Glass louvres let the sunlight in

David Construction, Sun Protection

Many of us will never have heard of brise soleil, glass louvres or external louvres but those who do business in buildings where they are fitted will definitely realise their benefits. When natural light is scarce they encourage its penetration of the building. In harsh hot summer sun they provide shade and keep us cool inside. These uncommon terms, so commonplace in architectural circles, should be learnt by any employers in any field who wish to keep their staff content.

In the winter, it is not atypical for staff to absent themselves from work because they feel down in the dumps with flu, exhaustion or mild depression. Increased exposure to natural light, which working in glass louvres or external louvres allows, will have a positive impact of the health of these workers. Anyone who has endeavoured to work in low light will know how sleepy it makes one feel. Working late when it’s dark or gloomy meanwhile, makes one feel an intense kind of self-pity.

Fitting innovative light and heat efficiency elements might also allow us to gaze out of the window a little less in summer and focus on our work. We might also be less tempted to spend our entire lunch breaks outdoors when the sun is at its hottest and capable of frizzling us to a crisp.  Inhabitants of the UK have a notorious reputation for worshipping the sun. Though we receive a much more bountiful dose of UV rays than people living in Finland, Sweden or Norway, our reaction to the first signs of fine weather would make anyone unfamiliar with the British stereotype think that we spent most of the year shut in the dark. The thing is, many of us who work 9-5 jobs do really feel this way. Especially in the winter, when we are obliged to get up before the sun has risen and leave the office at dusk.

The unhealthy culture of taking lunch at one’s computer means that it is easy in winter not to get very much light at all. Thus we suffer, from seasonal affective disorder or just a sallow complexion, and appear excessively overjoyed when spring and summer finally give us some sun. Encouraging your employer to install brise soleil, glass louvres or external louvres will be a move you won’t regret. With much more exposure to light when you need it and shade when the sun gets too bright, you’ll start enjoying your job and a newly energised you.

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Accounts Payable Audit Software – from Fiscal Technologies

David Business, Finance, Software

In the past, it was possible (and even expected), for most organisations to process accounts in-house. The number of payments to be processed were relatively small and possible for one person to keep track of without much difficulty. However, nowadays working between companies and across countries and even continents is much more normal, and therefore most businesses find themselves dealing with lots of different suppliers, providers and customers. There is, these days, a much greater risk of duplicate payments, missed discounts and even outright fraud.

There is nothing worse, in the 21st century, than attempting to use archaic software to process payments. Such software includes a dependence on accounts payable remembering the details of payments as the databasing and processing programs set up to keep records have to be manually updated and recorded. This old-fashioned way of working can be avoided, however, by using accounts payable audit.

An accounts payable audit can effectively eradicate the losses of thousands or even millions of dollars that come from missed invoices, over or under, or even duplicate payments, and forgotten rebates or VAT adjustments. Using an expert auditing service relieves the headache of worrying about these issues, allowing the accounts staff to get on with their day to day jobs without headache.

However, accounts payable audit can only go so far, and whilst they are an incredibly vital tool for keeping aware of past mistakes, they still require action to be taken, credit notes to be requested etc, in order for the blunders to be rectified. For more sizable companies, there is a method to minimise any losses being generated in the first place.

This can be achieved using recovery audit software. This software enables bosses of larger companies to keep up a continuous scrutiny of outgoing payments, by alerting accounts payable specialists to issues, as and when they are discovered.

These days, a company of any real size will be trading on a day-to-day basis with tens, hundreds, and for larger interests, thousands of suppliers of supplies and services. These range from electricity, phone and heating suppliers, to contract caterers, handymen, courier services and plumbers – not to mention the specific suppliers a business utilises, from machinery for factories to food goods for shops and supermarkets, even including outfitting suppliers for cleaning services, train companies etc. Recovery audit software can keep on top of all of these numerous payments, ruling out the risk of duplicate payments, undetected fraud and other error.

Please visit https://www.fiscaltec.com