All People Risks articles – Page 17
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Online onlyExec pleads guilty to stealing IBM trade secrets
A former employee of IBM was accused of sharing trade secrets with his new employer Hewlett Packard
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Online onlyCouncil workers begin strike
Thousands of public sector workers have begun a two day strike over a 2.45% pay increase that they say is too low
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Online onlyProtect bottom line with health and safety
Workplace injury and illness is wreaking enormous harm in British industry, says Alliance
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Online onlyCharity wins civil damages case
A civil damages claim brought against a charity by an injured climber has been thrown out
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InterviewsWomen 20% less likely to get jobs
Discrimination is common in OECD countries, according to new statistics
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AnalysisFear of the unknown
Business innovation could be stifled by the lack of insurance availability for risks associated with nanotech but responsible companies may be able to manage the risks
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Online onlyUS proposes employers stockpile anti-flu drugs
The US consults on three draft guidances in preparation for a flu pandemic
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InterviewsWorkers of the world unite
Unite and USW have joined to form world’s first global trade union representing 3m workers across Europe and North America
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Online onlyLack of pandemic planning will affect bottom line
A new study presents the business case for investing in pandemic preparedness
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InterviewsExecs are most dangerous drivers
Dangerous company car drivers could put one in two firms in court
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Online onlyPublic sector workers vote for strike action
Council workers have agreed to a series of strikes over the government's pay plans
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Online onlyMore deaths through work than murder
Report claims recent trend towards `light touch' regulation has in effect `decriminalised' death and injury at work
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Online onlyD&O and claims climb list of risk manager concerns
Insurance buyers favour automatic disclosure of broker remuneration
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Online onlyAre you speaking the right language?
Risk managers sometimes fail to communicate properly because they use inappropriate language, says Risk Frisk
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Online onlyBusinesses ill advised on pandemic planning
Inadequate guidance from government and lack of business preparedness for possible flu pandemic, say academics
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Online onlyEU agrees working time rules
Political agreement has been reached on maximum working time rules but the UK remains exempt from the 48 hour week
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FeaturesChallenges for risk managers
How are European organisations dealing with corporate governance issues? And what is the impact on the risk manager’s role? Nathan Skinner investigates
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Online onlyAon comments on Exeter bomb
Explosion in Exeter highlights the need for companies to be vigilant, says broker
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InterviewsWHO reveals rising cost of diseases in the workplace
Report calls for the worldwide introduction of workplace health programmes to tackle chronic disease
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Online onlyBarriers to rehabilitation costing manufacturers £610m a year: EEF
Misconceptions, resistance and lack of knowledge about rehabilitation is costing Britain’s manufacturers
