Member wire #92 - CSR and beyond: Does it really pay to be good?

March 29, 2005

Member wire #92 – CSR and beyond: Does it really pay to be good?

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HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 92
29 March 2005
http://www.hrzone.co.uk
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1. CSR and beyond: Does it really pay to be good?
2. HR Tip: Reasonable alternative work
3. I&C legislation leaves UK Plc in crisis
4. Government gets tough on corporate manslaughter
5. Any Answers: Post-termination restrictions
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94% of UK employees believe colleagues fake illness
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Editor’s note
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Having enjoyed a four-day holiday break, you’re probably already
looking forward to the next get-away and with work/life balance
proving to outrank ‘more cash’ as the top reward, employers
could do worse than take a good look at their current policy.

HRZone member Brian Moore is doing just that – see the responses
to his investigation into holiday trading and add your own at:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/138787

Regards,

Annie Hayes
Editor
mailto:editor@hrzone.co.uk

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Welcome new members
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This week, HR Zone welcomes members from the following
organisations, among others, to the site:

Winchester English; Towry Law; Robert Gordon University; Hill
and Knowlton; Good Relations; Provecta Car Plan Limited; GE
Commercial Finance Fleet Services; WRAY People Management;
SingleSource Computer Services Ltd; Coors Brewers; Castle Inns
Stirling Ltd; HItachi Capital Vehicle Solutions; Gateway Control
Systems; Derwentside District Council; Crawley Borough Council;
AJT Engineering Ltd

The Guardian’s Britain’s Top Employers
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The 2005 Edition is now on the book shelves. Here CCSG,
partners in the book, talk about one opportunity that has until
now been missed by many. High on the Agenda in this month’s
budget, it is now starting an avalanche of activity.
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Editor’s Choice
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CSR and beyond: Does it really pay to be good?
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Leo Martin is a director and founder of GoodCorporation, the
corporate responsibility standard and is the principal character
in the BBC’s series, Good Company, Bad Company; in this the
second of a new series ‘CSR and beyond’ Martin looks at how to
make a business case for corporate social responsibility.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/138896

HR Tip: Reasonable alternative work
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What constitutes ‘reasonable alternative work’ in law?
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/138915

I&C legislation leaves UK Plc in crisis
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The Information and Consultation Regulations will be introduced
into UK law on 6 April 2005 but despite facing potential fines
of up to 75,000 pounds businesses are far from ready to meet the
new obligations.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/138939

94% of UK employees believe colleagues fake illness
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colleagues take days off when they’re not really ill
That’s just one of the ‘people risk’ issues identified by Aon
Consulting’s Employee Risk @Work report. For more findings – and
suggested actions that will directly improve performance and
profitability – download a free copy of the report.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/aon3.html
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