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CSR for Employers
Proof of 'Employee Engagement'
Barber L | Sep 2005 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis paper is a write-up of IES's review of employer CSR websites, both in the private and public sectors. The areas represented by the review are training and development; communication and consultation; health and safety; work-life balance; pay and benefits; and the involvement of the HR function.
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Review of the Reporting of Accidents and Incidents Involving Learners
Miller L, Ballard J, Suff P, Bates P, Hurstfield J, Akroyd K | Aug 2005 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe research aimed to identify factors that might contribute to under-reporting of accidents and incidents of learners, primarily apprentices and those on entry to employment programmes. It consisted of a literature review, interviews with the Learning and Skills Council regional health and safety managers, a review of the data on accident reports, focus groups with learners, a survey of learning providers and a survey of employers.
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Business Models and Change
the Effect on Employees and their Psychological Contracts
Wolfe H | Jun 2005 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe paper asks the following questions: What is business model change, how does is occur, and how is it dealt with? How does business model change affect the employment expectations and how can these be managed? What are the psychological contract effects of business model change? How can change be effectively and appropriately designed and communicated for optimum organisational performance and employee well-being?
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Age Discrimination
the Issues for Employers
Hurstfield J, Akroyd K | Mar 2005 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis briefing, written in advance of the introduction of age discrimination legislation, provided an outline of the scope of the legislation on age discrimination and set out some of the key issues that employers should consider.
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Employee Assistance Programmes
Newton L, Hayday S, Barkworth R | Mar 2005 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis paper identifies why organisations chose to offer Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), as well as what provision is available, and how organisations decide on a certain provider and service. It looks at how effectively organisations monitor employee usage and satisfaction. The paper guides employers in what to bear in mind when considering providing an EAP, as well as suggestions for evaluating existing EAPs.
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Stress Audits
What you Need to Know
Newton L, Hayday S, Silverman M | Mar 2005 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis review addresses current issues involved in measuring workplace stress. It begins by discussing what a stress audit is and what information it produces. Other issues, such as the validity and reliability of stress audits, the potential benefits and pitfalls of assessing stress, what products are available, the implications of conducting stress audits and what next steps to take after conducting one, are also addressed.
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What Makes a Good Employer?
Rafferty AM, Maben J, West E, Robinson D | Feb 2005 | International Council of NursesThis document summarises underlying evidence and issues related to good human resource management in the health sector with reference to: indicators of performance and measurement of nursing outcomes; performance issues related to individuals and teams; and employee engagement, commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour.
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Pregnancy Discrimination at Work
A Qualitative Study
Davis S, Neathey F, Regan J, Willison R | Jan 2005 | Equal Opportunities CommissionThe findings of this study into pregnancy-related discrimination illustrate the breadth of issues that come up during working women's pregnancies and the common threads of their experience, in spite of different backgrounds.
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Pregnant Employees
Good Employer Practice
Robinson D, Newton L | Jan 2005 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis paper aims to: provide recommendations on the basis of current research; highlight the implications for employers; provide a summary of good practice for managing pregnant employees; and give details of how employers can avoid unintentional discrimination.
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Evaluation of Reducing Risks, Protecting People
Rick J | Oct 2004 | Health and Safety ExecutiveReducing Risks, Protecting People (R2P2) is the document that explains the basis for the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE's) decision-making processes. As such it underpins all HSE regulatory activity. The research summarised here sought to establish the reach of the document amongst the HSE's stakeholder groups and to determine the extent to which R2P2 makes HSE activities transparent and lays the decision making process open to scrutiny.