Certificate in Personnel Management and Human Resources

Following the 2013 edition, which focused on New Zealand, this new volume examines the important issues within both human resources management (HRM) and employment relations (ER) in Australasia. The book actively seeks to raise academic, policy-maker and practitioner awareness of the key debates that need to be addressed to help New Zealand and Australian organisations to adopt more cutting-edge approaches to HRM and ER.

An essential strategic resource for anyone working in employment law, including lawyers, industrial and employment relations practitioners, human resource (HR) specialists, people managers and in-house HR counsel. This Manual assists readers in grappling with a range of strategic solutions to numerous people-related legal issues. In addition to its comprehensive legal commentary, the Manual contains numerous case studies, flowcharts and checklists that enable decision-makers to be properly informed across this highly complex and evolving area of the law.

Success for New Leaders is a practical and personal guide for anyone new to the art of leading people. The eBook presents a number of typical challenges experienced by managers, offering techniques, or “tips” on what works and what does not — enabling new leaders to be successful in their new role.

New leaders are encouraged to explore what is important for them personally, to learn more about themselves and others, and identify how they can work best with the people around them. Managers who are also technical specialists with people responsibilities may find this eBook useful, as will anyone who works closely with people or who simply wishes to develop more effective working relationships. The book presents a number of learning techniques, frameworks and models that leaders can draw on when implementing strategies to work successfully with others.

Although leadership can be learnt, there is no single recipe or formula that will work for everyone. The eBook highlights how learning and development is, therefore, a continuous process where leaders can develop their own individual style. Leaders are encouraged to consider new ways of thinking, doing and being, and to see things from different perspectives.

Managers and supervisors are key people in organisations when it comes to the prevention of bullying and harassment. This handbook has been written to give them practical guidance and to answer some of the most common questions they ask:

-How do I identify what is bullying/harassment and what isn’t? Where’s the line?
-How do I stop bullying/harassment if I know it’s happening?
-What is the difference between informal and formal interventions? What’s my part in this?
-What should I do when someone tells me they are being bullied or harassed?
-How should I respond if I am accused of bullying when I am trying to manage someone?
-How can I help create a work environment that prevents bullying and harassment from happening?

This new title gives an insightful look into the issues relating to behaviour and culture in the workplace. This book also looks at how technological and social networking advances are impacting the workplace. By providing a legal insight into why these matters present challenges for organisations, this publication looks at how behavioural change results in cultural change.
Contents Includes:
-Introduction: The future of behaviour and culture in the workplace
-History and evolution: International obligations, State and Commonwealth laws, bodies and tribunals
-Discrimination: Behaviours and grounds
-Sexual harassment: types, areas, specifics
-Bullying
-Other offences
-Liability and damages
-Resources