Search Page

Fraud ‘inevitable’


Most companies think fraud is inevitable and cost it into their budgets, according to a survey of 800 managers by Management Today magazine. But more than 30 per cent believe that if they cracked down on fraud such as expenses, invoice fiddling and making personal phone calls or surfing the internet, they would lose staff.
E-mail ban pledge


Chocolate maker Nestlé Rowntree has reassured suppliers it will respond to e-mails on a Friday - despite a ban on staff using internal e-mails on that day. The division of the giant Nestlé group is using its “no-e-mail-Fridays” to see if productivity can be improved by forcing employees into face-to-face communication.
OFT fine for Napp


Napp Pharmaceuticals has been fined £3.21 million by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for abusing a dominant market position. The company was found to have supplied sustained release morphine to patients at excessively high prices, while at the same time supplying the drug to hospitals at discount levels.
Return to tenders


The Ministry of Defence is inviting tenders for 10,000 army trucks worth a total of £2 billion. The move follows the MoD’s decision that a private finance initiative scheme would not meet the army’s requirements and represent best value for money for the taxpayer.
Active Management


Back to the Floor
BBC2, 6 November Rating: 3/5
Too hot to handle
Business checklist: accepting a cash donation
Advertise with us

xxxxxxxxxx

Keeping it moving
Business checklist: logistics management
Permanent problem
The proposed Agency Workers Directive will effectively give temporary workers the same employment rights as permanent workers. Does this spell disaster for the recruitment industry?
Top