All Liabilities articles – Page 58
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Features
Don't risk employee claims
Increasing complex employment legislation, coupled with broad definitions of "workers" and high awards, are putting pressure on companies. Who would be an employer? asks Rachel Dineley.
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Analysis
CBI criticises new rules
The CBI has expressed strong concerns over some aspects of new European discrimination laws.
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Features
Fat cats on a diet?
Executive pay is an emotive issue. You need to keep both your directors and your shareholders happy. This may mean questioning traditional packages, warns Peter Brown.
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Features
Brandrisk.com
Mia Pandey discusses how established brands have managed their risk when moving to the on-line environment.
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Features
Blowing the whistle
Frank Heinrich-Jones looks at the effects of the Public Interest Disclosure Act.
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Features
Bare minimum
The Government has asked industry to suggest new ways to take the risk out of pension funding. Adrian Leonard explores he alternatives.
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Features
No escape for corporate killers
Peter Campion, assisted by Asam Khan, discusses the implications of the proposed new UK offence of corporate killing.
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Features
Licensing in IPR
Simon Harper discusses the points to watch for when acquiring rights to use other people's intellectual property.
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Features
Socially responsible investing
Hugh Ferrand describes recent developments in socially responsible investing and his own company's response to the challenge.
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Features
How safe is your intellectual property?
Howard Cottrell says that misrepresentation of brand image will escalate with the internet explosion, but companies are taking surprisingly few precautions to protect themselves.
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Features
Health, safety and reputation
A recent survey shows that health and safety issues have a significant influence on corporate reputation. Neville Purvis believes companies should take a positive approach.
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Features
Virtual hazards
IT can leave you exposed to unprotected and unexpected risks, warns Janet Edey.
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Features
Fighting off predators
The immediate reaction of most managements to a takeover approach is negative. Sue Copeman discusses strategies for fighting a hostile bid.
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Features
Early intervention and rehabilitation
David Shillaker says getting injured employees back to work quickly can benefit your bottom line.
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Analysis
Disability discrimination good practice
From 2004, service providers will have to make "reasonable adjustments" to the physical features of their premises to overcome access barriers.
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Analysis
Distance selling directive
Solicitors Paisner & Co warn that UK on-line retailers and others selling goods "at a distance" should ensure compliance with new EU rules to be implemented shortly.
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Features
Effective environmental due diligence
Environmental risks present both practical and legal challenges, quite unlike other factors you have to consider in a merger or acquisition, say David Hockin, Tanya Lloyd Jones & William Butterworth.
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AIRMIC Portfolio
Contractors take on unacceptable levels of risk
An AIRMIC survey shows that contractors have to take on an ever-widening range of risks in order to win business.
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Analysis
NAPF backs report on company law reform
On 1 August, the UK National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) publicly backed the "considered and measured" approach of the company law steering group.
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Features
The polluter pays not always!
Richard Ford discusses the implications of the new regime on contaminated land.
