David Martin

David M Martin, FCIS, FCIPD, FloD is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Institute of Directors. He held senior positions with Xerox (USA) and SGB Group plc,and was Director/Company Secretary of Maynards plc where as well as the full range of the usual corporate duties he designed one of the first employee share ownership schemes, implemented a Group wide system of Consultative Committees and compiled several employee reports, annual reports and employee newsletters, all of which won national awards. Since 1985 when Maynards was taken over, he has run his own business consultancy – Buddenbrook – carrying out various projects including corporate and internal communications, general administration and personnel documentation, etc – for a wide range of client companies including Filofax, British Aerospace, Safeway, Northern Foods, Boots, Trebor Bassett and others.

He is a regular seminar and conference speaker on company and employment law and personal skills, and has written 50 business books. The ‘clear communication’ themes of many of his seminars are reflected in his books, many of which (including the international best-selling Tough Talking, Tough Telephoning and Manipulating Meetings) have been translated into several foreign languages as well as being available in all English speaking markets in the world. He is the series editor for ICSA’s One Stop series for which he wrote the Company Secretary (6th edition 2009), Personnel, Director, Customer Care, Property, Communication, Profit Management and Meetings titles and co-wrote Negotiation. He is the author/editor of Gee’s looseleaf updating manuals Employment Letters and Procedures and Employment Policies and Handbooks and is consultant editor of Butterworth Tolley’s Company Secretary’s Link. His latest books, The A-Z of Facilities and Property Administration and The A-Z of Employment Practice – 4th edition (2009) are both published by Thorogood. He is a CBI representative on the panel of Employment Tribunal members and is a member of the Registrar of Companies Wider Users committee.

Books by this author:

	Corporate Governance Jargon-free analysis of the practical application of Corporate Governance with short case studies to illustrate legal requirements.
	Discrimination Law and Employment Issues The new Age Discrimination Act is billed by lawyers as the most significant change in employment law since the 1970’s. In addition to sex and race discrimination laws, in the last two years employers have also had to cope with sexual orientation discrimination and religious discrimination. And now from October 2006 age discrimination.
	The A-Z of Employment Practice This book comes at a time when managers are faced with still more new legislation, obligations and potential penalties. It explains what the law is and then what to do, providing expert advice on every aspect of employment practice from recruitment, pay and incentives to maternity/paternity leave, personnel records, contracts and holidays.
	The A-Z of Facilities and Property Management A major new reference work, in an easy-to-use A-Z format, covering all aspects of facilities and property management, strategy, administration and control, backed up by a wealth of practical suggestions. Covers all the latest legislation on waste, energy consumption and environmental issues and offers valuable insights into the management of property assets.
	The Company Director's Desktop Guide The new edition of the best-selling Company Director’s Desktop Guide provides an indispensable guide to the key issues and liabilities faced by all company directors. Fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in legislation, it includes checklists, charts and summaries throughout.