All People articles – Page 22
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The Meaning Of Risk
In an ideal world, health and safety is an integral part of risk management strategies.
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The American influence
Increasingly, US directors are being sued. And European companies are not immune, explains Ian Youngman
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The Risks Of The Web
Facts, gossip and opinions travel fast on the internet. Stakeholders may be following your company on the discussion boards of financial websites and may be making up their minds from what they read t
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Focusing On Sustainable Investment
Philippe Spicher describes what the SiRi Group is doing to research and evaluate companies' social and environmental records
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Creating Value Through CSR
Andreas King and Hayden Morgan put the strategic business case for corporate social responsibility
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Corporate Killing update
Simon Housego discusses the slow progress of introducing penalties for corporate killing
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Safe Travel
Street crime is a bigger threat for business travellers than terrorism, says Jake Stratton
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Blowing the whistle
A fifth of employees in the UK would blow the whistle on malpractice if they could do so without fear of repercussions
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Absence down, costs up
The annual cost to employers has risen by more than a billion pounds
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Managing people pays
US consultancy Watson Wyatt shows that superior human resources practices are a leading indicator of increased shareholder value.
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Flexible working
New UK government proposals will give parents the right to request flexible working
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Employees – Your Greatest Risk Exposure
John Humphrey and Barbara Dahill describe strategies for managing employment risk, while Lynn Drennan outlines the key findings of recent research
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Boots And Boots
Last year, Boots successfully eliminated a non-core risk when its pension scheme divested its entire equity portfolio, writes Adrian Leonard
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Pain Relief At Bayer
Lee Coppack discusses the impact of recent events on German pharmaceuticals and chemicals group Bayer
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Trouble ahead?
Nick Stanbury looks at the practical implications for company directors of the proposed UK company law changes
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South Africa the HIV/Aids crisis
Companies which source products in South Africa, or which have subsidiaries there, may need to face up to the growing problem of the country’s HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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Managing people risks and risky people
Mark Edelsten believes that HR managers have an important role to play in the risk management team.