Table of Contents

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Preface: How to Use This Book.

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction.

2. Planning Human Resources.

3. Recruitment: The Initial Stages.

4. The Recruitment Media.

5. Selection.

6. Equal Opportunities.

7. The New Employee.

8. Training and Development: The UK Experience.

9. Training and Development Methods.

10. Job Evaluation.

11. From Performance Appraisal to Performance Management.

12. Reward Management.

13. Restructuring the Workforce: Corporate Downsizing.

14. Employee Welfare.

15. The Influence of Europe: Implications for UK Human Resource Managers.

16. The Management of Human Resources: A Comparison - Germany and Spain.

17. Training in Europe: A Brief Consideration.

18. Conclusion.

19. Appendix: The Influence of the European Union.

Index.

About the Author

Trevor Bolton is Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the Anglia Business School, University East Anglia.