Articles on corporate governance

Corporate governance

Should HR encourage organisations to return furlough funds?
18 Dec 2020

With thousands of firms choosing to pay back government grants, People Management asks experts whether the function should be driving ethical decisions
Corporate governance

Skills HR will need in 2021: Restructuring your business with confidence
10 Dec 2020

Redundancies are an inevitable part of many HR teams’ post-Covid workloads, but sticking to key principles will help the process to run as smoothly as possible
Corporate governance

Skills HR will need in 2021: Becoming your organisation's ethical compass
10 Dec 2020

The jury’s out on whether keeping firms on the straight and narrow is chiefly HR’s job. But the current climate demands the function plays a key role
Corporate governance

What is the new local furlough scheme and how will it work?
9 Oct 2020

People Management provides the lowdown on what we know so far about the proposed three-tier system, and who is likely to be impacted by new restrictions
Corporate governance

Could HR solve...? Venom
24 Sep 2020

A district attorney’s carelessness with sensitive data costs her dearly
Corporate governance

Should offices stay open despite changed advice?
23 Sep 2020

Government U-turn creates confusion among employers, with experts advising that workplaces do not need to close if attending is important for staff wellbeing
Corporate governance

Businesses should return to home working where possible, says prime minister
22 Sep 2020

Government reveals an abrupt U-turn on advice to reopen offices in parliamentary address on stemming an increase in Covid cases
Corporate governance

More than £215m of furlough funds repaid by employers
21 Sep 2020

Tens of thousands of organisations have returned money they did not need or claimed in error