All People Risks articles – Page 16
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Verizon settles with unions, avoids strike
Agreement includes fully-paid health care premiums for all active and retired employees
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Online onlyBroker arrested for selling fake policies
Victims were sold commercial general liability insurance without having a policy in place
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Online onlyCorrupt sales staff cost firm $30m
A US hardware company has agreed to pay restitution to clients who were given incentives to buy products at higher prices
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AnalysisFinally a settlement
Royal & Sun Alliance’s settlement with GM ends four years of bitter legal battles
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Online onlyBusinesses can stockpile pandemic treatment
A programme to reserve supplies of antiviral medication in the event of a pandemic is on offer to UK employers
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Online onlyUnion membership drops slightly in 2007
Overall trade union density in the UK has now fallen 4.5 %
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Online onlyFSA swoops on City bankers
Arrests eight individuals as part of crackdown on insider trading rings
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AnalysisAbsence of planning
A lack of guidance is leaving businesses out in the cold when it comes to pandemic planning
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Online onlyBullying costs UK £14bn a year: Unite
Black, minority and ethnic workers are most likely to be the target of workplace bullying
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InterviewsHSE must disclose names for work-deaths
A safety charity has forced the HSE to hand over information so that it can track how it deals with work-related deaths
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Online onlySecurities litigation drops slightly in 2007
Securities fraud class action litigation for 2007 drops slightly despite subprime, says a report
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AnalysisEquitable or not
Garry Honey says Britain’s regulators have often fallen short, but what’s that mean for business?
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AnalysisDirectors’ conflicts of interest
Danielle Harris explains how new provisions under the Companies Act will affect directors whose interests may conflict with the interests of their company
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Online onlyDiscrimination law includes carers
The law prohibiting employers to discriminate against disabled people extends to their carers, according to a ruling by the European Court
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InterviewsChanging behaviours
What do the London Olympics, Terminal 5 and tackling youth crime have to do with each other? Answer: They all represent huge challenges that require new ways of thinking about behaviour and perception aspects of risk
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Online onlyConflicts of interest widen under Companies Act: Lawyer
Rules have extended directors duties to include situations where conflicts of interest might arise in the future
