Annual general meetings : a guide for directors.

For chairs and other board members, this book offers guidance on good practice in preparing CEO and other executive employment agreements.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Australian Institute of Company Directors
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, N.S.W. : Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2009.
Temas:
Meetings > Australia > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Réunions > Australie > Guides, manuels, etc.
Meetings.
Australia.
Handbooks and manuals.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the authors
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: Good practice when appointing CEOs and other senior executives
  • Introduction
  • Good practice guidelines
  • Australian guidance
  • Planning stage
  • Search process
  • Negotiation phase
  • Framework for dealing with executive remuneration issues
  • Remuneration committee
  • Interacting with external advisers
  • Elements of remuneration contracts
  • Sign-on fees
  • Choice of performance measures
  • Alignment with interests of shareholders over the long term
  • Hedging arrangements
  • Mechanisms to minimise unexpected results
  • Notice periods and termination payments
  • Summary
  • Chapter Two: Pre-contract issues
  • Introduction
  • Role of recruitment consultants and pre-employment representations
  • Position and reporting structure
  • Remuneration
  • The constitution
  • The negotiation process
  • Legal and financial advice and documentation
  • Pre-employment checks and references
  • Reference checks
  • Privacy
  • Anti-discrimination
  • Summary
  • Chapter Three: Remuneration and other benefits
  • Introduction
  • Legislative entitlements
  • Executives compared to other employees
  • Considerations in setting remuneration
  • The 'Two Strikes' Rule
  • Components of executive remuneration
  • Salary
  • Superannuation
  • Incentive plans/rules
  • Bonus
  • Other incentives
  • 'Handcuffs' and 'Handshakes'
  • Review of remuneration and benefits
  • Summary
  • Chapter Four: Other usual terms of executive employment
  • Introduction
  • Sources of the terms of the contract of employment
  • Minimum legislative entitlements
  • Maximum weekly hours of work
  • Request for flexible working arrangements
  • Parental leave and related entitlements
  • Annual leave
  • Personal leave and compassionate leave
  • Community service leave
  • Long service leave
  • Taking versus paying out leave
  • Public holidays
  • Notice of termination
  • Redundancy
  • Fair Work Information Statement
  • Term
  • Location
  • Probation
  • Company policies
  • Dispute resolution
  • Implied terms
  • Implied duties of the employee
  • Implied duties of the employer
  • Mutual duties of both the employer and the employee
  • The duty of mutual trust and confidence
  • The duty to provide reasonable notice
  • Summary
  • Chapter Five: Protection of business interests
  • Introduction
  • Confidential information
  • What is confidential information?
  • Express contractual terms
  • Equitable duty of confidence
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Corporations legislation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Post-employment restrictions on conduct ('restraints of trade')
  • General
  • Are restraints enforceable?
  • Drafting restraint clauses
  • Remedies
  • Summary
  • Chapter Six: Cessation of executive employment
  • Introduction
  • Fixed term
  • Maximum term
  • Continuing term
  • Minimum notice periods
  • Executives
  • Garden leave
  • Summary of immediate termination for misconduct

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