CLIP 117 Appraisal Case Study: The Problem With George
8 mins 30 secs Manager Karen wants George to get behind a move to team-working. But George is dragging his heels – to put it mildly. Will he accept change?
CLIP 116 Appraisal Case Study: Ruth – “Just The Right Person”
8 mins 35 secs Ruth is keen. Her manager gives her lots of positive feedback. But she has some problems and needs training. How well does her manager do?
CLIP 115 Appraisal Case Study: Mark’s Big Idea
5 mins 45 secs Mark’s keen to get involved in a new project at work. He uses his appraisal to broach the subject with his manager. But things don’t go well…
CLIP 114 Employment Law: “He Wanted To Take It Further”
5 mins 26 secs Case study. Rosie’s been made redundant but believes she’s been treated unfairly compared to a more junior colleague. Will the law help her?
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?
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 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 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 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 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 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 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?