CLIP 81 The Apprentice’s Story
6 mins 45 secs Apprenticeships are seen as a way of gaining skills at work – but what’s involved in being an apprentice? One young woman tells her story.
CLIP 82 Health & Safety At Work
10 mins 09 secs Guide to the key legislation covering health and safety at work and the implications of the law to businesses. What’s the role of the HSE?
CLIP 83 Introduction To Grievance
10 mins 25 secs Guide to handling grievances in the workplace. What should employers do? Why do grievance procedures fail? What happens in the real world?
CLIP 84 Communications In Business
14 mins 44 secs Communication is essential in any business – but what forms does it take? What is the “grapevine”? What are the barriers to communication?
CLIP 86 Termination Of Employment
11 mins 48 secs Whether a company sacks someone for stealing or makes people redundant, it has to follow procedures. This clip offers a step-by-step guide.
CLIP 88 Discrimination At Work: Teresa’s Story
8 mins 45 secs Hotel worker Teresa gets the sack. Her boss claims it’s because she’s been late for work. Teresa says it’s for being pregnant. But can it be discrimination?
CLIP 89 Health & Safety: Three Deaths In The Workplace
10 mins 37 secs A steel worker killed in an explosion, a man crushed by lifting gear, a steeplejack incinerated in a fire. What are the lessons for health and safety?
CLIP 90 Writing CVs
8 mins 40 secs Putting together your curriculum vitae is a vital part of any job application – but why do most people get it wrong? Neil Taylor presents the dos and don’ts.
CLIP 91 Health & Safety: The Victims
10 mins 25 secs Three stories of people who suffered fatal accidents at work. Their employers broke health and safety laws – but relatives feel justice was not done.
CLIP 98 Voices From The HR Department
8 mins 58 secs The challenge of HRM in companies from General Mills to Sainsbury’s. From recruiting and mentoring people – to disciplining and sacking them.
CLIP 99 Industrial Relations In Action
12 mins 24 secs Case Study. A non-unionised company plans to close a factory. A union intervenes to save jobs. Can the union win statutory recognition?
CLIP 100 Employee Representation & Trade Unions
10 mins 48 secs How employees get their voices heard. Historically trade unions played a key role – what do they do for workers today? Also: the role of ACAS.