Analysis – Page 47
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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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Flexible working
New UK government proposals will give parents the right to request flexible working
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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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European call for CSR
European commissioners have presented a Green Paper promoting a European framework for corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Top US corporate citizens
A recent issue of Business Ethics magazine lists the 100 best corporate citizens for 2001, America’s most profitable and socially responsible major public companies.
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The value of environmental performance
Does superior environmental performance indicate increased shareholder value? An emerging body of evidence suggests it may, according to a report from the Assabet Group.
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Iceland:Frozen Value
A rather unglamorous frozen food and freezer chain, Iceland’s shares were 113 times oversubscribed when the company went public in 1984.
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Raising the profile of PFI
Dot.com investors and analysts know to their cost that it is difficult to get hold of reliable forward-looking information about companies.
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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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Winning with integrity
A new UK report spells out the advantages of being a socially responsible business.
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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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Disclosure still lacking
Old economy companies may be better at voluntary disclosure than their new economy counterparts - but neither are giving investors what they want.
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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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ICGN forms share voting committee
ICGN has formed two committees to further its aims for fairness for international shareholders.
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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.
