Critical Approaches to Human Resource Management

Different systems of reward management - the Hay plan, evaluation of payment by time, performance-related pay, variable pay, merit pay

Learning objectives: 1) To show what high involvement management aimed at employee engagement entails in practice  2) To illustrate HRM  in non-shareholder organisations 3) To consider the various criteria by which one judges HRM practices and hence identify all the various outcome measures that one must consider.  

Job design and employee involvement, both direct and representative including trade unions, works councils, and staff associations

Developing a critical evaluation of the key concepts and ideas in human resource management including flexibility, empowerment, diversity, participation and commitment.