Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice: Improving Performance Through Reward - Softcover

Armstrong, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749484365 ISBN 13: 9780749484361

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2019

Synopsis

<p><b><i>Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice</i> is the definitive guide to understanding, developing and implementing effective reward strategies. </b></p><p>This book covers all the essential aspects of improving organizational, team and individual performance through reward processes, including financial and non-financial rewards, job evaluation, grade and pay structures, rewarding specific employee groups and ethical considerations. This revised and updated sixth edition incorporates the latest research and developments and contains updated coverage of equal pay and the gender pay gap, employee benefits and total reward and a new chapter on employee financial wellbeing.</p><p>As with all of Armstrong's texts, <b><i>Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice</i></b> bridges the gap between academic and practitioner and is ideally suited to both HR professionals and those studying for HR qualifications, including master's degrees and the CIPD's intermediate and advanced level qualifications. Tips and checklists and can be found throughout, alongside case studies from organizations including General Motors, the UK National Health Service and Tesco. Online supporting resources include lecture slides and comprehensive handbooks for lecturers and students, which include learning summaries, discussion questions and exercises, literature reviews and glossaries.</p>

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About the Authors

<p><b>Michael Armstrong</b> is the UK's bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including <b><i>Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice</i></b>, <b><i>Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management</i>, </b><i><b>Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice</b> </i>and <b><i>Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management </i></b>and several other titles published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into twenty-one languages. </p><p><b>Michael Armstrong</b> is a Companion and former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the co-founder and a managing partner of E-Reward, one of the UK's first websites dedicated solely to reward management. Prior to this he was an HR director of a publishing company and an independent management consultant. He is based in London, UK.</p>

<p><b>Duncan Brown</b> is an independent rewards adviser and researcher. He has more than 30 years' experience with employers including IES, Aon Hewitt, PwC and Willis Towers Watson. He also spent five years as Assistant Director General and head of research and policy at the CIPD.<Br>His recent clients have included major firms such as Network Rail and Shell, public sector bodies such as the National Health Service and Equalities and Human Rights Commission; and not-for-profit organizations such as the Council of Europe, Church of England, Unicef and the RSPCA.</p><p>Duncan advises a number of remuneration committee including Christian Aid and the London School of Economics. He is an employer trustee for the CIPD Pension Plan. He has participated on Government taskforces concerned with fair pay (the Hutton Review), engagement, pensions and gender pay reporting. He has advised government reviews on the pay setting methods for key public sector workers including doctors and dentists, the judiciary and Armed Forces personnel.</p>

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749484365
• ISBN 13: 9780749484361
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 392