The Company Director's Desktop Guide

Description

The Company Director's Desktop Guide has been providing accessible, expert guidance and assurance to company directors for many years.This comprehensive, user-friendly guide assures Company Directors that they can be assured that they comply with an ever-growing maze of UK legislation and minimize their exposure to personal liability.The tasks and responsibilities of the company director are becoming more demanding as the amount and complexity of legislation increases. This is a practically oriented book, ideal for company directors who: have no legal training—it refers to the law but is jargon-free; need to know what to do and what not to do—it is packed with checklists, hints and warnings; are pressed for time—the book focuses on the essentials; and are concerned about liabilities—it outlines how these can arise and provides guidance on how to minimize their effects.This new edition has been fully updated and revised to take account of all the latest changes to UK law and practice. It includes new material on: employee comparability and consultation, including part time employees and fixed term contract personnel; accounting for human assets; The Operating and Financial Review; Corporate Social Responsibility.