Differing Perspectives of Human Resource Management
Different Perspectives of Human Resource Management (HRM): ‘Soft’ and ‘Hard’ Human Resource Management, ‘Loose’ and ‘Tight’ Human Resource Management (Guest); Storey’s Definitions between HRM and IR; Personnel Practices: Treating Employees as an Asset Rather than a Cost, Emphasis on Training and Development; HRM as a Strategic form of Management (Devolution of Function to Line Managers, Employee Empowerment)
Flexibility within the Workplace
Flexible Working Methods: the Core and Periphery Workforce Model, Employment of Part-time and Temporary Staff, Tele-working, Home–working; Job Sharing Functional Flexibility: Multiskilling, Job Enrichment, Job Enlargement, Flexible Working Groups, Training Needs; Changing Role of Supervisor Temporal Flexibility: Overtime, Flexi-Time, Annual Hours Contracts, Zero Hours Contracts, Shift Patterns Labor Market: Labour Market Demographics, Employment Statistics, Local, Regional and National Labour Markets.
Equal Opportunities within the Workplace
Discrimination in Employment: Forms of Discrimination, e.g. Gender, Ethnicity, Religion, Disability, Age, Sexual Orientation, Education; The Legislative Framework: Direct and Indirect Discrimination; Legislation Equal Opportunities in Employment: Codes of Practice, Implementing Policy, Training Requirements, Equal Opportunities Practices and Initiatives in the Workplace; Monitoring Equal Opportunity Initiatives: Opportunity 2000, Positive Action Approaches e.g. Recruitment and Selection Policies, Managing the Diverse Workforce.
The Traditional Welfare Function: Occupational Health Practices and Policies, the Management of Ill Health at Work, Bereavement, Costs and Absenteeism, Accidents at Work (Statistics); Health and Safety Legislation: Welfare Benefits and Services, the Role of the Health and Safety Commission, European Community Directives; New Models of Welfare: Ergonomics, Passive Smoking, Sick Building Syndrome, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Stress Management, Private Health Care, Employee Assistance Programmes, HIV and AIDS, Workplace Counseling, Recognition of Religious Practices.
Human Resource Practices
Human Resource Practices: Recruitment, Selection, Welfare Provision, Training, Reward, Human Resource Management in the United Kingdom: Consider different Human Resource Practices in the United Kingdom, E.g. Case Study Examples of Recruitment and Selection; Human Resource Management in the European Union: Comparison of Human Resource Policies and Practices across different European Countries, European Commission Directives, European Social Charter/Chapter, Harmonization, European Employment Treaty, Aeria for Jobs; International Comparisons in Human Resource Management Practices: Comparison of Human Resource Policies and Practices in the United Kingdom, USA and Far East.
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