CLIP 102 Communication In Action
7 mins 50 secs Case study. A company decides to close a factory. But how best to tell the workers? Letters, emails, a mass announcement? What if news leaks out?
CLIP 103 The Culture Of A Workplace
5 mins 53 secs A factory once had a co-operative, family atmosphere. But now morale is low and absenteeism high. What’s happened to its culture?
CLIP 104 Introduction To Leadership & Management
13 mins 56 secs Guide to managers – autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, paternalistic, Theory X, Theory Y, people & task-oriented. And what makes a leader?
CLIP 105 Leadership & Management In Action
6 mins 44 secs Case study. Stephen is a successful businessman – but what kind of a manager is he? How good is he with people? How do his employees see him?
CLIP 106 Data Protection Case Study: The Worried Employee
5 mins 48 secs Rosie worries she’ll lose her job because of mistakes in her personnel records. But what data does her company hold? Has she a right to see it?
CLIP 107 The Information Commissioner
11 mins 32 secs David Smith explains his role in enforcing data protection law and his powers. Why is data protection important? What are the key threats?
CLIP 108 Workforce Performance In Practice: A Tale Of Two Factories
6 mins 28 secs One of Blakeway’s factories is performing much worse than another. Is this down to a lack of investment and ageing machinery? Or lazy workers?
CLIP 109 Termination of Employment Case Study 1: Gross Misconduct
10 mins 35 secs Jo is caught taking money from a fellow worker’s bag. She’s formally sacked for gross misconduct. But did her employer handle her case fairly?
CLIP 110 Termination of Employment Case Study 2: Redundancy
7 mins 21 secs MD Stephen Maynard wants to close a factory, making many people redundant. But the legal process is more complicated than he’d bargained for…
CLIP 111 Organisational Structures In Action
9 mins 44 secs Case study. A consultant looks at a firm with a hierarchical structure. Does this help – or hinder – its business? What do the workers think?
CLIP 112 Contracts Of Employment: A Cautionary Tale
9 mins 25 secs Case study. An employer is surprised to find that just by employing someone you give them a contract – and also rights, such as maternity leave.
CLIP 113 Employment Law: Joe: “But I’m Not Gay”
5 mins 08 secs Case study. Joe’s being teased at work for being gay – although he isn’t. His boss won’t help – but has Joe got a case in employment law?