Introduction to Human Resource Management

A Guide to HR in Practice

Charles Leatherbarrow, Janet Fletcher

• Publisher: CIPD - Kogan Page
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9780749483685
• eBook ISBN: 9780749483692
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

Introduction to Human Resource Management is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the subject of HRM. Drawing on the authors' experiences in both the public and private sectors and underpinned by academic theory, this textbook follows the logical sequence of the employment cycle and shows how human resource management plays out in practice. It covers organizational culture, the role of the HR professional, HR planning, recruitment and selection, talent management, L&D, motivation and performance, health and safety, diversity and equality, employment law, change management and handling and managing information.With a range of pedagogical features, including contemporary case studies and review questions, Introduction to Human Resource Management maps to the CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in HR Practice and is also ideal for foundation and undergraduate students encountering HRM for the first time. This fully updated 4th edition has been revised and expanded to include coverage of zero-hours contracts and the gig economy, social media and e-recruitment and the UK apprenticeship levy. Online supporting resources include an instructor's manual, lecture slides and students' resources including multiple choice questions, additional case studies and reflective questions for self-study.

INDEX

AA 64, 65, 80n2

ability tests 158, 161

absences 88, 333–38, 359

bullying and harassment 395

company handbooks 190

costs of 333, 334–35

data on 85, 89–90, 247, 478, 479, 480

days lost to illness 352–53, 354

disciplinary rules 419

human resource management systems 488, 490

Layoff Survivor Syndrome 447

managing 337–38

monitoring and measuring 335–36

North Star Housing Group 461

reasons for 336, 354

shared services 89

work–life balance 366

see also sickness leave

Acas 318, 328, 331–33

absence management 334

buddy systems 188

disciplinary procedures 419, 420, 422

dismissals 436

employee well-being 361

forced retirement 448

gender pay gap reporting 416

grievances 416, 417

induction 36, 183, 189, 193

job evaluation 308–09

redundancy 441, 442, 444, 446

sexual orientation 394

tribunals 421

work–life balance 366, 367

Accenture 271

accidents 247, 345, 348, 414

causes of 348–49

data on 478, 495

frequency of 351–52

see also hazards; injuries

accountability 2, 79, 87, 94, 308

achievement 195, 262, 263, 304

achievement culture 41

action, drive for 94

action learning 218, 229

activism 87

Acts of Parliament see legislation

Adams, J S 268–69, 270

added value 70, 208, 333

addiction to work 47–48

administration 8

administrative cultures 44

Adobe 271, 273...

Table of contents

• List of figures and tables
• Preface
• Foreword
• Walkthrough of textbook features
• 01 Organisations
• 02 Aspects of organisational culture
• 03 Human resource management (HRM)
• 04 The role of the HR practitioner
• 05 Workforce planning
• 06 Recruitment
• 07 Selection
• 08 Induction and retention
• 09 Learning and development
• 10 Learning and development – practical aspects
• 11 Performance management
• 12 Employee reward
• 13 The employment relationship
• 14 Health, safety, well-being and work–life balance
• 15 Diversity
• 16 Employment law
• 17 Ending the employment relationship
• 18 Change management
• 19 Handling and managing information
• Index