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Mobile workers

Many employers need mobile workers to carry out their business tasks, for example to sell their products and provide installation, repair and delivery services.

The management of a mobile workforce, for example a remote sales team, creates a numbers of challenges for employers around health and safety, communication and control, and working time.

As seen in the Tyco case, the working time status of travelling time for workers with no usual place of work has been particularly controversial.


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    TUC welcomes StaffShare secondment plan

    by Mike Berry 5 Jan 2009
    by Mike Berry 5 Jan 2009

    A new service which enables organisations to sell the time of their staff has been welcomed by the TUC.StaffShare allows organisations...

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    Business visitors to the UK must apply for new visa

    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008

    New rules for those wishing to come to the UK on business have been published by the government.People travelling to...

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    Driving skills under scrutiny as Derby and St Edmundsbury councils fit black-box monitors to bin lorries and other vehicles

    by Mike Berry 7 Aug 2008
    by Mike Berry 7 Aug 2008

    Council bin men and other drivers could soon find themselves rated for how well they drive while working.Two local authorities...

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    BT report shows how to increase fee-earning hours

    by Personnel Today 16 Jul 2008
    by Personnel Today 16 Jul 2008

    A new report by BT Business shows that professional service firms are losing out on potential income by not fully exploiting...

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    Data protection: Mobile working leaves secret company information exposed to snoopers

    by Louisa Peacock 20 Jun 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 20 Jun 2008

    One-third of workers have sneaked a preview of sensitive company information on laptops or confidential work documents while travelling on...

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    International HR strategy: How I made a difference Paul Herrick, head of HR for Europe, Burson Marsteller

    by Personnel Today 19 Jun 2008
    by Personnel Today 19 Jun 2008

    When PR company Burson-Marsteller’s new chief executive came on board last July, he wanted to create a single business strategy...

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    Mobile work setback as staff shun flexibility to be seen to be working

    by Guy Logan 5 Jun 2008
    by Guy Logan 5 Jun 2008

    Mobile working is on the decline, despite allowing almost 100 million extra working days each year, two surveys have found.A...

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    Most business travellers are not prepared for trouble

    by Gareth Vorster 23 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 23 Apr 2008

    Three out of five business travellers in the UK and US would not expect assistance from their employers if caught...

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    AutoAlert will be exhibiting at this year’s CV show

    by Personnel Today 16 Apr 2008
    by Personnel Today 16 Apr 2008

    The system allows fleet managers to monitor the use of vehicles whenever and wherever they want – improving customer service,...

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    UK workers prepared to relocate to find work

    by Sarah Finley 18 Mar 2008
    by Sarah Finley 18 Mar 2008

    More than three out of four UK workers are willing to relocate to find work, according to a survey by...

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    Ex-pats in Spain to fill gaps for UK businesses as remote workers

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Feb 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Feb 2008

    Ex-pats living in Spain are being recruited and trained to work as remote telemarketing staff for English businesses because there...

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    BP launches new and upgraded BP Plus fleet manager services

    by Personnel Today 8 Feb 2008
    by Personnel Today 8 Feb 2008

    BP launches new and upgraded BP Plus online services for its fuel cards with rigorous control and security measures.

    First...

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    World’s first web security service for roaming employees launches

    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2008

    Over two-thirds of companies have admitted that employees disable or tamper with the security settings on their company laptops when...

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    One million UK employees admit to losing confidential data

    by Personnel Today 21 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 21 Nov 2007

    HMRC is not alone in failing to protect confidential information. According to a new survey from Navigant Consulting, conducted by YouGov, more...

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    Reduced business travel helps Nationwide to cut carbon footprint by 80%

    by Personnel Today 20 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 20 Nov 2007

    Nationwide has reduced its carbon emissions by more than 80% in the past five years, according to the company’s annual...

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