< PreviousIt’s no holidayWe’re all avid viewers of Channel 4’s The Island, right? And like thethirteen hapless souls on the programme, you have a strange desire tobe marooned far from home with a set of complete strangers, and thentested mentally and physically until ready to drop dead withexhaustion? No?Well, you may have missed out on the current series, but spendingfive days with Xtreme Boot Camps may be just the challenge you arelooking for.Without mobile telephones, flushing toilets or home cookedmeals, this is more than just survival.Like the popular TV programme, the Xtreme ‘Recruit’ boot campis proving a hit with thrill-seekers looking for the ultimate test thatcombines a tough fitness regime and living in an adverseenvironment.“Our instructors are all ex-military or serving personnel andused to extreme living conditions,” said Xtreme Boot Camps co-founder, James Evans. As you would expect, this camp is tough,testing and not for the feint-hearted. Like The Island, everyonemust work as a team to survive. Cooking, feeding and washingtoo, is all down to individual responsibility.“First time in the field can be a shock for many, as it takes people away from their day today lives. By participating you will see and experience first-hand how to live, eat and sleepusing just the bare essentials.”A million middle managers are dreading their next team building day already.AND FINALLY…And finally…The world of FrazerHere’s Frazer’s monthly collection of the weirdand wonderful stories that came our way overthe last few weeks!50Business Link www.blmforum.netThe sky’s thelimitYou always knew Sika Everbuildhad a head for sealants, but did youknow they also have a head forheights? A team of their employeesrecently took to the air to skydivefrom 15,000ft raising over £2000 forBradford charity One in a Million.One diver, Ben Venables, BusinessDevelopment Manager at Sika says:“It was an amazing experience for anexcellent cause. It was such a goodfeeling to overcome a massivepersonal fear and raise money for avery worthy charity.”One in a Million works in partnershipwith Bradford City FC, providingchildren and young people fromdisadvantaged backgrounds witheducation both in and out of schoolthrough sport, art and enterpriseprogrammes.A sick jokeDespite England’s performance or lack of, the combination of the World Cup and Wimbledon overthe coming weeks means that businesses will, no doubt, be on their guard for a dip in productivitycaused in part by a sharp increase in employees calling in unwell to work.This seems to be the main point of discussion around the tables at business events of late andechoed by a leading employment law expert at Irwin Mitchell. As Glenn Hayes, a partner in the Leeds office of Irwin Mitchell, puts it: “Unfortunately, staffabsence rates do increase when the weather is warm. If you add in high profile sporting events intothe mix, then the impact can be even more significant.”Glenn has a point, although he clearly hadn’t reckoned on England’s football team being quite souseless at that stage.PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM/SKYFOTOSTOCKPHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM/PHB.CZ (RICHARD SEMIK)50:Layout 1 27/6/14 10:23 Page 1&YWMRIWW 0IMWYVI4IX[SSH,SXIP7XM\[SYPH6SEH;SSHLEPP7TE0MRGSPRWLMVI025+7IPIGX0MRGSPRWLMVI,SXIPSJXLI=IEV;I[SYPHPSZIXSLIPT[MXL]SYVIZIRX4PIEWIGEPPYWSRSVIQEMPVIGITXMSR$TIX[SSHGSYOJSVQSVIHIXEMPW;IPSSOJSV[EVHXS[IPGSQMRK]SY8LITIVJIGXGLSMGIJSVFVIEOJEWXQIIXMRKWFYWMRIWWPYRGLIWERHGSVTSVEXIIRXIVXEMRMRK[MXLSTXMSREPTVMZEXIHMRMRK%HIPMGMSYWERHWIEWSREPkPEGEVXIQIRYWIVZIHTQ1SRHE]XS*VMHE]ERH TQHEMP])\GIPPIRXGSVTSVEXIJEGMPMXMIWJSVGSRJIVIRGIWQIIXMRKWERHXIEQFYMPHMRKMRXLIKVSYRHW51:Layout 1 1/7/14 07:45 Page 1travel@inmotion.co.ukinmotion.co.uk01709 51 51 51nmotion! teaFind out how the Injourney to workcould improve the jorkforce throughffffor you and your woblic transport wwalking, cycling, puschemesaand better driving sDanielle TaylorSustainability Manager South Yorkshire Police52:Layout 1 27/6/14 10:23 Page 1Next >