Coronavirus UK: Government is ‘set to DROP 14-day quarantine policy by end of month’

The UK Government is expected to drop its 14-day quarantine policy by the end of the month in favour of ‘air bridges’ to low-risk countries, it was claimed today. Travel company bosses in Britain say they have been assured that the plans will altered within weeks, with two legal challenges already filed against Ministers. The … Read more

Tumblr deletes more than 4 million re-blogs containing hate speech as part of a new policy

Tumblr says it has deleted more than 4 million re-blogs containing hate speech as part of a new policy on moderating toxic content The social platform will now remove re-blog containing hate speech Tumblr says it has removed 4.47 million re-blogs containing toxic content Most of the content stemmed from ‘Nazi-related’ blogs, Tumblr says It’s … Read more

Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt slams Britain’s lacklustre coronavirus testing policy

Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Britain has lost track of the coronavirus crisis because of its controversial testing scheme Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Britain has lost track of the coronavirus crisis because of its controversial testing scheme to only test patients in hospital. Mr Hunt warned one million Britons will have … Read more

Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt slams Britain’s lacklustre coronavirus testing policy

Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Britain has lost track of the coronavirus crisis because of its controversial testing scheme Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Britain has lost track of the coronavirus crisis because of its controversial testing scheme to only test patients in hospital. Mr Hunt warned one million Britons will have … Read more

Passengers’ fury over ‘no refund’ policy for train tickets cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis

Passengers vent fury over ‘no refund’ policy for advanced train tickets cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis – with rebooked journeys costing HUNDREDS more Booking site Trainline is in the firing line and accused of profiteering But it says the rules are set by the train companies and it cannot challenge them One passenger said … Read more

Telecommuting policy

As more and more employees request the opportunity to perform some or all of their work from a remote location, the need has grown for organizations to have clearly defined guidelines that govern employee and company expectations and responsibilities. This policy describes the organization’s processes for requesting, obtaining, using, and terminating access to organization networks, … Read more

Internet Resource Access Policy

Provided by TechRepublic Premium Published March 3, 2020 Topic TechRepublic Premium Format PDF Company devices which are hooked to the internet can involve both internal and external connections. These internet resources can be web servers, email servers, proxy servers, routers, FTP servers or any other public-facing device which performs a service or function. Because these … Read more

Document retention policy

Establishing proper timeframes for the storage of sensitive or private documents is essential to efficient company guidelines. Keeping documents for too short a period of time may negatively impact business operations or customer interactions. On the other hand, retaining documents for too long a period may violate rules or legal requirements and expose data to … Read more

Employee political activity policy

Provided by TechRepublic Premium Published February 17, 2020 Topic TechRepublic Premium Format PDF This sample policy provides a basic outline of the measures an organization should take to protect and maintain the safety of all employees, customers, vendors, and visitors regardless of political affiliation. From the policy: Introduction No matter where in the world an … Read more