Business continuity

Business Continuity Awareness Week 2022

This years' Business Continuity Awareness Week takes place from Monday 16 to Friday 20 May 2022 and the theme is 'Building Resilience in the Hybrid World'.

Over the past couple of years, mainly due to the Covid-19pandemic, the workplace has seen a significant rise in the adoption of hybrid work models - taking a more flexible approach in giving employees the opportunity to work part of the week in the office and part of the week remotely.

Organisations now need to rethink the way they embed and validate their business continuity plans in line with this new work environment.

The push for this years' theme is to ensure that organisations and business continuity professionals have the necessary tools to embed and improve awareness of business continuity, as well as the knowledge to run effective exercises to engage staff, employees, and colleagues in the new way of working.

Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 councils are required to offer free advice and guidance on Business Continuity. If you would like further information on Business Continuity please contact the council's Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Lead by calling 07795238352 or email jeanette.williamson@sunderland.gov.uk