generation and even to have

Leicester charity in last call for marathon effort to help victims of abuse

A charity which has helped thousands of victims of abuse is making a late appeal to people who have not already committed to don their trainers for the Donington Park Half Marathon.The event takes place on Sunday November 15, with all proceeds going to Living Without Abuse, a charity which has supported vulnerable people since the mid- 1970s. Kathryn Hicklin, of law firm QualitySolicitors Mander Cruickshank, which are the main sponsors said there is still time for people to commit.  “We want 2015’s event to be memorable and particularly we would like to see as many friends and work

Hundreds of thousands could have defective wills warns Black Country law experts

Huge numbers of wills may have been drawn up incorrectly leaving problems for families throughout the country, warn law experts.Dawn Cash, of Waldrons Solicitors, said many cheap wills purchased via the web in the last decade or so could be defective, causing court battles and huge financial loss for many family members. “It’s a huge worry that really needs bringing to the public’s attention,” said Mrs Cash, of Waldrons, which has its headquarters at Merry Hill and other offices elsewhere across the region. “It’s really in the past decade or so that many people have made internet

Faecal Microbiota transplants and less antibiotics the way to fight C. Diff rise, say gut experts

Less antibiotics and the use of faecal transplants should be used more by the National Health Service (NHS) to fight the first rise in Clostridium Difficile infection (C. Diff) after several years of decline claims a pioneering gut clinic.Figures of the potentially deadly gut infection rose by six per cent in 2014/15 from 13,361 in 2013/14 to 14,165, having previously decreased year on year since 2007/08. “It is alarming that C Diff is on the rise again after the NHS managing to reduce cases by some 75 per cent in recent years,” said Glenn Taylor, microbiologist and founder of the

Estranged daughter overturns mothers will

A landmark ruling where a woman has been awarded £164,000 after being cut out of her mother’s inheritance in favour of animal charities could see a tidal wave of contested wills, believes a Wirral law expert.Heather llott went through a long court battle after her mother Melita Jackson left her £486,000 estate to animal charities when she died just over a decade ago. However, the Court of Appeal has ruled she should receive a third of the estate. Candice Jones, a wills expert at QualitySolicitors David Roberts & Co said the ruling will possibly weaken people's right to leave money to

Pioneering UK clinic opens up for business in North America

A UK clinic at the forefront of a treatment which uses gut bacteria from a healthy donor to treat patients with a broad range of conditions has set up an operation in the Bahamas in response to a growing demand from North America.The Taymount Clinic, which has its headquarters in Hertfordshire, thirty minutes from London, has linked up with the Bahamas Medical Center, in Nassau, seizing on the demand for Faecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) from the United States, Canada and other parts of the world.    FMT is currently the most effective treatment available for Clostridium Difficile (D

Bright future for gut bacteria and donors after BBC endorsement, say specialists

One of the world’s leading specialists in a pioneering treatment using gut bacteria to help restore health says it hopes in less than a generation’s time faecal bacteria donation will be as common as blood donors.Microbiologist Glenn Taylor, Founder of the Taymount Clinic, in Hertfordshire, which treats people from all over the world with pioneering Faecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT), comments come after the BBC referred to the treatment as ‘a doctors dream’ and, ‘almost a miracle’ in its Trust Me I’m a Doctor programme. “The world is sitting up and noting the power of the microbiome,”

Legal PR experts warn solicitors need to wake up to outside threat

Too many law firms are still stuck in the past, still marketing the same way they did a generation ago warns one of the UK’s leading legal Public Relations experts.Nolan PR has said news that unregulated sellers of legal services are establishing themselves at the top of Google and other internet searches should be a warning to regional leading law firms. The comments come after research carried out by the Legal Services Board showed many solicitor firms were excluded from the first page of Google in response to basic legal searches such as ‘legal help for divorce’ or ‘where to go for

Charities benefit thanks to Wirral law firm

Two of Britain’s best loved charities are better off thanks to the fundraising efforts of a Wirral law firm.Staff at New Brighton based QualitySolicitors David Roberts & Co took part in the Barnardo’s distance challenge raising £890.00 of the amazing £6,145.53 total raised. The unique initiative, which was publicly backed by Double Olympic Gold Medalist Daley Thompson, saw employees across the QualitySolicitors (QS) network and Barnardo’s unite in an attempt to cover 2,300 miles - the distance between all QS firms in the UK, to raise money for the children’s charity. Staff at David

UK fighting losing obesity battle due to sugar fixation, warns Herts addiction expert

An expert in food addiction has warned the country is fighting a losing battle against obesity due to the attitude of major food producers.“Unless food producers show some responsibility for what they are putting in our bodies then this obesity epidemic is going to get worse,” warned Dr Enid Taylor, ND. She made the comments after claims by Gavin Darby, CEO of Premier Foods, who make the Mr Kipling range of cakes that the onus was on the public to exercise portion control to prevent obesity levels climbing. Mr Darby made the comments on BBC Breakfast last week during a feature on the

Legal experts issue families warning over dementia explosion

Black Country law experts have called on families to face up to a huge explosion in dementia so they can safeguard loved one’s finances.Waldrons Solicitors said thousands of families in the UK each year endure bureaucratic nightmares, because they can’t help with paperwork. “Many people experience dementia when they are older, leaving families unprepared,” said Dawn Cash of Waldrons, who have several offices in the Black Country. “With the Alzheimers Society saying figures of dementia sufferers are expected to top a million in the next decade this isn’t a problem which will go away,”

UK fighting losing obesity battle due to sugar fixation, warns addiction expert

An expert in food addiction has warned the country is fighting a losing battle against obesity due to the attitude of major food producers.“Unless food producers show some responsibility for what they are putting in our bodies then this obesity epidemic is going to get worse,” warned Enid Taylor, ND. She made the comments after claims by Gavin Darby, CEO of Premier Foods, who make the Mr Kipling range of cakes that the onus was on the public to exercise portion control to prevent obesity levels climbing. Mr Darby made the comments on BBC Breakfast last week during a feature on the

R&D gap means Germans can finish work on Thursdays

A huge gap in the amount Britain invests in research and development (R&D) compared to Germany is playing a big part in the nation’s output lagging behind its European rival.Space management software company, CloudBooking claims a greater willingness to embrace technology and also having better trained managers would massively benefit the UK’s economy. “It is galling that the average German could leave his or her desk at Thursday lunchtime having produced as much as we do by the end of work on Friday,” said Gerry Brennan, CEO of CloudBooking. “There is certain kudos in being early in

Survey shows many ill-equipped for property market

Many people wishing to climb onto the property ladder are hampering their hopes of finding a home due to poor preparation, warns a Wirral law firm.A survey commissioned by QualitySolicitors has shown 72% of would-be purchases failing to check their credit rating, 59% not bothering to secure a mortgage in principle, whilst another 74% fail to get a solicitor in place beforehand. David Roberts of QualitySolicitors David Roberts & Co said that with the property market in a healthy position following the election, buyers need to be sharp to ensure they stay ahead. “Many are making

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