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Trust and Transition: Managing Today's Employment Relationship
Herriot P, Hirsh W, Reilly P | Feb 1998 | John Wiley & SonsThis book identifies the two key problems facing senior managers and HR directors: employees' feelings of mistrust and insecurity, and their effects on the employment relationship; and the speed of organisational change which requires employees to make continuous transitions. This book shows that the management of careers in organisations is still possible if career transitions are negotiated with employees, supported by management, and hence recreate trust.
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Keeping the Best: A Practical Guide to Retaining Key Employees
Bevan S, Barber L, Robinson D | Oct 1997 | Institute for Employment StudiesRather than panic and throw money at the problem, it is important that employers adopt more considered and targeted approaches to keeping their best employees. This practical guide demonstrates that, through careful risk analysis and targeting of retention measures, losses of key people can be both predicted and prevented. The guide includes turnover costs checklist, retention risk analysis, and exit interview questionnaire.
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The IES Annual Graduate Review, 1997-1998
The Fragmenting Graduate Market
Pearson R, Perryman S, Connor H, Jagger N, La Valle I | Oct 1997 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe IES Annual Graduate Review included key facts, figures and commentary on the main changes influencing the HE experience, the changing characteristics of the student population, and graduates’ experiences in a more diverse labour market. In 1997-1998 special attention was given to the implications of the Dearing Inquiry for graduate employment and graduate recruiters. This publication is no longer available.
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Work Trials Employers Study
Atkinson J, Kodz J, Tackey N D, Barber L, O'Regan S | Sep 1997 | Employment ServiceThis publication is no longer available.
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Stress: Big Issue, but what are the Problems?
Rick J, Hillage J, Honey S, Perryman S | Jun 1997 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis report draws together evidence from the literature and from a number of case study organisations to examine the good practice principles underlying the effective management of work based problems. It moves away from traditional and sometimes vague concepts of stress and stress management, to propose a pragmatic, problem solving framework.
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Working for Your Health: A Survey of NHS Trust Staff
Bevan S | May 1997 | Health Education AuthorityThis report presents the findings from staff surveys in the 14 NHS trusts who participated in a Health Education Authority (HEA) study of the Health at Work in the NHS (HAWNHS) initiative. The surveys were all conducted in the first seven months of 1995 and formed part of a wider study to evaluate and monitor the impact of the HAWNHS initiative.
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Who Cares? The business benefits of carer-friendly employment practices
Bevan S, Kettley P, Patch A | Mar 1997 | Institute for Employment StudiesSocial and demographic changes are involving an increasing number of families in caring responsibilities: for children, sick, disabled or elderly family members. Is this keeping skilled people out of the labour market? And what is the cost to employers in terms of productivity, sickness absence and staff turnover? This report examines the effects on employers of adopting carer-friendly employment practices, and concludes that there are clearly demonstrable business and competitive benefits to be had.
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The Costs and Benefits of the Noise at Work Regulations 1989
Honey S, Hillage J, Jagger N, Morris S | Jan 1997 | Health and Safety ExecutiveAs part of a review of the Noise at Work Regulations (1989) IES was commissioned to assess the costs and benefits to employers directly and indirectly arising from the regulations. The assessment was based on a postal survey of an achieved a sample of 1,889 organisations with five or more employees, supplemented by a literature review, follow-up telephone and face to face interviews with 51 respondents and more detailed case studies.
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Evaluation of the Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992
Honey S, Hillage J, Frost D, La Valle I | Jan 1997 | Health and Safety ExecutiveThis study for the Health and Safety Executive aimed to evaluate the aspects of the Display Screen Equipment (DSE) legislation which were specific to the Regulations. The objectives of the study were to provide background information on the use of DSE; assess employers' understanding of the Regulations; review the nature and extent of the actions taken in order to comply with the Regulations; gather views of DSE users and explore the costs and benefits of the actions taken.
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Health Surveillance in Great Britain
Honey S, Hillage J, Patch A, Morris S | Sep 1996 | Health and Safety ExecutiveThis study on behalf of the Health and Safety Executive aimed to provide a comprehensive picture of health surveillance carried out by employers in Britain. Health surveillance is the collective term used for a range of procedures designed principally to protect the health of individual employees by identifying the occurence of work-related diseases as early as possible.