Mothers have been highlighted as the reason for the low uptake of shared parental leave. A research survey on the factors that influence mother's decision on whether or not to take shared parental leave reveals that they are several reasons such as financial cost, breastfeeding, health, dads...

Performance related pay has become a major part of executive's remuneration package in the UK and other countries. The purpose of using performance related pay is to strengthen the link between pay and performance whilst enhancing accountability and transparency in the pay setting process. It is...

Directors' remuneration has become a contentious issue that many countries (including the UK and Cameroon) are into making laws to regulate it. The UK adopts a rather corrective measure by mainly highlighting the responsibility of the shareholders to curb excessive directors' pay and further...

Purpose: The paper aims to examine the role of human greed in the determination of executive remuneration in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reviews the past and existing regulation and corporate governance recommendations on executive remuneration. Findings: The paper...

Purpose This paper aim to examine the implication of section 172(1)(b) on employment rights, particularly on workers on precarious employment contracts. The aim of the paper is to analyse whether company directors have any liability for potential abuse of worker on precarious employment...

Purpose The legislation on shared parental leave that came into force on 1st of December 2014 is aimed at giving working mothers the opportunity to return to work early if they so choose after childbirth to continue with their career and also to give fathers the opportunity to be involved in the...

Purpose This paper aims to examine the Salomon principle of separate legal personality and its impact on the regulation of directors’ remuneration in the UK. The aim of the paper is to explore the Salomon principle to determine whether it serves as a driving factor for directors’...