Human resources management - H. T Graham

Designed to teach students the principles of personnel and human resources management in industry, this textbook has been revised and enlarged to include material on the 1988 Employment Act, ACAS and other Codes of Practice and the latest provisions involving equal pay, retirement age and company pensions.;The volume also includes recent legislation on wage payment schemes, sick pay and training levies, role theory, the culture of the workplace, personnel management laws of the European Common Market, and the operation of "quality circles". Problems of stress and monotony are covered in the section on the psychological conditions of work. Labour relations are studied in a chapter which analyzes staff associations, strikes and new technology agreements. The original chapters on training principles and methods have been extended to include new material on action learning and computer-based training. Additionally, details have been added on the organization of personnel departments, on the relevance for recruitment of intelligence tests and the Seven Fold Plan, on the causes of grievances and on manifestations of discontent such as high rates of absenteeism.;The text is suitable for examinations of the NEBSS, LCC, Institute of Administrative Management, Institute of Personnel Management, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, BTEC examinations, Chartered Building Societies Institute, Fellowship of the Chartered Insurance Institute, the Diploma and Certificate in Management Studies and the Institute of Management Services.