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BEFORE YOU HIRE AN EMPLOYEE: DO'S AND DO NOT'S
公平信用報告法案：僱用條例
Recent verdicts against businesses from employees and job applicants are causing companies to take a closer look at their compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Enacted to protect consumers from false information maintained by credit agencies, the FCRA’s provisions now apply to most employment situations, including hiring, promotion, termination, and reassignment. According to workplace law specialist Catherine Rimokh of the New York law firm Salans, the result is a brand new list of what companies should - and should not - do before they hire new employees.
法律界專業人士探討美國的公平信用報告法案最新加入有關僱用員工就業情況的條例，包括：聘任、晉升、解僱與調配工作。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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BEWARE OF THE WORKER MISCLASSIFICATION TRAP
公平勞動基準法案：勞工混合分類陷阱
Several recent huge verdicts against businesses are causing companies to take a closer look at their compliance with the Fair Labour Standards Act. While this federal law exempts employees who are not compensated on an hourly basis, there is a great deal of confusion over which workers are exempt from the FLSA. According to employment law specialist Catherine Rimokh of Salans, it takes only one FLSA complaint to trigger a lengthy investigation and costly litigation.
就有關企業幾項大的裁決，探討美國公平勞動基準法案中，因豁免補償按時支薪員工而引起的爭拗。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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BREAKING AWAY: LEADING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TURNAROUND
電訊業前瞻
Telecommunications was heralded as one of the industries that fuelled the “go-go” economy of the 1990’s. But it’s also been one of the hardest hit sectors in recent years. Could the telecommunications industry finally be poised for a turnaround? The answer to this question has significant implications for most companies, as well as for the economy as a whole. We get an exclusive briefing on a recent study of the telecommunications industry by Stephen Almassy and Gregg Sutherland, Partners in Ernst & Young’s Technology, Communication and Entertainment Group.
電訊業是九十年代初帶動經濟發展其中一個主要的動力源頭，但也是近年重挫經濟的勢頭。究竟電訊業的前景會怎樣？原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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CASH FLOW IN HARD TIMES
經濟困景下的現金流轉
Businesses, no matter how large or how successful, cannot exist on sales alone. Hal Schaeffer, President of D & H Credit Services, explains why cash flow - often referred to as the lifeblood of an organization - is so vital to businesses of every size. The author of Essentials of Cash Flow, Schaeffer focuses on the steps businesses can take immediately to improve their cash flow in the current economic slowdown.
現金流轉對任何規模的止業都十分重要，尤以在今日經濟困難的情況下，對企業營運構成一定的壓力。專業人士探討企業如何在經濟衰退下怎樣改善現金流轉情況。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: LESSON FROM THE SUPREME COURT
僱員岐視
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court demonstrates that companies must be able to prove that they have treated their employees fairly, consistently, and according to company policy. In other words, every corporate manager who makes human resource decisions must ask him or herself, “Would I be able to prove in court some day that our actions were nondiscriminatory?” Workplace law specialist Catherine Rimokh, of the New York law firm Salans, offers suggestions for any company that might someday find itself defending an employment discrimination action.
以美國聯邦最高法院近期有關僱員岐視的裁決，探討企業在制定公司政策時必須考慮對員工的公平性。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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FACTORING - NEW BANKERS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
應收帳款管理業務：廿一世紀銀行業新市場
The programme is studio-based and focuses on the main features of factoring, with particular emphasis on assessing suitability of the business for factoring and specifically on factor selection. Although businesses will always need bankers, their usefulness for providing working capital for growing businesses is limited. Banks just are not close enough to their customers to be able to assess the security value of debtors. In an age where almost anything can be securitised, more and more businesses are turning to asset-based finance. Factoring is not new, but the variety of factors and quality of service makes the source popular, particularly as it expands in direct proportion to the level of sales activity.
企業為降低成本提升資金運用效益，提高服務質素，陸續採行放帳交易。供應商也改以出貨後產生的應收帳款向銀行融資或將應收帳款賣斷給銀行以收美化財務報表與規避倒帳風險。由於應收帳款業務可有效掌握還款來源，遂成為銀行業競相開發的市場。原版英文發音。
21 mins.
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FINDING EQUITY FUNDING
股票基金
Desmond High and Terry Rainback of EMC Corporate Finance Ltd discuss the reasons for seeking equity funding and the potential sources of small business equity finance. Suitability and avail-ability are addressed, with explanations of why and how SMEs may seek to attract equity funding. Venture Capital is discussed from the practitioners’ point of view, and the two contributors provide useful explanations and illustrations of the funding that may be available from “investment Angels”. Both cost and consequences are explored as these pertain to those advising smaller businesses.
著名財務顧問討論有關尋找股票基本與小型機構股權籌資的潛力。詳細解釋中小企應如何適當地與有效地尋找具吸引力的股票基金。另外討論有關創業基金創業投資的議題。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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HOW COMPANIES CAN REGAIN THE PUBLIC'S TRUST?
企業如何恢復公眾的信任
The credibility of business, along with the leadership of American companies, was badly shaken by recent corporate scandals. This loss of confidence by consumers has led to a steep drop in the value of corporations and their stock. In this programme, Edward Keller, Chief Executive Officer of RoperASW, describes what happened to public trust last year and reveals what strategies are likely to be most successful in regaining consumer and investor loyalty.
會計詐騙事件的發生，打擊企業的管理威信。美國RogerASW研究公司總幹事Edward Keller討論企業如何恢復公眾及投資者的信心。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE SMALL & MEDIUM-SIZED FIRM?
中小企的前景問題
Andrew Jenner and Phil Shohet of Kato Consulting outline what effects the worldwide changes to the larger accountancy firms have had on the SMEs and what measures should be taken to ensure the prosperity of the small and medium sized firm in today’s business climate.
專業人士探討大型會計公司在世界性轉變的影響下，如何測量以確保中小企在今日的商業氣候下有良好的發展。原版英文發音。
23 mins.
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KEEPING YOUR TRADE SECRETS A SECRET
保護營業秘密
A recent survey reports that the 1,000 largest American companies lost $50 billion dollars last year from the theft of proprietary information. After all, new technology makes it astonishingly easy to capture and disseminate a company’s secret information across the globe in nanoseconds. In this programme, employment attorney Catherine Rimokh and intellectual property attorney Sidney Bresnick explain why most companies should have - but have not - established effective procedures for identifying and protecting their trade secrets.
根據調查報告指出，去年全美首一千所企業因專有資訊被盜竊損失高達五百億美元。採取具體措施保護營業秘密是維護經濟在健康及競爭中成長的必要措施。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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MANAGING MERGERS
管理合併
The programme provides a brief overview of the relevant statutory regime including the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers and the relevant sections of the Companies Act, the Criminal Justice Act and the Financial Services and Markets Act. It aims to provide practitioners with advice for pre-bid planning and flags up the key issues to consider prior to making an offer; such as due diligence, confidentiality and conflicts of interest. David Avery-Gee, an associate solicitor in the Corporate Department of Linklaters, is interviewed on the pros and cons of stake-building prior to announcing an intention to make an offer. David discusses the various restrictions placed on stake-building that practitioners need to be aware of under the Takeover Code, and its supporting rules on Substantial Acquisitions of Shares. The interview also covers the issues of market abuse; insider dealing; concert parties; and competition restrictions, outlining how these practices are dealt with under the legislative regime. Finally, David outlines how best to structure a bid, and outlines other schemes of arrangement.
本節目對英國實施的公司收購及合併守則與公司法，刑事犯罪法，金融服務暨市場法相關的部份作概括的介紹。法律界專業人士討論收購守則應注意的地方與及收購重大股份的支持規定。原版英文發音。
16 mins.
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NEGOTIATION SKILLS
談判技巧
Jocelyn Hughes of Metamorph Training and Development Ltd explores some strategies, tactics, and behaviours for Successful Negotiators and helps us understand the process of negotiation and influences that come into play.
培訓機構專業人士介紹實用的談判策略，手法和態度，幫助談判人員更了解整個過程提昇談判的能力。原版英文發音。
15 mins.
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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: SCORECARD OR STRATEGY TOOL?
績效管理：記分卡還是策略工具?
When senior executives attempt to shift an organization’s strategy, too often they can’t get their organization’s employees to execute it to their satisfaction. In this programme, cost management expert Gary Cokins of the SAS Institute brings us up-to-date on the use - and misuse - of performance improvement systems. Author of Activity Based Cost Management: An Executive’s Guide, Cokins is a firm believer that, to be effective, performance measures should focus on more than financial results.
績效管理是企業經營的核心，有效的績效管理制度能提升生產力，帶動公司整體利潤。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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PRESENTATION SKILLS
簡報技巧
This professional practice programme looks at the basics of making a presentation. Our trainer provides hints and tips on how to make the most of your presentation. Mike Morton (Momentum Training).
簡報技巧是在職場上其中一種主要的表現方式。本節目介紹有效實用簡報技巧的秘訣，增加你在市場上的優勢。原版英文發音。
19 mins.
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UNCLE SAM: YOUR NEW BEST CUSTOMER?
排除萬難：進軍市場
For many companies, reeling from cyclical corporate spending and customer credit downgrades, the steady and reliable growth of government contracting is most appealing. After all, the federal government is the largest single purchaser of goods and services in the world. In this programme, William Weisberg, a partner in the Washington, DC office of KMZ Rosenman, reminds companies of some unique marketing challenges and organizational hurdles that must be addressed before inroads can be made in this lucrative market.
美國是世界最大的採購貨物和服務的國家。對企業而言，要挽回顧客的信用及重組週期性企業支出，除政府合約要穩定和可靠增長外，企業亦需要先考慮一些獨特的市場要求或機構內部障礙才進攻市場。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
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YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: HOW TO MAINTAIN ITS VALUE
保護企業知識產權
Corporations and their financial executives must actively protect their business’ intellectual property - such as patents, copyrights and trademarks - from theft or loss in value. But what happens if another company uses a logo or slogan that is similar to yours and that causes your corporation’s trademark to be ‘tarnished? In this programme, Jane Collen and Jess Collen use a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to explain how to ensure that your intellectual property is properly identified, secured and positioned for maximum economic benefit.
企業必須有效保護知識產權，例如：專利、版權、商標。專業人士以聯邦最高法院的判決解釋如何確保知識產權得到保護及運用。原版英文發音。
25 mins.
English version
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