Effective corporate administration is essential to the smooth running of any organisation. The task of the administrator is to keep overall business strategy and objectives in mind while paying attention to the detail of the legal and regulatory environment - and being aware of the penalties for non-compliance. This guide offers an overview of the law and best practice associated with some key areas of administration, including human resource management, intellectual property and data protection, pensions, insurance and corporate taxation. This new edition has been completely revised and updated to include the latest changes in law and best practice. Each title in the "ICSA Professional Development" series is a self-contained unit, covering the essentials the subject in a concise, easily digestible format. Topic coverage is comprehensive, and the books also include a number of features to reinforce understanding, and additional reference tools such as glossaries of key terms and directories of further reading and Internet resources.