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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.


    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement
    • ESG

    CIPD Festival of Work: An end to command and control?

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Jun 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Jun 2021

    For Lars Schmidt, ‘survival’ rather than ‘remote working’ best characterise businesses' response to the pandemic.

    • Benefits
    • Corporate governance
    • Cycle to Work

    Most businesses reject pure profit in favour of ethical stance

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jun 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Jun 2021

    Most businesses consider their main purpose is not solely to generate profits, new research by the Institute of Directors has found.

    • Corporate governance
    • Dispute resolution
    • Evidence-based management

    Business lessons from Lord Dyson’s BBC investigation

    by Esther Langdon 1 Jun 2021
    by Esther Langdon 1 Jun 2021

    The recent fall out from Lord Dyson’s report into the BBC has shone the spotlight on workplace investigations.

    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement
    • Ethics

    What does purposeful business mean for HR?

    by Jo Faragher 26 May 2021
    by Jo Faragher 26 May 2021

    Research shows that employees seek out organisations that value purpose over profit. But what role does HR have in mobilising action on ESG? Jo Faragher investigates.

    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement
    • Employee communications

    FTSE 350 companies ‘could do better’ on employee voice

    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2021
    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2021

    Many major companies treat their corporate governance responsibilities on workforce representation as a “tick-box exercise” according to a review of...

    • Bonuses
    • Corporate governance
    • ESG

    Boohoo links bosses’ bonuses to ESG goals

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2021

    Fashion retailer links executive bonus schemes to hitting environmental, social and governance targets, following shareholder pressure.

    • Environment
    • Corporate governance
    • Financial services

    Standard Life Aberdeen to monitor homeworkers’ carbon emissions

    by Jo Faragher 19 May 2021
    by Jo Faragher 19 May 2021

    Soon-to-be-called "Abrdn" is helping staff monitor and reduce carbon footprint while working from home.

    • Bonuses
    • Corporate governance
    • Compensation

    Boohoo may link bosses’ bonuses to ESG improvements

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Apr 2021

    Online retailer criticised for poor working practices in its supply chain looks to shake up executive bonuses.

    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    WeWork: Billion Dollar Loser author talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 23 Apr 2021
    by Chris Taylor 23 Apr 2021

    Chris Taylor interviews Reeves Wiedeman about his book examining the workplace culture at WeWork...

    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News
    • HR transformation

    Investors influence HR practice in small businesses

    by Jo Faragher 21 Apr 2021
    by Jo Faragher 21 Apr 2021

    Small businesses that have received investment tend to adopt the HR and management practices of their external backers, according to research.

    • Civil Service
    • Corporate governance
    • Financial services

    Greensill scandal: civil servants ordered to declare outside interests

    by Adam McCulloch 15 Apr 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 15 Apr 2021

    Senior civil servants have been asked, by the end of the week, to declare paid roles or outside interests that could conflict with civil service rules.

    • Business performance
    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement

    Personnel Today Awards 2021 opens for entries

    by Personnel Today 31 Mar 2021
    by Personnel Today 31 Mar 2021

    HR and L&D teams wishing to celebrate the successes of the past year can begin their journey towards receiving the recognition they deserve from today.

    • Corporate governance
    • Financial services
    • Ethics

    EY drops appeal against whistleblower judgment

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Mar 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Mar 2021

    EY has dropped its appeal against a judgment ordering it to pay $10.8m to a whistleblower who raised money laundering concerns.

    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Performance: Why ‘rank and yank’ fell out of favour

    by Jo Faragher 26 Feb 2021
    by Jo Faragher 26 Feb 2021

    KPMG has been using a ‘set distribution’ or ranking approach to assessing employees’ performance. Like annual appraisals, this strategy has fallen out of favour in recent years, but why? 

    • Corporate governance
    • Ethics
    • Latest News

    Why ESG should be high in HR’s priorities

    by Dan Peyton and Marc Naidoo 23 Feb 2021
    by Dan Peyton and Marc Naidoo 23 Feb 2021

    Environmental, Social, and Governance considerations are high on the agenda for big businesses. But what do ESG goals mean for how we incentivise the workforce?

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