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Special Reports

Job Security

Providing timely support for both departing and remaining staff pays dividends, say Lesley Haswell and Nicholas Rose.

Over a third of financial directors, controllers and chief financial officers expect redundancies within their organisations if the fuel price hits £2 a litre.

High earners take up second jobs

Millions of households are eating into savings and reducing pension contributions to cope with financial strain.

Ethics and CSR

Global victims could seek European redress

Victims of human rights and environmental abuses by European firms around the world could find justice in European courts.

Ethical brands face growing scepticism

The latest GfK NOP survey into UK consumers and their ethical consumption has investigated how the situation has changed over the past year.

Next generation outlines 'social spending' plans

Providers must give green and ethical options to survive, a new survey suggests.

Financial Services Recruitment

Recruiters miss out on Web 2.0 revolution

Recruiters are not taking advantage of Web 2.0 technology, according to a report from Cranfield School of Management.

Short-sighted will be short lived

Too many companies adopt a short-sighted approach to their human resources, Tom Bailey says.

Building employer brands through people power

To be successful, you need good people. They are the cogs that make or break a business.

Business Expenses

Business expenses go green

Calculating the carbon footprint of employees' business expenses is one way in which firms can help combat global warming.

Building your defence against the tax inspector

If you do not collect enough information from your employees when they make expense claims you could be risking heavy fines from the HMRC.

Where to draw the line on expenses

The conviction of Conrad Black in the USA has brought the question of corporate extravagance into sharp focus, once again.

The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)

An introduction into the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)

On 28 January 2008 an important milestone in the SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) migration process was reached, with the official launch of the first SEPA payment instrument for credit transfers.