Publications

Employers as Customers

This publication is no longer available. This report presents the findings of a study into employers' use of Jobcentre services. The research contributes to the Employment Service's aim of ensuring that its customer service strategy remains relevant, by identifying what employers experience, like, don't like and would want to see when using Jobcentres. The research centred on a telephone survey of over 800 employers during February and March 1999.

Occupational Pensions and Disabled People

This report examines how occupational pension schemes operate and how they treat disabled people. The study aimed to assist the Disability Rights Task Force in assessing what changes (if any) might be appropriate to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) relating to occupational pensions.

The Human Resource Information System Audit

A six-step audit to evaluate and improve the effectiveness and performance of your HR information system

The Human Resource Function Audit

A six-step audit to review, measure and assess the role, contribution and performance of your organisation’s HR function

This audit pulls together previous HR audits. Drawing on what you know about people policies, pay and remuneration, training and leadership skills, this audit aimed to help you measure the real importance of your HR function.

On the Agenda: Changing Nurses’ Careers in 1999

This report used evidence from a survey of 6,000 registered nurses, and showed that nurses have a high level of commitment to their profession and to their own continuing development. This publication is no longer available.

On the Agenda: Changing Nurses’ Careers in 1999. A Summary

This report used evidence from a survey of 6,000 registered nurses, and showed that nurses have a high level of commitment to their profession and to their own continuing development. The NHS was facing the challenge of meeting the career aspirations of nurses whose commitment was being challenged by increasing workload pressures. This publication is no longer available.

Family-friendly Employment: the business case

An important theme in current and emerging government policy is the importance of practices that allow individuals to combine employment and caring responsibilities. These 'family-friendly' practices also have direct and measurable business benefits: reduced casual sickness absence, improved retention, productivity and recruitment, and improved morale and commitment. Recognising these benefits can help overcome the fears in small to medium sized enterprises that family-friendly policies are costly, impractical or a threat to stability. This publication is no longer available.

The Human Resource Planning Audit

a self-assessment audit to analyse, estimate and plan the supply and demand of your organisation’s human resources

Estimating your future workforce requirements is an inexact science. But a number of different techniques exist to help you do this, as well as to calculate the state of the labour market in the short to medium-term - and assess any problems or implications that result. This audit will help ensure that you have reliable monitoring and planning systems in place, so that implications for strategic and cost planning can quickly and easily be assessed.