Human Resource Practice

Fiona Whiting is a freelance HR and organisational development consultant with over 20 years' experience as an HR practitioner. She has held a number of executive board-level positions and has worked predominantly with the NHS, local authorities and academic institutions as well as in a variety of private sector organisations. Fiona Whiting is also the co-founder and director of The People Effect List. Malcolm Martin BSc, Chartered FCIPD has been involved in the design and delivery of CIPD programmes since 1993. His experience covers a range of sectors from care, education and manufacturing, to polymers, chemicals and steel, and he has held management positions in industrial relations, project management and human resources.

Chapter - 01: Introduction and overview;
Chapter - 02: The organisational context;
Chapter - 03: The legal background to employment;
Chapter - 04: Job analysis and design;
Chapter - 05: Recruitment and selection;
Chapter - 06: Performance management;
Chapter - 07: Reward;
Chapter - 08: ?Employee relations;
Chapter - 09: Learning and development;
Chapter - 10: Information and communication technology in HR;
Chapter - 11: Change in organisations;
Chapter - 12: Personal effectiveness

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