After emerging in Wuhan the Covid-19 virus has turned global trade on its head by disrupting critical supply chains from China to international markets in a classic example of ‘force majeure’ which
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MaDE2020 has been postponed until further notice. Conference dates are to be advised, likely to be in late 2020. Circumstances associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have dictated that the MaDE2020 Conference Organisers
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I want to implement a workflow tracker to ensure staff that work remotely do their contracted hours, but I am getting push back. What are my rights here? If you manage remote
