Tag: General election 2017
Global risk: hotspots from the UK, US, Italy, Europe and Qatar
Board Agenda reports on a handful of risk-related tremors around the world, from UK election woes to Eurozone growth and a renewable energy spike.
Doubts for governance reform in hung parliament
Theresa May came to power promising to overhaul corporate governance. The general election result throws into doubt the future of Brexit negotiations as well as potential governance reforms.
Tories commit to greater employee involvement in governance
Conservative Party manifesto sees Theresa May commit to employee involvement in the running of their companies, annual votes on executive pay and the publication of pay ratios.
Labour targets executive pay and plans expanded duty of care
Labour’s manifesto includes measures on curbing excessive executive pay, but there are concerns about the level of proposed state intervention.
Labour planning corporate ‘levy’ for the highly paid
Labour party manifesto will include a new levy to be charged to companies for each employee earning above key thresholds.
Corporate governance becomes an election campaign issue
Politicians lay out their policies on corporate governance as general election campaigning intensifies.
CBI calls on election winner to address pay and employee engagement
Confederation of British Industry releases an election manifesto for business, with calls for greater shareholder powers over pay and reporting on employee engagement.
Directors could be struck off for failing to protect pensions, says PM
Directors could be fined or struck off if they fail to protect pension schemes, according to a policy announcement by prime minister Theresa May.