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S/L/264. Regulation of industrial relations in UK

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2700
DATE:
2010
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The paper looks into the theory of industrial and employee relations in the UK reviewing Industrial Relations Act 1971, Employment Act 2002, and Dispute Resolution Regulations (DRR) 2004. The impact opf DRR 2004 on improving employee relations within organsiations is discussed identifying factors that contribute to the success of the Regulations and discussing possible measures to enhance disciplinary proceedings.

 

KEYWORDS: Employment Act, Industrial Relations Act, Dispute Resolution Regulations, employee relations,

 

C/B/2204. Changes in employment relationships in UK

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2950
DATE:
2010
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The paper looks at the system of employment relationships in the UK discussing the changes related to the decline of the trade union membership and the rise of HRM practices along the lines of the PESTEL model. The introduction of the new working patters is evaluated highlighting the benefits of flexible working, examining the concept of employee-organisation relationship (EOR), etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee Relations, employment relationships, trade unions, HRM, flexible working, PESTEL,

 

C/HR/620. Irish Industrial Relations Act 1990: Rationale and Impacts

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1750
DATE:
2010
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The paper looks at the changes in the regulation of industrial relations from ‘hard’ to ‘soft’ HRM approaches analysing the rationale for the introduction of the Industrial Relations Act 1990 in Ireland, and arguing that Irish economic boom was the result of the Act implementation.

 

KEYWORDS: Ireland, Unionisation, Industrial Relations Act 1990, economic boom, industrial relations,

 

S/HR/284. History of industrial relations in UK: from trade unions to human resource paradigm

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2000
DATE:
2010
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The paper looks at the development of industrial relations in the UK discussing the decline in UK Trade Union (TU) membership over the last thirty years, the low point in the UK economy during 1979, the increasing discontent towards industrial relations, the policy of Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative government, the rise of human resource (HR) paradigm with the focus on the “common interest” between employers and employees, and the possibility of industrial harmony.

 

KEYWORDS: industrial relations, industrial harmony, trade unions, human resource,

 

C/HR/596. Breakdown of directorial relations in NAB: issues of leadership and power

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2050
DATE:
2010
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The paper addresses the issues of management and leadership related to the conflict between the directors of the National Australia Bank (NAB). Types of leadership power associated with positions of authority within organisation are discussed applying theoretical approaches to the NAB scenario and suggesting solutions for conflict management.

 

KEYWORDS: Management and Leadership, conflict, Board of Directors, National Australia Bank, NAB,

 

C/HR/546. Importance of personality in business

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2400
DATE:
2009
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The paper examines the role of personality in organisational success describing the dimensions of personality, the extrovert and introvert types of personality, and the impact of personality on the employees’ behaviour within the workplace and its relation to the work culture of the organisation.

 

KEYWORDS: Personality, extrovert, introvert, organisational success,

 

C/HR/536. Reflection on relationship between employers and employees

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3300
DATE:
2009
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The paper examines the nature of employment relationship reflecting on the causes of conflict between employers and employees, the role of rewards, and the actions that can effectively manage the employment relationship.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee, employer, employment relationship, conflict,

 

C/HR/520. Role of manager's awareness of employee emotions and stress levels

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680
DATE:
2009
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9.99 GBP

The paper examines the importance of managers’ concern about employee emotions and resultant stress levels identifying problems caused by stress and emotional discomfort, and highlighting the need to incorporate these psychological factors within HRM policies of the modern organisation.

 

KEYWORDS: Manager, employee emotions, work related stress,

 

C/HR/518. Foucault argued that wherever there is Power, there is Resistance. Consider how Power is resisted in Organisations and how this resistance may be justified

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600
DATE:
2009
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9.99 GBP

The paper looks at the ways of resisting power examining why resistance to power occurs within organisations and discussing how this resistance can be turn out to be beneficial for the organisational performance in the long run.

 

KEYWORDS: Resistance to power, Organisational Performance, Industrial Relations, IR,

 

C/HR/501. Direct employee management: historical perspective

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5100
DATE:
2009
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59.99 GBP

The paper looks at the evolution of the direct employee management (DEM) analyzing its features, discussing the transformation of management practices in modern economies, describing the shift from collectivism towards individualism, the decline in the Trade Union activities, the concept of collective bargaining, the history of pay systems over the last three decades, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Direct employee management, HRM, human resource, trade unions, collectivism, individualism, pay,

 

C/HR/500. Movement from Collectivism to Individualism as Expressed in Pay Systems over 30 Years

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4700
DATE:
2009
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49.99 GBP

The paper looks at the shift in Employment Relations (ER) from Collectivism towards Individualism over the past thirty years in terms of the pay systems within organizations across various UK industries. The factors behind the decline in the trade unions are identified discussing the ways in which Individualism is reflected in the Performance Management (PM) and Reward Management (RM) practices.

 

KEYWORDS: Employment Relations, performance management, individualism, collectivism, trade unions, Performance-Related Pay,

 

C/M/1126. Change Management at M&S and its Effect on Employees

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5000
DATE:
2009
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59.99 GBP

The paper examines the organisational crisis that took place at Marks and Spencer (M&S) between 1997 and 2001, investigating the reasons why this occurred, the ways M&S transformed and evolved as a result, and the management of the change process. Literature is reviewed on the theory of change management, industrial organisation, crisis management, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Marks and Spencer, M&S, change management, employee resistance, organisational crisis,

 

S/HR/271. To what extent does “Emotional intelligence” point towards a new means of controlling workers?

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2700
DATE:
2009
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The paper examines the relevance of emotional intelligence (EI) in organisations arguing whether EI could be considered as a tool to control workers. The theory behind EI is reviewed describing its components and their applications in recruitment, selection, training, development, corporate culture, gender specific areas and knowledge management of the company.

 

KEYWORDS: Emotional intelligence, control, HRM,

 

S/HR/270. The conflict of interest within an employment relationship can never be resolved. Discuss

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1800
DATE:
2009
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The paper addresses the issues of employment relationship providing the definitions of the concept, describing its different dimensions, discussing the nature of psychological contract, and exploring the reasons behind the conflict of interests.

 

KEYWORDS: Conflict, employment relationship, psychological contract,

 

S/HR/268. Discuss the purpose and principle of equality and diversity policies andcritically asses their limitations

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1800
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of equality and diversity defining the concept of discrimination, discussing equal opportunity policies, and highlighting the negative aspects of equality and diversity policies.

 

KEYWORDS: Equality, diversity, discrimination, equal opportunity,

 

C/HR/447. Human Resource Management and employee relations

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2000
DATE:
2009
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29.99 GBP

The paper addresses the gender issues of human resource management (HRM) analysing a scenario of a woman's career development including her contribution to team work and attitudes toward her co-workers and the workplace. The concept of organisational justice is discussed with references to the case study.

 

KEYWORDS: HRM, Job Specification, female employee, Knowledge Base, Competencies,

 

C/HR/466. Transactional Analysis in HRM

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3300
DATE:
2009
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39.99 GBP

The paper examines the issues of communication between people reviewing the psychological methods of Transactional Analysis (TA) based on three states of a person, i.e. the parent, the child and the adult. References are made to the situations described as 'them and us' and 'I'm OK you're not OK'. A case study is conducted to identify the problems of HRM in conditions of the economic recession and employee redundancies highlighting the benefits of the Six Sigma programme, discussing how to improve HR morale, emphasising the importance of core competences approach, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Transactional Analysis, Culture, Six Sigma, Redundancy, Core Competencies, Expectancy Theory, Management Styles,

 

C/M/1092. Change management at the Royal Mail Group

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2900
DATE:
2009
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines the changes proposed at the Royal Mail Group on the basis of the Independent Review instigated by the government to assess the fortunes of the ailing postal service and provide recommendations for its renewal. The prospects for employee resistance to the recommended changes are considered, the reasons behind resistance to change are explored discussing the ways to manage such resistance in the Royal Mail Group.

 

KEYWORDS: Change management, employee resistance, Royal Mail,

 

C/HR/395. Decline of Trade Unions and Rise of Partnership Agreements

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2500
DATE:
2009
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29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the implications of the decline in the UK trade unions describing the traditional role of the trade union's collective bargaining (CB), its characteristics and the history of development. The introduction of new management principles and the replacement of CB by HR practices are discussed explaining the reasons behind the increase of workplace partnership agreements.

 

KEYWORDS: hr, decline, trade, unions, rise, partnership, agreements,

 

C/HR/413. Industrial Relation, Employee Relations, Trade Unions

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650
DATE:
2009
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9.99 GBP

The paper looks at the consequences of the decline in Trade union (TU) membership in the UK examining innovative practices of human resource management that replaced TU and discussing employee relations, new models of employment, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Trade Unions, human resource management, employee relations, industrial relations,

 

C/HR/315. British petroleum and trade unions

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2500
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines the changes in employee relations in the UK over the past decades offering a case study of British Petroleum (BP) and considering industrial relations and trade union (TU) activities in the historical context, i.e. from the strike movement of the 1970s, to the TU decline of the 1980s with the later replacement of TU by HR practices. The outsourcing of the HR function by BP is discussed, the current role of TU is evaluated. Recommendations are suggested for BP to enter partnership unions.

 

KEYWORDS: employee relations, trade unions, TU, industrial relations, strikes, human resource,

 

C/HR/354. Employee Relations is not a substitute for good Industrial Relations

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3000
DATE:
2008
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39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the development of industrial relations (IR) in the UK discussing them in the context of the employment relationships, the institutions and rules involved in governance, etc. The significance of IR for a wide range of economic, political and social outcomes is highlighted.

 

KEYWORDS: Employee relations, Industrial relations, HRM,

 

S/HR/204. The Second World War, like the first, forced a series of changes upon the workforce of the country. Outline what you consider to be the most fundamental and long lasting of these

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1400
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines the economic, political and social impacts of World War II on the UK workforce considering the resulting changes with reference to gender, technological advances, working practices, social environment in the workplace, atrs, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: World War II, British workforce,

 

S/HR/205. Changes in the Contemporary Workplace

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1700
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines the factors that have recently affected working lives and employment relationships in the UK. The key changes in employee experiences are outlined addressing the issues of job insecurity, recruitment of skilled personnel, work stress and job satisfaction.

 

KEYWORDS: employment relationships, insecurity, recruitment, stress, job satisfaction,

 

S/HR/216. Dissertation. Nature and scope of collective bargaining

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34100
DATE:
2008
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349.99 GBP

The dissertation investigates the features of collective bargaining (CB) as a method of negotiating agreements between employee and employer about the terms and conditions of employment. CB is considered from the legal and procedural perspectives describing the techniques of negotiation and offering a case study of CB practices at Lyondell Petrochemical Company. The influence of the European Union (EU) on the UK domestic model of industrial relations is analysed discussing examples of employee involvement strategies in British companies. Predictions are made about the future of the HRM.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, Collective Bargaining, Negotiation, Lyondell Petrochemical, Employee Pa,