Advanced Computational Methods in Heat Transfer

Contents; PART 1: BEFORE YOU TAKE THE PLUNGE; CHAPTER 1: Are you suited to flexible working?; Self-assessment; Have you got the mental muscle?; Developing your business idea; Setting up; Marketing; CHAPTER 2: Your business identity and structure; Business structure; Sole trader; Agency employee; Limited company; Umbrella company; Practical considerations; Registering for VAT; Contracts; Sample contract for services; Confidentiality/intellectual property; Useful addresses; CHAPTER 3: Coping with redundancy; Reacting to significant change; Minimising the shock of redundancy; Redundancy entitlements; Time off to look for work; Leaving during notice period; Offers of work - impact on lump sum; Lay-offs and short time working; Impact of change of ownership; Calculating redundancy lump sums; Time limits for making a claim; PART 2: GETTING A CONTRACT; CHAPTER 4: Finding a contract; Getting a meeting; Handling the contract meeting; Gut feeling interviews; Trait interviews; Conversational interviews; Behavioural-based interviewing; Succeeding at interview; What to prepare; Other selection tools; Dealing with tricky questions; Questions you could ask; Things to be aware of; Following up on your meeting; If you receive an offer; If you receive a rejection; CHAPTER 5: Why cultural diversity matters; What makes a culture; The 7 dimensions of culture; First: rules v. relationships; Second: group v. individual; Third: range of involvement; Fourth: range of feelings expressed; Fifth: how status is accorded Sixth: time orientation Seventh: internal v. external; Tips for doing business in different cultures; Managing and being managed; CHAPTER 6: Marketing your business; Tips on working from home; CHAPTER 7: Pricing; Executive compensation; Linking pay to performance; Setting salary levels; Salary examples; Field sales force salaries; Non-executive salaries; Benefits; Company pension schemes; Annual leave; Life cover; CHAPTER 8: Why Contracting?; Simon Martin, Vantage Resources; PART 3: IN THE WORKPLACE; CHAPTER 9: Fixed-term work; EC Fixed-term Work Directive; Protection of Employees; (Fixed-Term Work) Bill, 2003; Who is covered?; Specifically included; Specifically excluded; Employees, not workers; Examples of fixed-term contracts; Equal treatment; Comparable employees; Less favourable treatment; Examples of less favourable treatment; Period of service qualifications; Objective grounds less favourable treatment; Right to be informed of available vacancies; Training; Right to receive written statement; Successive fixed-term contracts; Enforcement; Other provisions; CHAPTER 10: Temporary agency work; EC Directive - temporary agency work; Agency temps in the 15 EU member states; Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Portugal; Spain; Sweden UK; CHAPTER 11: Irish legal matters; Part-Time Work Act 2001; Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003; Employment Equality Act 1998; Equal Status Act 2000; Upcoming leg