Chapter 1: Introducing Resourcing and Talent Management
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Chapter 1: Introducing Resourcing and Talent Management - Introduction Learning outcomes Resourcing and talent management Decision making and evaluation Adding value Operations and strategy Integration with other P&D activities Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 2: Employment Markets - Introduction Learning outcomes Employment market conditions The UK employment market Attitudes to work Introducing employment regulation Regulation and resourcing and talent management Debates about employment regulation Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 3: Flexibility - Introduction Learning outcomes Defining flexibility Reasons for increased flexible working Functional flexibility Numerical flexibility Temporal flexibility Outsourcing Criticisms of flexibility Employability and mutual flexibility Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 4: Fairness and Diversity - Introduction Learning outcomes Discrimination at work Tackling inequality and promoting diversity Discrimination law Cultural diversity Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 5: Human Resource Planning - Introduction Learning outcomes - A note on terminology Stages in traditional human resource planning Forecasting future demand for human resourcing Forecasting internal supply Forecasting external supply IT applications The use of HR planning in practice The case against HR planning The case for HR planning Adapting traditional HR planning HR planning in an international context Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 6: Job Analysis and Job Design - Introduction Learning outcomes Managing vacancy scenarios Job analysis Problems with the job analysis approach Competency frameworks Job design Job sculpting Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 7: Recruitment Advertising - Introduction Learning outcomes Defining recruitment Internal recruitment External recruitment Advertising in the printed media Style and wording Online recruitment Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 8: Alternative Recruitment Methods - Introduction Learning outcomes Informal approaches Using agents in the recruitment process Education liaison Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 9: Employer Branding - Introduction Learning outcomes Brands and brand management - Defining employer branding The benefits of employer branding Employer branding exercises Debates about employer branding Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 10: Selection: The Classic Trio - Introduction Learning outcomes Research in employee selection Application forms Short-listing Online sifting Problems with interviews The survival of the traditional interview Varieties of interview format Varieties of interview question Structuring interviews Preparing for interviews Telephone interviewing Employment references Criminal record checks Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 11: Advanced Methods of Employee Selection - Introduction Learning outcomes Biodata Ability testing Personality testing Professional issues in the use of selection tests Assessment centres Contemporary developments in selection Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 12: The New Employee - Introduction Learning outcomes Contracts of employment Specific contractual terms National variations The psychological contract Induction Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 13: Succession Planning - Introduction - Learning outcomes What is succession planning Traditional approaches Contemporary approaches Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 14: Measuring and Analysing Employee Turnover - Introduction Learning outcomes Defining voluntary turnover Does turnover matter? Measuring turnover Costing turnover Benchmarking turnover Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 15: Improving Employee Retention - Introduction Learning outcomes Reasons for leaving Exit routes Diagnostic tools Reducing turnover Employee retention and reward Employee retention and developmental opportunities Employee retention and effective line management Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 16: Retirements - Introduction Learning outcomes Population ageing Employing older workers Pension issues Age discrimination law Early retirement Preparing employees for retirement Post-retirement contact Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 17: Managing Redundancy - Introduction Learning outcomes Introduction to the law of unfair dismissal Fair and unfair reasons Reasonableness Misconduct and poor performance - Ill-health dismissals Documentation Notice periods Unfair dismissal claims Qualifications and remedies Wrongful dismissal Best practice Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 18: Dismissals - Introduction Learning outcomes Defining redundancy Avoiding redundancies Selecting people for redundancy Providing help for redundant employees Redundancy payments Managing the survivors Other legal issues Individual cases Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 19: Resourcing and Talent Management Strategies - Introduction Learning outcomes Taking a strategic approach Aligning HR practices with business strategy Alternative views of the HR-business strategy link Competing in the labour market Queen bee resourcing strategies Chapter summary Explore further Chapter 20: Future Developments and Debates - Introduction Learning outcomes Debates about the future of work Emotional intelligence Knowledge management Work-life balance Scenario planning Chapter summary Explore further
