Effective corporate administration is essential to the smooth running of any organisation. The task of the administrator is to keep overall business strategy and objectives in mind while paying attention to the detail of the legal and regulatory environment - and being aware of the penalties for non-compliance.

This guide offers an overview of the law and best practice associated with some key areas of administration, including human resource management, intellectual property and data protection, pensions, insurance and corporate taxation. This new edition has been completely revised and updated to include the latest changes in law and best practice.

Each title in the ICSA Professional Development Series is a self-contained unit, covering the essentials the subject in a concise, easily digestible format. Topic coverage is comprehensive, and the books also include a number of features to reinforce understanding, and additional reference tools such as glossaries of key terms and directories of further reading and internet resources.

Paperback •  ISBN: 9781860723520 •   Published July 2006 • £32.50

Contents
Part 1: Corporate Administration
Role and Function
 
Part 2: Knowledge and Information
Information as a corporate resource
Protecting intellectual property
The internet and e-commerce
Data Protection
 
Part 3: The Human Resource
Job planning and recruitment
The employer/employee relationship
Employment rights and work/life balance
Discipline, dismissal and tribunals
Staff training and development
Health and safety
 
Part 4: Pensions, Insurance and Risk
Types of pension scheme
Pension law and regulation
Pension scheme administration
Risk and insurance: and introduction
Classes of insurance and the insurance market
 
Part 5: Corporate Taxation and Corporate Assets
Corporate Taxation
Physical Assets

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