Introducing human resource management / Caroline Hook, Andrew Jenkins.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introducing human resource management -- The employment relationship -- The fundamentals of employment law -- Diversity and equality -- Human resource strategy and planning -- Recruitment and selection -- Managing performance -- Learning, training and talent development -- Pay and reward systems -- Health, safety and wellbeing -- International human resource management -- Discipline and grievance -- Dismissal, redundancy and outplacement -- Answers -- Index.

Introducing Human Resource Management is a lively and engaging introduction to the key topics and issues surrounding people management. Clearly linking HR theory to the work environment, this book explores core areas such as HR strategy and planning, employee engagement, diversity and equality, and talent management and development. The text combines solid academic underpinning with practical examples to allow you to consolidate your learning and apply it in practice.

Managing people is a vital part of all managers jobs whether they are line managers or human resource (HR) specialists, and successful management and leadership make a huge difference both to the performance of teams and individuals and to the achievement of the organisations strategic objectives. Increasingly, HR takes a lead in informing and driving the strategic direction of the organisation itself and frequently this is in an international context. This book emphasises both the role of HR in forming and achieving the organisations strategic objectives and the increasingly globalised context in which this happens. The HR professional does not operate in a vacuum and the economic situation, demographics, changes in legislation and technology, as well as advances in artificial intelligence (AI), all affect the work of HR professionals. This book will discuss these influences and their effects on different aspects of human resource management (HRM).