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  • Big data and HR analytics

    IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    Fairhurst P | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    If you have half an eye on the latest hot topics in business it has become hard to miss the phrases ‘big data’, ‘data science’ and ‘analytics’. Indeed in their 2011 report McKinsey & Co described big data as ‘The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity.’ But does it have anything to do with HR; after all people are unique and unpredictable and so can’t be quantified, can they?

  • Zero-hour contracts: the continued debate in 2014

    IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    Holmes J, Rickard C | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    2014 saw the continuation of the heated zero-hours debate. The House of Commons heard the second reading of a Private Members' Bill to limit zero-hours employment contracts. The findings from the government consultation, launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable, on zero-hours contracts were also due to be made available. Mr Cable had suggested that one possible outcome from the consultation would be a code of conduct for employers - which would mean that developments in this area should be on the watch list for all HR practitioners and employers

  • Outsourcing decision making: Can we make it more considered?

    IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    Reilly P | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    There is a constant drip drip of stories in the press announcing the march of outsourcing. The suggestion is that if you are not doing it then you are old fashioned, off the ball. One reason for the publicity is the stream of consultants’ reports that describe either new outsourcing deals done or surveys of future intentions. Words, however, do not always live up to deeds.

  • Flexible contracts: Behind the headlines

    Jan 2014 | UK Commission for Employment and Skills

    Flexible contracts, which include zero hours, temporary, freelance and seasonal working, are used across industries and by many different types of workers. However, the survey of workers also shows that a greater proportion of people on flexible contracts are having to pay for their own training than workers on permanent contracts. This may mean they are missing out on skills development and opportunities to progress in their career. If these types of contracts are used as stepping stones in a career (particularly by young people), are employers storing up skills problems for the future?

  • Understanding Resilience

    IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    Wilson S, Rickard C, Tamkin P | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This eight-page paper offers an overview of what is meant by resilience and related terminology, to support HR when navigating relevant advertising literature and other HR information sources.

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    Qualitative post-test evaluation of ESENER: Substantive findings

    European Risk Observatory

    Hillage J, Sinclair A, Foley B, Brück C, Zayzon R, Röbbelen-Voigt K, Vangelova K, Carta E | Jan 2014 | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)

    The European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER) is a pan-European survey of management and worker representatives in enterprises with more than ten employees on how health, safety and well-being are managed at work. This project involved in-depth cognitive interviews with ESENER respondents in five EU countries aimed at exploring the reasons and thinking behind the answers given by respondents to the survey, both to enhance understanding of what respondents mean by their answers and as a means for developing and improving the quality of future versions of the survey.

  • European Restructuring Monitor Quarterly - Issue 4, January 2014

    Salvatore L, Gerogiannis E, Busch F, Celikel-Esser F, Broughton A | Jan 2014 | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

    In this issue: job creation and job loss at a glance; support instruments for restructuring in Greece; cases in focus: Radio Television Valenciana, Spain and Liepajas Metallurg, Latvia; and sector in focus: transport and storage – Amazon’s expansion in Central and East Europe.

  • The engaging manager and sticky situations

    Robinson D | Jan 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This report is part of The Engaging Manager Series. Each short report in the Engaging Manager Series explores different aspects of engaging management. This report explores how engaging managers deal with difficult situations at work. These include managing poor performance, tackling unacceptable behaviour, and breaking bad news to individuals or the team.

  • Talent Management: A Four-Step Approach

    Campbell V, Hirsh W | Dec 2013 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This IES report is based on research with 23 organisations in varied sectors. By speaking directly to practitioners, the study sought to identify how organisations are tackling talent management and particularly the factors driving their choices.

  • IES Perspectives on HR 2014

    HR responding to threats and opportunities

    Dec 2013 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Topics covered in IES Perspectives on HR 2014, include: big data and HR analytics; outsourcing decision making: Can we make it more considered?; crowdsourced leadership; zero-hour contracts: the continued debate in 2014; understanding resilience; diversity at senior team and board level; talent for what? Reconnecting talent management with business needs; top employers for flexible working; and establishing a culture of openness.