Company Administration Handbook

Part 1 The constitution and conduct of companies: the role of the company secretary; company law; maintaining a company share register; the conduct of meetings. Part 2 Accounting and finance: the annual account; sources of finance; taxation; value added tax; managing corporate mergers and acquisitions. Part 3 Commercial functions: the law of contract; negotiation; debt collection; intellectual property rights; fair trading. Part 4 Office administration: managing the office function; reducing office costs; setting up a new office; the role of O & M; the design and control of forms; information technology. Part 5 The company and its employees: employment law; working conditions; salary and wage management; employee benefits; national insurance; redundancy; employee relations; industrial relations law; management and industrial training. Part 6 The management of physical assets: the administration of commercial property; the management and maintenance of buildings; the insurance of company operations; managing transport services; security policy and administration.