Published documents by Shaun Parker

2008

UK hotels are fortunate enough to be one of the businesses that have not yet been adversely affected by the economic downturn that we currently see. This is because people still need accommodation for all sorts of things from business to pleasure and the more flight prices are increased, the more people are looking to holiday at home as opposed to overseas. UK hotels are used for so many...

The Short Break Versus The Foreign Holiday Published on 21/10/2008

When it comes to booking a holiday or short break, hotel accommodation is on the list of things to be sorted out and booked but relatively overlooked when you think about how much difference it could make. Of course, people do realise that a good hotel can make a difference between a bad trip and an excellent trip but most people simply see it as a base camp, somewhere to lay their head at...

What Is As Safe As Houses Published on 20/10/2008

Making a property investment is, quite understandably, probably not foremost on your mind in the current economic climate. However, some people who have spare funds see this as the ideal time to buy up property at bargain prices. Reasonably priced properties are prevalent overseas and this therefore seems a good time to list a few facts about leaseback property investments and the French...

Health And Safety Training In Schools Published on 13/10/2008

The compensation culture is still going strong and it seems we need to have health and safety training just to sneeze these days. In fact, I bet, somewhere in this crazy world, someone has managed a compensation claim from a higher authority after a place wasn\'t thoroughly dusted, bringing on a sneezing fit and causing a whiplash injury. This need for health and safety training to cover...

Kills All Known Germs - Dead Published on 12/10/2008

There is a bit of a panic on of late regarding the cleanliness of our hospitals. Since this job has been sub-contracted out to commercial cleaners, budgets have been cut and no matter how efficient a cleaning service are, they can only do a limited amount of cleaning if hospital budgets only allow for occasional cleaning. This, it is believed, has led to many an outbreak of the deadly MRSA...

Please Take A Seat, Sir Published on 12/10/2008

The most important piece of office furniture you could possibly invest in is proper seating. The correct seating that is supportive and, set up correctly, will avoid untold compensation claims through the health and safety department. To get the right seating for our employees we need to understand why it is so important. The spine is a complicated piece of equipment. It supports our whole...

How To Give Your Company The Best Chance Of Surviving The Financial Crisis Published on 12/10/2008

Businesses are folding left, right and centre at the moment due to the collapse of the banking system and it will be the elite few that can survive the current crisis. People are spending less and less due to a lack of confidence and therefore companies are having to work that much harder to gain and keep customers. There is a distinct downturn in profits for the majority of companies and these...

A Breakthrough In Wet Suit Design Published on 11/10/2008

New surf clothing is on the market that is so stretchy and water tight that there are no seams, seals, joints or fastenings. You climb into this wetsuit through the neck. Now correct me if I am wrong but this sounds like a feat beyond all reasonable physical possibility. I\'m not a surfer but I am a scuba diver and have been exposed to the ritual of donning and removing a wetsuit and it is...

The Business Of Baby Fashion Published on 11/10/2008

Is it a sign of affluence to dress your children as scruffy as possible? If so, then I am doing something wrong. When I take my children out, I expect them to look clean and tidy. They are of an age now where they can choose their own fashion sense, but cleanliness and tidiness are a must. Yet, I open the paper and see the likes of the Jolie/Pitt clan looking like some Victorian paupers in...

Senior Dating For Those With Baggage Published on 11/10/2008

If I hear the phrase \'too much baggage\' one more time, I\'ll scream! The only people that use the \'baggage\' excuse when it comes to relationships are those who are young and/or too immature to realise that this so-called baggage is actually \'life\' and if you didn\'t get involved with someone and accept their baggage you could well have a very lonely life! There are certain stages...