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Corporate governance

Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions affecting the way in which a corporation is directed, administered or controlled.

Corporate governance also includes the relationships among the stakeholders and the goals for which the corporation is governed.


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    Marks & Spencer’s HR director to retire in April in board shake-up

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Mar 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Mar 2008

    Marks & Spencer’s HR director will retire next month, amid a major shake-up of the board and management team.The retail...

    • Corporate governance
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    • HR strategy

    Disaster recovery on back burner as big business shuns continuity planning

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Mar 2008

    Many big businesses in the UK do not have detailed business continuity plans, leaving them open to threats including flooding,...

    • Corporate governance
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    • Economics, government & business

    Identity card trials to take place at UK airports

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Mar 2008

    The government will unveil plans later today to make its much maligned identity cards compulsory for airport workers.According to a...

    • Employee relations
    • Corporate governance
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    Northern Rock staff get strong backing from Unite general secretary

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Feb 2008

    Unite general secretary Derek Simpson is this morning meeting with Northern Rock workers in Newcastle and Sunderland as the trade...

    • Corporate governance
    • Professional services
    • HR strategy

    Patersons gains Sarbanes-Oxley compliance from PwC

    by Personnel Today 30 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 30 Nov 2007

    Global HR & payroll software and services provider Patersons has gained Type II SAS 70 compliance, an audit performed to meet...

    • Corporate governance
    • Employment law
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    Explosion in fraud leads to call for culture change to support whistleblowers

    by Gareth Vorster 22 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 22 Oct 2007

    Human resources (HR) experts have warned that companies must develop an anti-fraud culture in the workplace so that whistleblowers feel safe...

    • Corporate governance
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    Executive directors enjoy an average 7% salary increase

    by Gareth Vorster 24 Sep 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 Sep 2007

    Boardroom wages increased by almost double the rate of UK average earnings this year, research has found.An annual report published...

    • Employee relations
    • Corporate governance
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    Walker Review of private equity firms will do little to reassure staff, says TUC general secretary Brendan Barber

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jul 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jul 2007

    TUC general secretary, Brendan Barber, has welcomed the findings of the Walker Review of Disclosure and Transparency in Private Equity, but said it...

    • Corporate governance
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    • HR strategy

    Call for school governors to be given same status as non-executive directors

    by Mike Berry 28 Jun 2007
    by Mike Berry 28 Jun 2007

    The contribution made by school governors should be given the same recognition as company non-executive directors, especially by future employers,...

    • Corporate governance
    • Employment law
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    IT workers admit to looking up confidential and private information

    by Gareth Vorster 30 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 May 2007

    One in three IT workers abuse their access to company systems by looking at confidential information, including private files, wage...

    • Corporate governance
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    Stealing from the company costs UK £50m every year

    by Greg Pitcher 15 Mar 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 15 Mar 2007

    More than three million UK workers have committed corporate fraud in the past year, according to research. Consultant Protiviti found...

    • Corporate governance
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    • HR strategy

    Operating and Financial Reviews used by top firms despite government indifference

    by Greg Pitcher 16 Feb 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 16 Feb 2007

    The government’s oft-sidelined Operating and Financial Reviews (OFRs) are still being used by half of FTSE 100 companies more than...

    • Corporate governance
    • Employment law
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    Legislation reform Bill green light paves way for blitz on red tape

    by Mike Berry 9 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 9 Nov 2006

    The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill has received royal assent and become an Act of parliament.
    The Act will allow the...

    • Corporate governance
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    Green habits consigned to double-standards dustbin as employees adopt wasteful ways at work

    by Georgina Fuller 12 Oct 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 12 Oct 2006

    Environmentally conscious employees are Jekyll and Hyde’s when it comes to the workplace and their home, a survey has shown....

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    RMT union berates London Underground on lack of progress on security concerns

    by Mike Berry 7 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Jul 2006

    Bob Crow attacks London Underground for failing to act on security issues.

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