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  Talent Management: Practical issues in implementation

  Hirsh W | Jan 2009 | Institute for Employment Studies

  The term ‘talent management’ is clearly a big hit with HR people, but will the recent talent craze yield real business value? If talent management does help, it will do so by shifting our thinking and/or by helping us to act more effectively.

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  Pre-Claim Conciliation Pilot

  Evaluation summary report

  Denvir A, O’Regan S, Williams M, Cox A, Pearmain D, Hooker H | Jan 2009 | Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

  The Acas Pre-Claim Conciliation Service (PCC) aims to identify workplace disputes between employers and employees which may become employment tribunal claims and resolve them effectively before they enter the tribunal system. The findings of this evaluation show cost and time savings to both employers and employees involved in this pilot and a net financial benefit to the taxpayer.

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  Working in 21st Century Rural England

  A Scoping Study

  Bates P, Carta E, Dewson S, Francis R, Pillai R | Jan 2009 | Commission for Rural Communities

  This project identified the rural groups that found it most difficult to move into, remain and progress in employment. The project also described and evaluated these groups' pathways into work. The scoping study was designed to inform the development of the Commission for Rural Communities' broader programme of work on Working in 21st Century Rural England.

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  Talent Management: Issues of Focus and Fit

  Garrow V, Hirsh W | Jan 2009 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Talent management has been high on the agenda of HR professionals in the UK over the past few years. This high level of interest is reflected in a number of recent case study based research reports describing a wide range of organisational practice. This paper draws on published research and also on the considerable practical experience of IES in supporting organisations in their own talent management strategies.

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  Guidelines on Socially-Sensitive Labour Force Restructuring in South Eastern Europe

  Broughton A | Jan 2009 | International Labour Organization

  These guidelines set out the main ways in which organisations can contribute to the socially-sensitive restructuring of the labour force. The report highlights practical considerations such as: the roles that social dialogue can play at national, sectoral and company level; the role of workforce consultation, beginning with how restructuring plans should be announced to the workforce, how the workforce should be informed and consulted about the restructuring, and how negotiations concerning restructuring should be conducted; the measures that can be put into place to lessen the impact of restructuring; and, if redundancies are inevitable, the range of measures that can be implemented to cushion their impact.

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  Women and Gender Equity in Employment

  Patterns, progress and challenges

  Perrons D | Jan 2009 | Institute for Employment Studies

  Over the last forty years there has been a transformation in the gender composition of the UK workforce as women are increasingly likely to be in paid employment for the major part of their adult lives. Yet gender imbalances remain with respect to the scale and form of employment and in remuneration. This paper is divided into two sections: patterns and progress; and challenges and make some tentative recommendations by way of conclusion.

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  OD: past, present and future

  Garrow V | Jan 2009 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This working paper explores the journey of Organisational Development as a discipline from its roots in the middle of the 20th century to its current status. It then considers whether and how OD can continue to be relevant in the 21st century.

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  Learning Agreement Pilots Evaluation

  Synthesis Report

  Hillage J, Johnson C (IES), Maguire S (Centre for Education and Industry), Perry J, Purdon S (National Centre for Social Research) | Dec 2008 | Department for Children, Schools and Families

  The evaluation had three elements: a process evaluation, examining the ways in which the Learning Agreement Pilots had been set up and delivered, and the main issues associated with their implementation; a quantitative element, using surveys of young people to measure the impact of the pilots in comparison to control areas and to provide information about participants’ experiences; and a programme theory element, testing some key aspects of the policy to identify what worked, what did not and the reasons for this.

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  Employee Engagement: What is the Relationship with Reward Management?

  Reilly P, Brown D | Dec 2008 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This paper (published as ‘Reward and Engagement’, in WorldatWork Journal, November 2008) sets out the relationship between reward and employee engagement as a valid and powerful area for future research and practice in reward management. It considers what employee engagement really means and why it is important (primarily because of the potentially powerful influence on organisation performance). The paper presents a review of research evidence on the complex relationship between reward and engagement, and provides guidelines for practising a more engagement-focused approach.

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  The Impact of Entrepreneurship Training and Small Business Experience on Future Entrepreneurial Activity in the UK

  Cowling M | Dec 2008 | Institute for Employment Studies

  This paper considers three basic questions: Who gets enterprise training or work experience in small businesses? Does this make a difference to future entrepreneurial activity? And, does this improve business outcomes?