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Staying safe on the road in a gig economy – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Staying safe on the road in a gig economy – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

If you’ve ever driven a car or ridden a motorcycle on a short-term contract, chances are you’ve participated in the gig economy. In fact, millions of adults in the UK are now participants in the system as drivers and riders, whether they’re aware of it or not. But how can you and other road users stay safe? What is the gig economy? The term ‘gig economy’ is used to describe the 1.1 million people in the UK who work in a free market system in which temporary positions are common place. The gig economy is made up of three main…
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City’s finance committee hears requests to appropriate funds
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City’s finance committee hears requests to appropriate funds

Cambridge City Council’s Finance Committee considered a number of requests from various departments, during its meeting this week. City Utility Director Lou Thornton made a request to appropriate $220,000 from the Unappropriated Sewer Fund. Of those funds $20,000 would go to sewer supplies, $20,000 to sewer miscellaneous service, $50,000 to sewer vehicle maintenance, $10,000 to sewer miscellaneous, $60,000 to sewer capital improvement and $60,000 to sewer equipment. “When we first put our budgets together in October of last year, it’s very difficult to anticipate what’s happened to the economy,” Thornton explained. “As a result between the budget being from last…
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10 companies at risk from an Apple iPhone slowdown
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10 companies at risk from an Apple iPhone slowdown

Tech suppliers could soon be feeling the ripple effects of a slower-growing Apple (AAPL). On Thursday, Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan cut his rating on Apple stock to Neutral from Buy, citing a potential reset of Street profit forecasts due to less than brisk uptake of pricey new iPhone 14s. The call came after reports surfaced earlier in the week that the tech giant would slow iPhone production amid softer-than-expected demand. “We expect material negative estimate revisions driven by weaker consumer demand (Services already in slowdown and we expect products to follow),” Mohan warned. That downgrade prompted Mohan’s colleague…
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Dyer & Butler Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Dyer & Butler Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

From their Safety, Sustainability and Training Director, Steven Broom, being awarded Health and Safety Influencer of the Year 2019, to winning a number of President and Gold Medal Awards across a variety of divisions, Dyer & Butler Ltd enjoyed an outstanding 2019. As one of the first winners of the Influencer of the Year Award, we recently caught up with Steven to find out Dyer & Butler Ltd’s impressive awards history, and how winning a RoSPA Award has benefited both himself and his organization… What benefits does winning a RoSPA Award have for your organisation? RoSPA is a well-respected brand…
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Islamic finance provides an alternative to debt-based systems
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Islamic finance provides an alternative to debt-based systems

The growth of Islamic banks provides Muslims living in North America with options that reflect their beliefs. (Shutterstock)For years, Muslims in North America have struggled to find ways to purchase homes while complying with Islamic law, or shariah. The Qur’an prohibits both the collection and payment of interest. For more than a million Canadians, these religious structures are limited access to conventional mortgages. Recently, however, companies such as the Canadian Halal Financial Corporation have emerged to fill this void. The creation of a vehicle in North America to enable Muslims to finance home ownership is part of an emerging…
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5 Steps to Become RoSPA Award Winner – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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5 Steps to Become RoSPA Award Winner – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Thinking of entering the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards for the first time? On the face of it, it can seem quite daunting. “Which part of the organization should I enter? Have we got enough evidence to support the ten key performance questions?” And so on… After all, there is a lot of hard work involved entering an internationally recognized and highly prestigious reward scheme, so to make life a little easier, we put together this little infographic to show you just how simple it is to begin your awards journey.Changing best practice is at the heart of the…
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Are Finance Stocks Lagging Banco De Chile (BCH) This Year?
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Are Finance Stocks Lagging Banco De Chile (BCH) This Year?

The Finance group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Has Banco De Chile (BCH) been one of those stocks this year? A quick glance at the company’s year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Finance sector should help us answer this question. Banco De Chile is one of 883 companies in the Finance group. The Finance group currently sits at #3 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector…
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Crypto ‘may have hit the ultimate bottom months ago,’ analyst says
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Crypto ‘may have hit the ultimate bottom months ago,’ analyst says

2022 hasn’t been kind to crypto buyers, but the major swoon earlier this year has a silver lining that might prove to benefit other risk investors. Following a widespread sell off in Q1, according to Coinmarketcap, crypto’s total market capitalization dropped by more than half (-56%) in the second quarter. However, since July, crypto’s total market capitalization is up 7%. “We may have hit the ultimate bottom months ago because of cascading liquidations,” Thomas Dunleavy, senior market analyst with Messari, told Yahoo Finance. “The market is down to only the true believers at this point. Most of the sellers seemed…
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