Survey: Business continuity planning
We look at how employers can prepare for various types of events that could lead to the disruption of their business, by examining the practices of 51 organisations.
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Our survey
Definitions of business continuity management
Prevalence of business continuity plans
Who produces business continuity plans?
Chart 1: The role of HR in drawing up an organisation’s business continuity plan
The Civil Contingencies Act and BS25999
Training for business continuity planning teams
Chart 2: Sources of information used to inform business continuity plans
Content of business continuity plans
Chart 3: Eventualities covered by business continuity plans
Internal threats
Succession planning
Information and training for workers
Chart 4: Training on business continuity plan (managers and employees)
Monitoring and staff awareness
The role of HR in an emergency
After an emergency
Lay-offs, remote working and pandemic flu
Activation of business continuity plans
Table 1: Functional leadership and HR's role in business continuity planning in 49 organisations
Table 2: How 50 organisations communicate their business continuity plan to employees
Table 3: The role of HR during and
following an emergency (no.
