1st Edition
Out of the Shadows
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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Over half of all people working on behalf of any given organization are typically not their own employees. Some are freelance contractors working in their own right. A significant proportion is employed to provide these services by another firm, under agency or outsourcing service agreements. The services they perform under these agreements are often vital in supporting the organization’s customer... Read more
Introducing the topic; Context and evidence: the rise of the non-employee; Matching strategic and employment needs; Recruiting and preparing for non-employees; People management and non-employees; Regulating the use of non-employees; Contracts and the use of non-employees; Employment relations and related issues; Health and safety; Reflections and futures.
Biography
Patricia Leighton, Michel Syrett, Robert Hecker, Peter Holland
“Patricia Leighton has put her finger on an important fact. Non-employees have skills to offer that are intimately bound up with the way they work. We ought to value them more – and this book goes a long way towards showing how this should be done.” John Raywood, HR Manager, GlaxoSmithKline
“Patricia Leighton argues very effectively that good management is about fitting individuals into organizations and understanding the balance between people performance and management.” Nic Stevens, Chief Executive, RSA
