EDINBURGH, Scotland Jimmy Choo Pompe, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A British union has blasted business leaders for failing to protect staff from terrorism. Amicus, one of Britain's biggest unions has urged the nation's employers to "wake up" after a survey found that many business leaders were failing to protect staff in the aftermath of the London bombings in July Air Max 24-7 Dame, the Edinburgh News reported Thursday. According to Amicus, the majority of directors had never bothered to consult their employees for their views on how to handle terrorism. And perhaps more worrying, Amicus said that hardly any chief executives had taken the time to attend a health and safety meeting and that 69 per cent of those firms polled had not consulted union safety representatives on terrorism issues. The snapshot study of 100 companies Azzedine Alaia Scarpe, by the Corporate Social Responsibility Foundation on behalf of the union, found that 23 per cent of bosses had never practiced any emergency procedure between their staff and the rescue services, the Edinburgh News said. And 77 per cent of company health and safety committees had not met to discuss terrorism since the July 7 London suicide bomb attacks -- while just eight per cent of firms asked staff for feedback on possible measures. Amicus national officer David Fleming said the results were a "wake-up call" for British employers. "Vigilance at work is the responsibility of each of us -- whether it's someone noticing a bag left on its own in the kitchen area or the chief executive taking appropriate steps to protect the business and their employees," he said. "We need visionary leaders more than ever in boardrooms in these dark days after the London bombings," Fleming said. "Sadly, it seems directors are sometimes more comfortable talking to their shareholders about money than engaging with their staff about how to stay alive."

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