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Fully up-to-date with the impact of the Higgs Review, Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook is an indispensable guide that deals with the changing role and responsibilities of the non-executive director in companies today. It recognises the increasing importance of the position, the growing pressures on non-executive directors and the need for full compliance with legislation and regulation in order to avoid heavy fines and penalties. Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook provides practical information and guidance on all aspects of the role. Written specially for and about non-executive directors and incorporation useful checklists and summaries, Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook will be an invaluable point of reference.
The Non-executive Directors Handbook is an indispensable guide that deals with the changing role and responsibilities of the Non-Executive Director in companies today. It recognises the increasing importance of the position, the growing pressures on Non-Executive Directors and the need for full compliance with the latest legislation and regulation in order to avoid heavy fines and penalties. This book provides practical information and guidance on all aspects of the role. Written specially for and about non-executive directors the book incorporates useful checklists and summaries. Updated material includes: corporate strategy; risk management; ethics (Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI)); governance (covers current version of the Combined Code); how to improve a company's efficiency and effectiveness; International Standards on Auditing (ISAs); and updates for recent developments of the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act. - Best-practice guidelines on all the duties and responsibilities of non-executive directors - Full coverage of corporate strategy, risk management, ethics (especially in line with Global Reporting Initiative [GRI] guidelines), and governance - Shows how to improve a company's efficiency and effectiveness
This reference guide to all aspects of the law relating to equal opportunities and discrimination provides accessible and straightforward advice to help practitioners with the day-to-day problems encountered when dealing with this complex area of law and covers the full range of equal opportunity issues from gender re-assignment to paternity leave. Highly practical and using concise and non-technical language this new edition covers developments in the legislation including that on race discrimination now extended to public bodies and the new maternity pay proposals. The work includes case law and material on institutional discrimination, cronyism, nepotism, term-time working, career breaks, job shares, dress codes, medical evidence, bullying, estoppel, work/life balance and the European charter on fundamental human rights. The A-Z format uses checklists to offer practical guidance and this second edition includes new checklists on career break schemes and job share schemes.
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 modernised the UK’s approach to disaster and emergency management, taking into account the kinds of threats the country faces in the 21st century, including terrorist threats and threats to the environment. This third edition of the Tolley’s Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management has been fully updated to cover the topics and themes reflected in the Act, and collates all the key components of disaster and emergency planning for both the public and the private sector, covering both man-made and natural disasters. Written from a UK practitioner’s point of view, using case studies and examples, it helps readers to understand and formulate disaster and emergency policies and systems for their workplace. Its practical approach will help organizations to ensure business continuity and safeguard the health and safety of their staff in the event of a disaster. The new edition has been updated in line with the latest legislation: * Civil Contingencies Act 2004 * Amendment to the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations * Corporate Manslaughter Bill
Occupational safety and health management theory is now rightly focused on pro-activity, risk assessment and management. But it remains important that organizations know what they need to do when accidents happen, both to comply with legislation and to extract all the information from the incident to improve their health and safety management. Tolley’s Workplace Accident Handbook presents in a single volume what needs to be done when an accident occurs – from emergency procedures and legal reporting requirements through to formal investigations and possible legal proceedings. In this new edition, chapters on first aid and accident investigation reports have been added and the rehabilitation chapter has been updated to cover the latest insurance industry initiatives. The Handbook also shows how to learn from the accident data gathered and how to implement recommendations into a company's health and safety management system. The text is supported by checklists, case studies and ready-to-use forms and templates. Health and Safety practitioners in all industries will find this Handbook is packed full of practical and legal advice. It will also be of use to lawyers dealing with accident claims, insurance risk managers, emergency planning, first aid, and enforcement officers, as well as to students on health and safety and specialist accident investigation courses. Mark Tyler is a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner and a leading Solicitor in the area of health and safety law who has worked on numerous high profile cases such as rail crashes and legionnaires disease. His expertise is supplemented with the practical knowledge of other experts in their individual subject areas.
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Corporate Governance Handbook offers invaluable advice on how to ensure your company functions within the required legal and ethical parameters. This new edition has been comprehensively updated to take account of the significant changes brought in by the Companies Act 2006 with regard to responsibilities of Boards and responsibilities of directors, the revised Turnbull Guidance and amended EC Directives as well as myriad other changes. This indispensable handbook shows you how to implement developments in corporate governance using accepted best practice standards with useful precedents, checklists bullet point summaries and references to legislation/codes of practice throughout.
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With a state-of-the-art perspective on corporate board decision-making that encourages thinking outside the box, this cutting-edge Research Handbook provides fresh insights on the meaning, value, contribution, quality and purpose of the decision-making of those charged with corporate governance.