CPPD - Links
Links
The Centre for Professional Personnel and Development will maintain a list of useful and relevant web links on this page.
Please Note: the Centre for Professional Personnel and Development and the MMUBS take no responsibility for the content of external sites.
Diversity and equality: Examples: Age discrimination, Disability, Ex-offenders, Equal pay, Harassment, Race discrimination, Religious discrimination, Sex discrimination, Sexual orientation |
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www.dwp.gov.uk/opportunity_age |
Department of Work and Pensions website - findings of analysis into the changing demographics of the working population ("Opportunity Age – Opportunity and security throughout life") |
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www.agepositive.gov.uk |
Web-site for the Age Positive Team working in the Department for Work and Pensions, who are responsible for strategy and policies to support people making decisions about working and retirement. |
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www.bgop.org.uk |
Better Government for Older People [BGOP] is a network of organisations who are part of the UK's 'Modernising Government Agenda' - predominantly comprising interested public sector agencies |
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www.jrf.org.uk |
Joseph Rowntree Foundation a large UK based social policy research and development charity that seeks to understand the causes of social problems and how to overcome them. |
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www.efa.org.uk |
Employers Forum on Age (EFA) is a network of employers who promote the benefits of an age diverse workforce. |
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www.5050vision.com |
50/50 vision is a North-West based Regional Forum on Ageing, that is part of the Ageing Population Group |
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www.nwda.co.uk |
Northwest Regional Development Agency which responsible for the economic development and regeneration in the northwest of England |
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www.helptheaged.org.uk |
Website for the Help the Aged charity |
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www.ageconcern.org.uk |
Age Concern charity which claims to be the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people |
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| Disability |
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www.disability.gov.uk |
Government website devoted to disability issues |
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| Employment law Examples: Data protection, Discipline and grievances, Dismissal, Employment Law at Work, Human rights, Maternity and parental rights, Redundancy, Terms and conditions of employment, Tribunals, TUPE | |
| HR practice Examples: Absence, HR trends, Labour turnover, Personnel records, Policies and procedures | |
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www.shrm.org/about/ |
Society for Human Resource Management - largest society devoted to HRM, US based but with chapters around the globe with information for practitioners and researchers |
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www.ilo.org/public/english/about/index.htm |
International Labour Organization is a UN specialized agency which promotes social justice as well as human and labour rights worldwide |
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www.hrmguide.net |
HRM Guide is a network of HR and other related websites with information and links to articles about human resource topics |
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| Management and the Economy Examples: General management, The economy and the labour market, Interim management, Leadership, Public services | |
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www.ncsl.org.uk/ |
National College of School Leadership: Focuses upon leader competencies for the future of education in the UK |
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www.publicserviceleadersscheme.gov.uk |
Public sector leadership scheme looking at improving performance of senior management teams |
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www.ckmanagement.net/ |
CKMANAGEMENT.NET - Fascinating site looking at organisational & Management issues |
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| Recruitment and Talent Management Examples: Assessment centres, Induction, Online, References, Retention, Selection interviews, Tests | |
| Working time Examples: Flexible working, Part-time, Leave, Regulations, Temporary employment, Work life balance | |
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www.eto.org.uk/resource.htm#definitions |
A web-site with some interesting selected resources for telework, e-commerce and tele-cooperation |
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www.media3pub.com/firstar/articles/telecommuting.html |
Considering telecommuting? A site evaluating the potentials of virtual working for organisations and their employees |
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www.employersforwork-lifebalance.org.uk/ |
Employers and Work-life Balance: Website from the The Work Foundation a UK evidence- based research and management consultancy |
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| Corporate and HR strategy Examples: Business performance, Change management, Corporate governance, Corporate social responsibility, Ethics, Human capital, Knowledge management, Mergers and acquisitions, Organisation development | |
| Employee relations Examples: Communication & consultation, Psychological contract, Trade unions, Whistleblowing, Works councils | |
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www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/health_at_work/emotional_bullying1.shtml |
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www.bullyonline.org/ |
Bully OnLine claims to be the world's largest resource on workplace bullying and related issues |
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www.eiro.eurofound.ie/ |
The address of an EU-funded organisation called the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. Contains links to many organisations and a news service for all EU states and Norway together with periodic comparisons of EU,US and Japanese developments. Also there are regular topical thematic features on employee relations and HR issues in each country. A rich mine of information and analysis on comparative international trends. |
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www.som.salford.ac.uk/mirs |
The address of the Manchester Industrial Relations Society, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2004. Apart from information about the Society’s programme of events and speakers the site provides links to many organisations in the IR field. |
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www.dti.gov.uk/er/inform.htm |
The Department of Trade and Industry is the government department primarily responsible for employee relations in the UK. Features fact-sheets; research documents; consultation documents and press releases plus links |
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www.acas.org.uk |
The site includes advisory documents and full-text versions of ACAS publications. |
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www.eoc.org.uk |
This site contains news, information about Equal Opportunities Commission policy and campaigns, and research reports, statistics, reading lists, journal article references and links to gender equality web-sites. |
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www.cre.gov.uk |
Offers news, Commission for Racial Equality policy and strategies, fact-sheets, reports and CRE quarterly magazine |
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www.wbs.ac.uk/group/irru |
The Industrial Relations Research Unit of Warwick Business School is the UK’s top centre for research in this field. The web-site includes publications, events, news, briefings on current topics, research reports and conference papers. |
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www.employment-studies.co.uk |
The Institute for Employment Studies is an applied research institute focusing on labour market change and HR policy and practice. Site includes research reports and projects. |
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www.leeds.ac.uk/esrcfutureofwork/ |
Wide-ranging series of research studies on the future of work in the UK conducted as part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s on-going project on the future of work |
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www.cbi.org.uk |
The Confederation of British Industry is the main national employers’ association. The site features news, publications, policy statements and links |
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www.tuc.org.uk |
The Trades Union Congress represents UK trade unions and the web-site features news, policy statements, documents, publications and links to its approximately 70 affiliated unions. Information on the TUC Partnership Institute is also available at this address. |
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www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/empreltns/ |
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development web-site features pages devoted to employee relations policy and research reports. |
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| Health, safety and well-being Examples: Alcohol and drug abuse, Mental health, Occupational health, Stress | |
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www.healthandsafetyclick.net/news/index.cfm |
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www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm |
UK Health & safety Executive website homepage |
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www.stress.org.uk |
Website for the Stress Management Society - a non-profit making organisation formed by various experts on de-stressing the distressed! |
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| Websites dealing with stress management | |
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www.forget-stress.com |
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www.stressbusting.co.uk |
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www.stresstrain.co.uk |
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www.stress-relievers.com |
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www.managingstress.com/ |
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www.counsellingatwork.org.uk |
Association for Counselling at Work (ACW) website with information for counselling in the workplace |
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www.counsellingpsychotherapy.co.uk |
The Association of Counselling Professionals are counsellors and psychotherapists offering individual face to face counselling for adults experiencing a range of emotional difficulties based in the London area |
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www.bacp.co.uk/ |
The British Association for Counselling |
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| Learning and Development Examples: Action, Blended, Career management and development, Coaching and mentoring, E-learning, Management development, Secondment, Self development | |
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www.ewenger.com/research/index.htm |
Etienne Wenger research into Communities of Practice |
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www.storyrooms.net/visiting.html |
StoryRooms a website by noted academic David Boje which takes a post-modern view of management & organisations! |
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www.ccmd-ccg.gc.ca/leadership/ |
EI is a component of leadership courses offered by the Canadian Centre for Management Development |
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www.mindtools.com |
Provides many practical resources for improving career employability |
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| Performance Management Examples: Appraisal and feedback, Appraisal training, Competences, Difficult people, Performance related pay | |
| International HR Examples: Europe, Mergers and acquisitions | |
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www.siteselection.com/issues/2004/jul/p472/index.htm |
How BASF Navigates China - Cover Story, from Site Selection Magazine, July 2004 |
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www.moeasmea.gov.tw/eng/ |
Small and Medium Enterprise Administration assists Taiwanese companies in traditional industries to upgrade and transform themselves. Emphasizing SME Human Resource Development |
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| Pay and Reward Examples: Competency based pay, Flexible pay, Incentive pay and bonuses, Minimum wage, Pay structures, Salary surveys, Team pay | |
| Government sites Training and development Examples: Consultants, Delivery, Evaluation, Methods, Needs, Policies, Programme design, Strategies | |
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www.nwra.gov.uk |
Website for the North West Regional Assembly, which works with both the Northwest Regional Development Agency and Government Office for the North West |
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www.dfes.gov.uk/employers |
Department for Education and Skills website |
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www.lsc.gov.uk |
For information about Learning and Skills Councils |
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www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk |
Website address for Jobcentre Plus |
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| Conferences Examples: Practitioner & Academic Meetings, Workshops, Conferences etc. | |
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www.egosnet.org/ |
European Group for Organizational Studies |
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www.hrm.strath.ac.uk/ILPC/ |
International Labour Process Conference |
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| Voluntary sector Examples: Specific websites for the Voluntary sector | |
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www.charitychoice.co.uk |
Encyclopaedia of charities |
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www.charitycommission.gov.uk |
Government website for Charity sector |
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www.charitynet.org |
General information on the non-profit world |
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| Miscellaneous Examples: General interest web-sites | |
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www.cipd.co.uk/default.cipd |
CIPD Web-site |
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www.fortune.com |
Fortune Magazine Online |
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www.business.mmu.ac.uk |
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School |
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www.thetrainline.com |
Booking train tickets |
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www.parliament.uk |
UK Parliament website |
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www.ufhrd.org |
University Forum for Human Resource Development - International association of practitioners and academics with a common interest in HRD related issues |
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www.gonw.gov.uk |
Website for Government Office for the North West, which |
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www.socialresearch.bham.ac.uk |
Homepage for University of Birmingham's Institute of Applied Social Studies which researches across various social policy/ practice issues such as social care and the voluntary sector |
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News
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January 2009
Happy New Year!
A warm welcome from the cold Manchester to 58 Chinese Directors and Managers, who have arrived in the Business School for two week's training. -
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MMUBS Students win National Essay Competition MMUBS students,
Michael Hillard won first prize and Sam Westwood won joint runner-up prize in the 2008 National Undergraduate Business Ethics Competition sponsored by The Institute of Business Ethics and European Business Ethics Network – UK Association and supported by the Telegraph.
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April 2008
The second cohort of 43 METP delegates have arrived in the Business School for two weeks from Monday 14th April.
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5th Performance and Reward Conference - "New Directions in Performance and Reward"
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January 2008
The future can be a very tricky topic especially when considering what will or will not happen. So when David Fairhurst, Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer for McDonald’s returned to his former university and asked a selection of MMU Human Resource students to predict the trends in HR of 2008, we jumped at the chance.
- September 2007
Chinese Managers Trained in the Business School Following our success in winning the bid to run the EU- China Managers Exchange and Training Programme (METP), the first cohort of 38 carefully selected Chinese Managers arrived on 1st September to take part in a two week intensive management training programme designed and led by the Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour Division.
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July 2007
Catherine Parkinson, from the MA HRM programme at MMU, is presented with her CIPD Manchester Branch Student of the Year prize by Pauline Parrett, Branch Chair.
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David Fairhurst - Chair of CPPD, honoured by MMU
Mr David Fairhurst, Chair of CPPD, was made a Doctor of Business Administration for his outstanding contribution to human resource management and for his continuing involvement, support and encouragement to students and staff within the Business School.'
