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Safety and Security: a survival checklist
Christopher Bruton, Published on 14/08/2018
» Whether we are assailed by drought, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, land-slides or violent assaults, never a day passes without some kind of traumatic crisis somewhere in the world, often uncomfortably nearby. In many cases, the crises were unpredictable or unpreventable, such as the 2004 Tsunami, the recent 2018 Lombok earthquakes or Japanese floods. In other cases, these crises could have been avoided, such as the stranded Wild Boar football team in a Chiang Rai cave, or the drowning of 47 tourists venturing out to sea in Phuket during a gale-force storm.
The World Cup Season Approaches: testing times for work/life balance
Christopher Bruton, Published on 11/06/2018
» Between 14 June and 15 July, the 2018 World Cup Season will take place at 12 stadium locations in Russia, with a total of 64 matches between 32 national teams. The series of matches will be watched by between 50,000 and 80,000 stadium attendees per match, depending on location capacity. But judging by past experience, total world-wide viewing could exceed 3 billion people, with over one billion viewers for the World Cup final match on 15 July in Moscow.
Human resource wish-list for 2018
Christopher Bruton, Published on 03/01/2018
» Wouldn't it be wonderful if all our New Year wishes could be granted in the next twelve months? Actually the wishes expressed below could all become realities, or, at least, a start made on them, if government policy-makers have the determination to address these issues. Our New Year wishes for 2018 fall into three categories: some that would enhance the skills of young people entering the labour force; some that would benefit those already in the labour force; and finally some that would benefit those in the evening of their working lives or beyond.