All People articles – Page 20
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Features
Bowing to the inevitable
Change is in the air for corporate governance across the globe, and there are plenty of good reasons for that, says Kenneth McKenzie
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Has Accreditation a role?
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is currently researching views as to whether accreditation is an appropriate tool in measuring and evaluating risk management or risk management systems
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Inform and consult
New UK regulations will increase employees' involvement in the way businesses are run Sue Fanning looks at the issues.
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How healthy is your business?
A healthy workforce is essential for a healthy business, and employers need to do more, claims David Bingham
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A Slice of American Pie?
Many European groups are looking to expand into the US Steven Blair and Mark Bunim discuss the risks for UK companies, which result from the very different legal culture - and how to avoid the pitfall
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Stress in the workplace
Helen Hatchek discussed the growing problem of stress and how employers can deal with it
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Recruit without risk
The importance of corporate reputations, shrinking work pools, increased equal opportunities legislation and the financial risks of non-compliance should prompt companies to fully address equal employ
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Sick notes
Lee Coppack looks at the growing focus on absence management, and at how Tesco is tackling the issue
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Special Reports
Risk management for an enlarged EU
Jeff Manners says that companies operating in the Central European countries that joined the EU this year will need a structured approach to risk management to gain competitive advantage
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Shareholder activism
With their ability to change whole boards, slap down fat cat pay deals, and put the brakes on overly ambitious and risky business strategies, institutional investors have become the scourge of corpora
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Managing a Disaster
You need to be sure that you can manage after a disaster rather than letting the disaster manage you, say Clive Fletcher-Wood and Alyson Tanner
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Honouring the Pensions promise
The risk from defined benefit pension promises is inextricably linked to the sponsoring company's finances This was always the case but the accounting standard FRS17 has emphasised it in a way that ma
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Your Road Safety Culture
Andy Price explains why the most important step to work-related road risk management is generating the right safety culture
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Analysis
CRE seeks employers' views
The Commission For Racial Equality is asking British employers to take part in a consultation on its revised code of practice in employment
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Biodiversity risk for extractive companies
Robert Barrington discusses a recent report on biodiversity and the risks for the extractive industries
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The ethical crossroads
In some business cultures 'sweeteners' are a fact of life Martin Cunningham looks at the ethical dilemma posed by bribery in an era of corporate social responsibility.
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Informed appointments
Alan Beazley says pre-employment screening can weed out applicants who are not what they seem
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Saving lives and money
David Abbott urges risk managers to meet their health and safety obligations by focusing on driving at work risks
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Measuring Sickness Absence
It may pay to monitor and manage employee absence. Naomi Sarragoussi explains
