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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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Serious fraud escalates
Big business is losing out to fraudsters, with over EURO3.6bn lost in the last two years
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Stress claim dismissed
An office manager who brought a claim against her employers for work-related stress has had her case dismissed.
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Risk management training
The IRM and the IOSH are offering a new training course for managers.
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Pay and practices
The Conference Board's new report looks at the size and type of compensation paid to outside directors among companies in three industry sectors.
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European award-winners
AIRMIC members were prominent among the award-winners whose professionalism and talent were honoured at the European Risk Management Awards ceremony in London recently.
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Ergonomic solution to MSDs
After 10 years' research, the American Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released an ergonomics programme standard.
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Stopping occupational spammers
A recent survey by Gartner Group found that up to one-third of internal business e-mail was unnecessary.
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European stress research
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has published a report which recognises work-related stress as an increasing risk for Europe's workforce.
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H&S policy proposals
Solicitors Lovells have summarised a UK-wide 44-point action plan of policy initiatives and proposals for future legislation to cut workplace deaths, injuries and illness.
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Disability discrimination good practice
From 2004, service providers will have to make "reasonable adjustments" to the physical features of their premises to overcome access barriers.
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NAPF backs report on company law reform
On 1 August, the UK National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) publicly backed the "considered and measured" approach of the company law steering group.
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Risk management can make the difference
CEOs can differentiate their organisations by making an asset out of their ability to manage risks.
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UK ruling alerts ALARM
The UK House of Lords ruling on 27 July in Phelps v London Borough of Hillingdon has important risk management implications for local education authorities and the public sector in general.
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Preventing fraud
A new CBI publication says corporate fraud costs businesses hundreds of millions of pounds each year, and ignoring the risk is not an option.
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Kidnapping: New record in 1999
Worldwide kidnaps for ransom reached a record peak in 1999, according to a survey by specialist insurer, the Hiscox Group.
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Reductions for driver training
Fleet operators who train drivers using Liberty Motor's Skilldrive scheme can obtain fleet insurance premium cuts ranging from 5% to 15%.
