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Peer reviewedAllsop, S.; Beaumont, P. B. – Employee Relations, 1983
Points out that few firms in Britain have alcohol recovery policies and that management will have little incentive to introduce such policies as long as it is relatively easy to dismiss employees for alcohol-related offenses. (JOW)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Dismissal (Personnel), Employment Practices, Personnel Policy
Peer reviewedPowney, J. – Educational Research, 1991
Reviews techniques for evaluating teachers in Britain and other countries, as well as personnel evaluation in industry. Examines the linking of appraisal with pay, promotion, or dismissal. Argues against the accountability model of appraisal and makes a case for formative evaluation. (SK)
Descriptors: Accountability, Dismissal (Personnel), Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNusberg, Charlotte – Ageing International, 1986
Discusses measures that have been adopted by France, Great Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United States, and Japan to prolong the work life of older workers. Measures include job transfer and exemption, dismissal protection, retirement policies, and reintegration of unemployed older workers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Dismissal (Personnel), Fringe Benefits, Job Development, Job Layoff
Download full textBurton, Tim – 1993
This packet is intended to provide support for those facing job layoff or who have recently been laid off. Its aim is to provide a basic framework for decision making, together with relevant information, countering the disorientation that job loss often leaves in its wake. Notes for trainers offer suggestions for use of the pack. An introduction…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Change, Coping, Dislocated Workers
McCall, Matthew S. – 1985
This student guide is intended to assist persons employed as supervisors in understanding the legal aspects of supervision. Discussed in the first four sections are the following topics: the nature of the law (criminal and civil law, why people obey the law, and the law and supervisors); health and safety at work (safety in the workplace, ways of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Contracts
Stirling, John – 1985
This student guide is intended to assist persons employed as supervisors in understanding the law relating to discipline and implementing disciplinary procedures. Discussed in the first five sections are the following topics: knowing the rules pertaining to employee discipline (getting information and making judgments); handling discipline…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Discipline
Martin, Rodney – 1989
This self-instructional unit for supervisors and managers in the British hotel and catering industry is designed to consolidate the work covered in a 1-day course. The document begins with an introduction and advice on how to use the unit. The following topics are covered: (1) the law and personnel procedures; (2) consultation and negotiation; (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration Education, Conflict Resolution, Dismissal (Personnel)
