Risk Management - Risk and reward
Companies with a true culture of risk awareness and management can enjoy a number of benefits, from the reduced cost of accidents to lower employers' liability insurance premiums. Mark Humphreys outlines the steps to take to promote health and safety in the workplace
Controversy has raged over rate rises in employers' liability insurance.
Solutions will be neither quick nor easy. Both sides in the well-documented debate have valid arguments and fundamental flaws
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