Features – Page 18

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    Don't knock lightly

    2001-06-15T00:00:00Z

    The cost of media campaigns is enormous, and having to abort one is a disaster.

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    Don't risk employee claims

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Increasing complex employment legislation, coupled with broad definitions of "workers" and high awards, are putting pressure on companies. Who would be an employer? asks Rachel Dineley.

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    Editor's letter

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Cutting ethical corners can significantly damage your brand and your reputation.

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    Putting a price on life

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Mike Hanley discusses the cost benefit problems of increasing the safety of the railways.

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    Right to vote

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Investing in companies in some countries becomes a gamble if you can't get information or influence operations. Sue Copeman says shareholders are pressing for change.

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    The threat from abroad

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    If you have subsidiaries in developing countries, you could face unexpected claims, warns Fiona Gill.

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    Competing fairly

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Competition liability is a growing risk. Can insurance help? Nick Stanbury lays out the ground rules.

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    Blowing the whistle

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Frank Heinrich-Jones looks at the effects of the Public Interest Disclosure Act.

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    Human rights and corporate risk

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    The Human Rights Act is now law. And it is not only public bodies that are affected writes Tony Cherry.

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    The hazardous office

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    How safe are your company's offices? Rosalind Benjamin gives some guidelines on assessing and removing dangers.

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    Intranet training

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Has your organisation got a large number of employees? If so, video programmes may be effective in getting the risk management message across, says Ray Williams.

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    Managing your people risks

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Family friendly policies create new risk issues. You should consider strategic HR and people risk management, says Mark Edelsten.

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    Embedded risk management - the new grail?

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Outsourcing can mean entrusting your hard won customers and reputation to someone else. Can you be sure their risk management principles and processes match yours? Rosie Harrison reports.

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    Focusing on your customers

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    In the late 1960s, marketing guru Ted Levitt suggested that the purpose of a business was to "create and keep a customer".

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    Measuring human capital

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Doug Ross and Steven Dicker show how key HR practices produce shareholder value.

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    Bare minimum

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    The Government has asked industry to suggest new ways to take the risk out of pension funding. Adrian Leonard explores he alternatives.

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    Data protection - do you comply?

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Eduardo Ustaran discusses the setting up of an organisation-wide data protection compliance programme, and provides practical recommendations for businesses.

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    Fat cats on a diet?

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Executive pay is an emotive issue. You need to keep both your directors and your shareholders happy. This may mean questioning traditional packages, warns Peter Brown.

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    Don't be a fraud victim

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Take a tough line to prevent fraud says Geoff Covey.

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    FSOs go green

    2001-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Geoff Lane and Amy Clarke describe how UK financial services organisations (FSOs) are responding to the call for good environmental management.