Barclays Bank had to close the UK's largest internet banking service on 31 July when customers found they could access other people's accounts.

  • Barclays Bank had to close the UK's largest internet banking service on 31 July when customers found they could access other people's accounts. The bank blamed the secut ty breach on new software.

  • Whistleblower Marcia Solomo agreed a settlement, reportedly totalling more than £50,000, with her former employer, the Manufacturing, Science and Finance union, following claims that she was unfairly dismissed after accusing union officials of making false expenses claims.

  • UK Part-time Workers (Prevention Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 came into force on 1 July, giving part-time workers the right not to be treated less favourabh than a comparable full-timer.

  • A joint study by Cranfield Schc of Management and William M Merc reveals that 40% of European emplo\ ers have increased their use of exter nal suppliers of human resource serv ices in the past three years. Howeve there is no real model of best HR pra tice that organisations can follow.

  • McKinsey & Company has produced a new investor opinion survey in co-operation with the World Bank Three-quarters of respondents say tl board practices are at least as impo nant as financial performance when evaluating companies for investmen More than 80% would pay more for well-governed company than for a poorly governed company producim comparable results.

  • The OECD has now adopted its new Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, incorporating corporate governance principles.

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