Personnel Practice

Rewritten to reflect the new September 2002 CIPD syllabus, this book covers the legal framework for employment, recruitment and selection, training and development, employee relations, appraisal and wider performance management techniques. (People and organizations) Rewritten to take account of the new academic standards that will be taught from September 2002, this textbook is aimed at students taking the CIPD Certificate in Personnel Practice. The certificate is a course for all newcomers to the profession. The book covers: the legal framework for employment; recruitment and selection, from job analysis and advertising to interviewing and selection; training and development, from identification of needs through implementation to evaluation; employee relations, including discipline and grievance-handling; appraisal and wider performance management techniques; and maximising the effectiveness of personnel information systems.