working time publications
Useful publications covering the subject of working time
Below is a useful list of publications covering the subject of working time. The subject of working time management is an area of growing interest for many professionals and organisations. We have selected a number of publications which focus on the subject, including reports and booklets from professional and advisory organisations, as well as mainstream publishers, which may be of interest.
Personnel Today One-Stop Guide to Managing Working Time
Working time is one of the most fraught issues in industry today, but this Personnel Today guide will help you stay on the right side of all the associated legislation, including the Working Time Regulations.
The expert authors explain why the long hours culture and a dependency on overtime is not good for productivity, and through a number of practical case studies, provide practical tools and advice to plan working hours across a workforce in a way that ensures low labour costs and high output.
Incomes Data Service (Annual Hours, IDS Study 815, February 2006)
Drawing on the details of a number of annual hours schemes , this study looks at how annual hours work in practice, including scheme design, the use of flexible hours and the associated payment systems. A detailed case study examines how an annual hours scheme was negotiated and implemented at the Prysmian Cables manufacturing plant in Aberdare.
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Willing Slaves: How the Overwork Culture Is Ruling Our Lives
Madeleine Bunting
Perennial
Paperback - June 6, 2005
A hardhitting expose of the overwork culture and modern management techniques which seduce millions of people to hand over the best part of their lives to their employer.
Flexible Working and Organisational Change
Bram Peper (Editor), et al
Edward Elgar
Hardcover - July 1, 2005
The central aim of this book is to consider to what extent changes in organisations and in the nature of jobs are compatible with the need, increasingly expressed by employees, for greater integration between work and family life. The book questions what sort of dilemmas modern and future employees face, in terms of shaping their careers and organising their lives at home.
Flexible Working (Thorogood Professional Insights S.)
Audrey Williams
Thorogood
Paperback - April 1, 2005
This specially commissioned report clarifies the law on flexible working, sets out the rights of employer and employee, and offers valuable practical advice for best practice.
Written by Audrey Williams, Partner in the Employment team at Eversheds, the report contains a wealth of case studies illustrating the most recent decisions in critical new areas.
Workforce Planning for Successful organisation Change
Pa Consulting Group
IWA Publishing
Paperback - June 1, 2004
This report identifies 11 categories for successful organisation change to create a culture of efficient business. Based on research, each category is described in detail: Establish and Maintain a Sense of Urgency; Provide and Build Leadership; Create and Maintain organisation Alignment; Create Commitment by Continuous Participation; Delegate Decision-Making and Create Accountability; Effectively Communicate Continuously (Internal and External); Establish and Track Meaningful Measures; Develop Workforce Flexibility; Provide Appropriate Compensation and Rewards; Use Supporting Tools and Techniques; Build and Maintain Effective Relations (with Governance, Labor, Regulators).
The Economics of Overtime Working
Robert
Hart
Cambridge University Press
Hardcover - August 26, 2004
This study presents a comprehensive economic evaluation of the overtime phenomenon, examining theoretical, empirical and policy aspects of overtime hours and pay. In a comparative assessment of labour supply, labour demand and compensating differential models of overtime behaviour, it utilises detailed international evidence drawn from the United States, Western Europe and Japan.
Leading Your People to Success: By Guiding Corporate Culture
Nick
Kitchin
McGraw-Hill Education
Paperback - April 2002
The book provides a practical guide to the leadership and organisational challenges faced by those who wish to guide their corporate cultures. Importantly, this book contains a full chapter on the implementation of Annual Hours at the 'best practice' Colman's of Norwich site - winner of the 'Factory of the year' award.
Maverick!
Ricardo Semler
Random House Business Books
Paperback - September 2001
Semco is one of Latin America's fastest-growing companies, acknowledged to be the best in Brazil to work for, and with a waiting list of thousands of applicants hoping to join it. This book offers the chance to learn Ricardo Semler's secrets and let some of the Semco magic rub off on you and your company - these include a wholly new perspective on working time.
The Seven-day Weekend: A Better Way to Work in the 21st Century
Ricardo Semler
Century
Paperback - February 2004
In this book, Ricardo Semler explains how he transformed a small family business into a highly profitable manufacturing, services and high-tech powerhouse - 40 times larger - while watching his favorite movies or relaxing with his son in the middle of the business day. Working time change is a global phenomena.
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