11 Jan 2020: Preeta Sharma, Founder Hand Tied Box, tells Natalie and Neil why she made the decision to leave her job in oil and gas and pursue her flower delivery business. 

11 Jan 2020: Preeta Sharma, Founder Hand Tied Box, tells Natalie and Neil why she made the decision to leave her job in oil and gas and pursue her flower delivery business.&nbsp;

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STARTUPS AND SIDE HUSTLES: Hand Tied Box

A rising number of firms are offering staff fitness trackers – and incentivising their use. But do they improve employee health – or do they invade privacy?  Helen asks workplace culture consultant Lorna King and Ali Hashemi, CEO of Meta[bolic].

Meanwhile, Leena Magdi, author of Mourning Air, & psychologist Dr Alia El Naggar of Canadian University Dubai talk grief, road safety expert Phil Clarke is on hand to discuss how we enforce the law against using a mobile while driving, and we talk real estate recruitment with Tom Poulson of Haus & Haus. 

 

A rising number of firms are offering staff fitness trackers &ndash; and incentivising their use. But do they improve employee health &ndash; or do they invade privacy? &nbsp;Helen asks workplace culture consultant Lorna King and Ali Hashemi, CEO of Meta[bolic].
Meanwhile, Leena Magdi, author of Mourning Air, &amp; psychologist Dr Alia El Naggar of Canadian University Dubai talk grief, road safety expert Phil Clarke is on hand to discuss how we enforce the law against using a mobile while driving, and we talk real estate recruitment with Tom Poulson of Haus &amp; Haus.&nbsp;
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Would you let your boss track your fitness?

Camaraderie in the kitchen is the theme of today's show - from Chef Kelvin Cheung of Jun's teaming up with Taqado, new supperclub Tiff's Table bringing together Tiffany Eslick and pastry chef Nadia Parekh, and two of the UAE’s top female restaurateurs - Neha Mishra of Kinoya and Panchali Mahendra of Atelier House Hospitality - joining forces for a new venue. 

Helen is also joined by Raffi Vartanian to find out how his firm, Ziba Foods, is supporting female farmers in Afghanistan. And Miles Buckeridge is on hand to outline the action from this week's What's On Awards. 

 

Camaraderie in the kitchen is the theme of today's show - from Chef Kelvin Cheung of Jun's teaming up with Taqado, new supperclub Tiff's Table bringing together Tiffany Eslick and pastry chef Nadia Parekh, and two of the UAE&rsquo;s top female restaurateurs - Neha Mishra of Kinoya and Panchali Mahendra of Atelier House Hospitality - joining forces for a new venue.&nbsp;
Helen is also joined by Raffi Vartanian to find out how his firm, Ziba Foods, is supporting female farmers in Afghanistan. And Miles Buckeridge is on hand to outline the action from this week's What's On Awards.&nbsp;
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Collaboration over competition on Dubai's food scene

Helen meets the Dubai-based new mum leading the charge on reuniting eight workers with their passports after they fell victim to a rogue employer. Meanwhile, employment lawyer Thenji Moyo is on hand to clarify the rules.

Fatima Haddad from domestic abuse crisis centre Shamsaha is on hand to discuss Sharjah’s moves to protect women and children by seizing the properties of abusive partners.

We have more health info than ever before - but is that leading to anxiety and over-diagnosis? Dr Heather Eade gives her views.

And we meet Paula Ralph, the amateur cyclist taking on a mammoth solo challenge…

Helen meets the Dubai-based new mum leading the charge on reuniting eight workers with their passports after they fell victim to a rogue employer. Meanwhile, employment lawyer Thenji Moyo is on hand to clarify the rules.
Fatima Haddad from domestic abuse crisis centre Shamsaha is on hand to discuss Sharjah&rsquo;s moves to protect women and children by seizing the properties of abusive partners.
We have more health info than ever before - but is that leading to anxiety and over-diagnosis? Dr Heather Eade gives her views.
And we meet Paula Ralph, the amateur cyclist taking on a mammoth solo challenge&hellip;

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