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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 relations
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    Employees on boards do not restrict CEO pay

    by Jo Faragher 11 Mar 2020
    by Jo Faragher 11 Mar 2020

    Having an employee representative on the board does not necessarily mean that a CEO’s pay will be reduced, according to...

    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    ‘Lack of leadership talent holding back large businesses’

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jan 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jan 2020

    Leadership instability is blighting many top businesses, with a large minority of HR chiefs reporting difficulties in developing effective senior leaders.

    • China
    • Corporate governance
    • ESG

    Tesco’s China Christmas story reveals modern slavery vulnerability

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Dec 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Dec 2019

    The vulnerability of UK supermarkets’ supply chains to inhumane labour practices has once again been demonstrated by the news that...

    • Corporate governance
    • Asia
    • Manufacturing

    Businesses find themselves in modern slavery limbo

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Nov 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Nov 2019

    With legal action hovering over British American Tobacco, and G4S shares being blacklisted by an investment fund, it’s clear that...

    • Corporate governance
    • Climate emergency
    • Employment law

    Environmental activism: how can an employer impose its views?

    by Nickie Pickernell 20 Nov 2019
    by Nickie Pickernell 20 Nov 2019

    Encouraging employees to adopt a greener lifestyle is one thing, but how far can employers go in terms of building...

    • Corporate governance
    • Climate emergency
    • Ethics

    Personnel Today Awards 2019: Reconomy bags new Sustainable Business Award

    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 20 Nov 2019
    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 20 Nov 2019

    Waste reduction business Reconomy were crowned winners of this new category for 2019, which recognises employers that have sustainability at...

    • Employee-shareholders
    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News

    Labour would help workers ‘take back control’

    by Rob Moss 19 Nov 2019
    by Rob Moss 19 Nov 2019

    A future Labour government would “rewrite the rules of our economy” and would help workers “take back control”, John McDonnell...

    • CIPD
    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News

    CIPD Annual Conference: “Good work is about fairness and transparency”

    by Jo Faragher 6 Nov 2019
    by Jo Faragher 6 Nov 2019

    HR has a crucial role in promoting responsible and transparent leadership...

    • Corporate governance
    • ESG
    • Latest News

    FTSE 100 firm faces landmark modern slavery legal challenge

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Nov 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Nov 2019

    Legal challenge on child labour used on farms in Malawi hangs over British American Tobacco.

    • Employee-shareholders
    • Corporate governance
    • Zero hours

    Labour would create ‘Ministry of Employment Rights’

    by Rob Moss 10 Sep 2019
    by Rob Moss 10 Sep 2019

    A future Labour government would create a ministry of employment rights and a workers’ protection agency, Jeremy Corbyn has announced....

    • Bribery
    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News

    Seven million reasons not to cheat on competition

    by Lucy Robbins 10 Jun 2019
    by Lucy Robbins 10 Jun 2019

    For many, the notion of a cartel may conjure up images of Columbian drug barons, but UK businesses need to...

    • Benefits
    • Employee-shareholders
    • Corporate governance

    BT to allocate £50m shares to employees

    by Adam McCulloch 17 May 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 17 May 2019

    BT is to distribute £50m in shares each year to staff as it sets out to improve customer service, alter its workplace culture and improve workforce morale.

    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News
    • Outsourcing

    Capita appoints two employees to board

    by Rob Moss 15 May 2019
    by Rob Moss 15 May 2019

    Outsourcing giant Capita has appointed two employees as non-executive directors, becoming the first FTSE 250 company since the late 1980s...

    • Financial services
    • Corporate governance
    • Gender

    FTSE 350 firms risk investor disquiet over diversity

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Mar 2019

    Dozens of FTSE 350 organisations, including household names such as Domino’s Pizza, JD Sports and Greene King, have been urged...

    • Corporate governance
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • ESG

    Public sector contracts more likely to go to employers that ‘improve society’

    by Jo Faragher 11 Mar 2019
    by Jo Faragher 11 Mar 2019

    Companies that do more to employ people from diverse backgrounds and reduce modern slavery will be first up for public...

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