Tolley S Non Executive Director S Handbook

Fully up-to-date with the impact of the Higgs Review, Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook is an indispensable guide that deals with the changing role and responsibilities of the non-executive director in companies today. It recognises the increasing importance of the position, the growing pressures on non-executive directors and the need for full compliance with legislation and regulation in order to avoid heavy fines and penalties. Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook provides practical information and guidance on all aspects of the role. Written specially for and about non-executive directors and incorporation useful checklists and summaries, Tolleys Non-executive Directors Handbook will be an invaluable point of reference.

The Non-executive Directors Handbook is an indispensable guide that deals with the changing role and responsibilities of the Non-Executive Director in companies today. It recognises the increasing importance of the position, the growing pressures on Non-Executive Directors and the need for full compliance with the latest legislation and regulation in order to avoid heavy fines and penalties. This book provides practical information and guidance on all aspects of the role. Written specially for and about non-executive directors the book incorporates useful checklists and summaries. Updated material includes: corporate strategy; risk management; ethics (Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI)); governance (covers current version of the Combined Code); how to improve a company's efficiency and effectiveness; International Standards on Auditing (ISAs); and updates for recent developments of the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Best-practice guidelines on all the duties and responsibilities of non-executive directors Full coverage of corporate strategy, risk management, ethics (especially in line with Global Reporting Initiative [GRI] guidelines), and governance Shows how to improve a company's efficiency and effectiveness

Financial reporting is becoming more onerous and complex, particularly for listed companies. Accounting scandals have led to a greater regulatory focus on the role of audit committees and non-executive directors, and risk management and internal control put the finance director under new and more stringent pressures. Tolleys Finance Directors Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the huge range of duties that the modern finance director now undertakes. Tolleys Finance Directors Handbook 3rd edition provides extensive coverage of financial operations. Detailed sections are devoted to audit, cashflow management, corporate transactions, financial reporting, management accounting, taxation and risk management.

This annually updated book covers the corporate governance aspects of running a company in the UK. It is aimed at finance directors, company secretaries, board and non-executive directors, risk managers, in-house legal departments in public and private companies and their law and accountancy firms.

Financial reporting is becoming more onerous and complex, particularly for listed companies. Accounting scandals have led to a greater regulatory focus on the role of audit committees and non-executive directors, and risk management and internal control put the finance director under new and more stringent pressures. Tolleys Finance Directors Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the huge range of duties that the modern finance director now undertakes. Tolleys Finance Directors Handbook 3rd edition provides extensive coverage of financial operations. Detailed sections are devoted to audit, cashflow management, corporate transactions, financial reporting, management accounting, taxation and risk management.

An annually updated, practical guide to the legal and regulatory compliance issues that fall into responsibilities of the finance function of a medium to large company. This A to Z handbook makes extensive use of bullet points and checklists to guide finance directors in the broad range of areas that may fall under their responsibility. The primary responsibility of the finance director is the financial management of the company for the benefit of its shareholders and stakeholders. However, there are a number of responsibilities that may fall into the remit of the FD that can be considered as non-core. The Finance Director's Handbook provides the FD with an overview of the law, regulations, and best practice across these broad areas of the company's operation.

Occupational safety and health management theory is now rightly focused on pro-activity, risk assessment and management. But it remains important that organizations know what they need to do when accidents happen, both to comply with legislation and to extract all the information from the incident to improve their health and safety management. Tolley’s Workplace Accident Handbook presents in a single volume what needs to be done when an accident occurs – from emergency procedures and legal reporting requirements through to formal investigations and possible legal proceedings. In this new edition, chapters on first aid and accident investigation reports have been added and the rehabilitation chapter has been updated to cover the latest insurance industry initiatives. The Handbook also shows how to learn from the accident data gathered and how to implement recommendations into a company's health and safety management system. The text is supported by checklists, case studies and ready-to-use forms and templates. Health and Safety practitioners in all industries will find this Handbook is packed full of practical and legal advice. It will also be of use to lawyers dealing with accident claims, insurance risk managers, emergency planning, first aid, and enforcement officers, as well as to students on health and safety and specialist accident investigation courses. Mark Tyler is a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner and a leading Solicitor in the area of health and safety law who has worked on numerous high profile cases such as rail crashes and legionnaires disease. His expertise is supplemented with the practical knowledge of other experts in their individual subject areas.