Results for Employees
Speaking Out – David Irwin: Support the SBS
February 01, 2000 The newly-appointed head of the government’s Small Business Service, due to start work in April, says promoting enterprise remains a vital issue and calls on large companies to help. Read more >
Caring for communities and costs
December 01, 1999 The cost of health and safety is rising, even though accidents at work are falling. Social factors are to blame, yet few companies address the issue in their community programmes. Read more >
Time to give more help to volunteers
October 01, 1999 The UK government is backing another big national push to get more people to volunteer, while the private sector tries to fund the local infrastructure which makes this possible. Read more >
Overcoming discrimination at work and in society
June 01, 1999 Stephen Lawrence's death and the eventual independent inquiry has placed the issues of institutional racism on the national agenda as never before. How should community affairs managers respond? Read more >
Can employers make the New Deal work?
February 01, 1999 New Deal, the cornerstone of the UK government's welfare reform, is approaching its first birthday. But few employers seem to be celebrating. Here John Griffiths shows how some large companies are using the scheme successfully and recommends action to take. Read more >
Preventing abuse, saving money
December 01, 1998 The effects of social breakdown are increasingly felt by companies, with the cost of crime an obvious example. But now alcohol abuse is a factor in a quarter of workplace accidents, while drug abuse affects a fifth of businesses. It is time for preventative action. Read more >
Breaking the glass ceiling
November 16, 1998 When companies recognise the problem, they cantake action to achieve a better gender balance in the workforce. Family-friendly policies work, but who should pay? Read more >
Code to counter ageism
October 01, 1998 Discrimination on grounds of age is rapidly joining the other 'isms' where employers are taking action. However the real reasons why age is too often a factor in choosing employees are often financial, not prejudice. Read more >
New rights for disabled people
August 01, 1998 Companies have been slow to address the extra needs of people with a disability, whether in business operations or in community projects. Now they must act, or face the threat of legal action. Read more >