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Book SynopsisA compelling argument for a new set of attitudes toward human capital to sharpen our competitive edge and to fuel the creative sparks in any environmentTrade Review“A powerful critique of our dated ways of thinking about competition . . . [and] a hopeful vision of how law and business can foster innovation. . . . . Lobel has written an important book that challenges the way policymakers and industry leaders should think about human capital.”—Michael Waterstone, Daily Journal2014 Axiom Business Book Awards Gold Seal winner in the Human Resources/Employee Training categoryWinner of the 2014 Thorsnes Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship, sponsored by the University of San DiegoWinner of a Gold Medal in the Business/Career/Sales category for the 2014 Independent Publisher Book AwardsWinner of the 2014 International Book Awards in the Law and Business/Careers categories, sponsored by the American Book FestWinner of the 2014 USA Best Book Awards in the Law & Business and Careers categories“Lobel does an expert job at guiding us through the complex world of restrictive strategies and proves why new approaches to information exchange and protection are imperative if we want to live in a world that fosters innovation and progress.”—Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty“By combining rigorous academic work and charming storytelling, Orly Lobel has written a book that is interesting and valuable for anyone interested in understanding innovation as well as becoming more innovative.”—Tal Ben-Shahar, author of Choose the Life You Want and Happier“Orly Lobel’s powerful message—set human talent free—will change the way entrepreneurs and policymakers think about creative advancements. Talent Wants to Be Free is a how-to guide for economic growth in the twenty-first century.”—Jason Mazzone, author of Copyfraud and Other Abuses of Intellectual Property Law“Professor Lobel’s father wisely advised her, ‘If you want something, give it away.’ Now, she has given all of us a profound gift: a provocative and compelling argument that we should abandon our obsession with controlling ideas and expertise. She draws on research in decision science, behavioral economics, psychology, law, philosophy, and game theory—including much of her own original research—to show the benefits of making talent free. Talent Wants to Be Free is filled with fascinating ideas about how people and skills become depleted when they are monopolized, and is a must read for anyone interested in the ongoing debate about technology, human capital, and innovation.”—Frank Partnoy, author of Wait and The Match King“What promotes innovation and fairness—intellectual property rights and restrictions on employees moving from one company to another—or free flow of information and people? Especially as technology rewrites rules and expectations, anyone interested in promoting innovation should read Orly Lobel’s powerful analysis that combines lessons from practice, insights from law, and provocative ideas from across the globe.”—Martha Minow, dean of Harvard Law School and author of Partners, Not Rivals and Not Only for Myself

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Book SynopsisBarry Cushway is an independent HR consultant and Personnel Adviser to the Institute of Directors. With over 30 years' HR and employment law experience, he has previously worked for PWC, Hay and MSL. A fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, he is the author of several titles including The Handbook of Model Job Descriptions and Human Resource Management, both published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"guides employers through a maze of employment issues" * The Times (about a previous edition) *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Recruiting Staff; Chapter - 02: Writing Employment Contracts; Chapter - 03: Paying Staff; Chapter - 04: Employee Benefits; Chapter - 05: Performance Management; Chapter - 06: Dealing With Absence; Chapter - 07: Maternity and Paternity Rights; Chapter - 08: Working Hours and Holidays; Chapter - 09: Writing a Staff Handbook; Chapter - 10: Personnel Records and Data Protection; Chapter - 11: Handling Organizational Change; Chapter - 12: Handling Disciplinary Issues; Chapter - 13: Dealing With Grievances; Chapter - 14: Terminating Employment; Chapter - 15: Dealing With Tribunal Cases; Chapter - 16: Ensuring the Health, Safety and Welfare of Employees; Chapter - 17: Working With Trade Unions

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Book SynopsisEmma Bridger is an award-winning employee engagement specialist and Director of People Lab, an employee engagement consultancy that works with high-profile clients worldwide. Based in Hastings, UK, she has designed and developed the CIPD range of public and in-house employee engagement courses and is a regular conference speaker. She contributed to the UK Government Review Engaging for Success and is a member of the Engage for Success movement as part of its "guru group". In 2021, she was named as one of the Most Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine.Trade Review"Emma Bridger is the go-to expert for employee engagement which makes this book the definitive guide for engaging your employees. This third edition has been updated to include the latest thinking and practice required to make a difference to your people. Employee engagement is more critical now than it has ever been and this book has everything you need; whether you're starting out in the field or you're an established practitioner. Packed full of practical tools and guidance backed up by science, and relatable case-studies, it's a must read for anyone working in employee engagement." * Pete Markey, CMO, Boots *"Emma Bridger's book Employee Engagement is a concise reference for the practical implementation of staff engagement approaches within organizations. Managers, HR staff and academics can use this book to plan how to introduce a thorough staff engagement programme and research how it all works in practice. Employee Engagement design, measurement, implementation and future action planning are all investigated within this comprehensive book and Emma also provides an easily digestible literature overview within the field." * Dr Julian A Edwards, Research Fellow, The Open University (about a previous edition). *"This is essential reading for everyone working in employee engagement and, beyond that, an invaluable source of learning for all individuals working in teams as critical components within organizations striving to deliver better results." * Rob Neil OBE, Director & Founder, Krystal Alliance (about a previous edition) *"Employee Engagement is the must-read book for any manager or HR professional who is concerned about raising and maintaining high levels of engagement. Written in an authoritative yet accessible style by one of the UK's leading experts, the book guides the reader step-by-step through the complex decisions that need to be made in developing and implementing a successful engagement strategy." * Katie Bailey, Professor of Work and Employment, King's College London (about a previous edition) *"Emma Bridger brings a practical and effective approach to the big subjects of employee engagement and organizational culture, which are so vital for any organization's success today. Beneath her warm and friendly style lies considerable expertise, and this book shares the insight she has gained over many years helping organizations like ours to unlock the potential of our people." * Richard Parry, Chief Executive, Canal & River Trust (about a previous edition) *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: What is employee engagement?; Chapter - 02: Does engagement matter?; Chapter - 03: Developing your employee engagement strategy; Chapter - 04: How it works; Chapter - 05: Employee engagement: How do you do it?; Chapter - 06: Employee engagement tools and techniques; Chapter - 07: Planning and action; Chapter - 08: Measuring engagement; Chapter - 09: The future of employee engagement

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Book SynopsisEmma Bridger is an award-winning employee engagement specialist and Director of People Lab, an employee engagement consultancy that works with high-profile clients worldwide. Based in Hastings, UK, she has designed and developed the CIPD range of public and in-house employee engagement courses and is a regular conference speaker. She contributed to the UK Government Review Engaging for Success and is a member of the Engage for Success movement as part of its "guru group". In 2021, she was named as one of the Most Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine.Trade Review"Emma Bridger is the go-to expert for employee engagement which makes this book the definitive guide for engaging your employees. This third edition has been updated to include the latest thinking and practice required to make a difference to your people. Employee engagement is more critical now than it has ever been and this book has everything you need; whether you're starting out in the field or you're an established practitioner. Packed full of practical tools and guidance backed up by science, and relatable case-studies, it's a must read for anyone working in employee engagement." * Pete Markey, CMO, Boots *"Emma Bridger's book Employee Engagement is a concise reference for the practical implementation of staff engagement approaches within organizations. Managers, HR staff and academics can use this book to plan how to introduce a thorough staff engagement programme and research how it all works in practice. Employee Engagement design, measurement, implementation and future action planning are all investigated within this comprehensive book and Emma also provides an easily digestible literature overview within the field." * Dr Julian A Edwards, Research Fellow, The Open University (about a previous edition). *"This is essential reading for everyone working in employee engagement and, beyond that, an invaluable source of learning for all individuals working in teams as critical components within organizations striving to deliver better results." * Rob Neil OBE, Director & Founder, Krystal Alliance (about a previous edition) *"Employee Engagement is the must-read book for any manager or HR professional who is concerned about raising and maintaining high levels of engagement. Written in an authoritative yet accessible style by one of the UK's leading experts, the book guides the reader step-by-step through the complex decisions that need to be made in developing and implementing a successful engagement strategy." * Katie Bailey, Professor of Work and Employment, King's College London (about a previous edition) *"Emma Bridger brings a practical and effective approach to the big subjects of employee engagement and organizational culture, which are so vital for any organization's success today. Beneath her warm and friendly style lies considerable expertise, and this book shares the insight she has gained over many years helping organizations like ours to unlock the potential of our people." * Richard Parry, Chief Executive, Canal & River Trust (about a previous edition) *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: What is employee engagement?; Chapter - 02: Does engagement matter?; Chapter - 03: Developing your employee engagement strategy; Chapter - 04: How it works; Chapter - 05: Employee engagement: How do you do it?; Chapter - 06: Employee engagement tools and techniques; Chapter - 07: Planning and action; Chapter - 08: Measuring engagement; Chapter - 09: The future of employee engagement

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Book SynopsisThe Uber-ization of the classroom and what it means for faculty. One of the most significant trends in American higher education over the last decade has been the shift in faculty employment from tenured to contingent. Now upwards of 75% of faculty jobs are non-tenure track; two decades ago that figure was 25%. One of the results of this shiftalong with the related degradation of pay, benefits, and working conditionshas been a new push to unionize adjunct professors, spawning a national labor movement. Professors in the Gig Economy is the first book to address the causes, processes, and outcomes of these efforts. Kim Tolley brings together scholars of education, labor history, economics, religious studies, and law, all of whom have been involved with unionization at public and private colleges and universities. Their essays and case studies address the following questions: Why have colleges and universities come to rely so heavily on contingent faculty? How have federal and state lTrade ReviewProfessors in the Gig Economy is a valuable addition to the too-small library of books on contingent faculty and graduate employee unionism. The book's focus on the organizing process puts it in even more rarified company. It enters the truly charmed center of the circle because it was edited by a teacher, Kim Tolley, who herself recently had the life-changing experience of helping to organize her own workplace, Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. Tolley's experience makes her particularly well qualified to edit such a book, especially since organizing a bargaining unit of both tenure-track and contingent faculty at a private university is very unusual in American higher education.—Joe Berry, AcademeTable of ContentsPreface, by Kim TolleyAcknowledgements1. From Golden Era to Gig Economy, by A. J. Angulo2. Understanding the Need for Unions, by Adrianna Kezar and Thomas DePaola3. A Long History of Activism and Organizing, by Timothy R. Cain4. Union Organizing and the Law, by Gregory Saltzman5. A Just Employment Approach to Adjunct Unionization, by Joseph McCartin and Nicholas Wertsch6. Unionizing Adjunct and Tenure-Track Faculty at Notre Dame de Namur , by Kim Tolley, Marianne Delaporte, and Lorenzo Giachetti7. Unions, Shared Governance, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities , by Elizabeth K. Davenport8. Forming a Union, by Shawn Gilmore9. Wall to Wall, by Luke Elliot-Negri10. California State University East Bay, by Kim Geron and Gretchen M. ReevyConclusion, by Kim Tolley and Kristen EdwardsContributorsAppendixIndex

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an international perspective on parental leave policies in different countries, goes beyond this to examine a range of issues in depth, and aims to stimulate thinking about possible futures and how policy might underpin them.Trade Review“This is the finest collection on the topic of parental leave and related concepts available, provoking us to think beyond the realm of current policies and to construct more equitable and effective policies.” Marian Baird, University of SydneyTable of Contents1. Introduction: much work still to do ~ Ann-Zofie Duvander, Alison Koslowski and Peter Moss; Part I: Recent developments and the politics of leave policy; 2. Spain: leave policy in times of economic crisis ~ Gerardo Meil, Jesús Rogero-García and Pedro Romero-Balsas; 3. Poland: leave policy and the process and goals of a major reform ~ Anna Kurowska; 4. United Kingdom: leave policy and an attempt to take a new path ~ Peter Moss and Margaret O’Brien; 5. Israel: leave policy, familialism and the neoliberal welfare state~Nadav Perez-Vaisvidovsky; 6. Japan: leave policy and attempts to increase fathers’ take-up~Hideki Nakazato; 7. China: leave and population policies ~ Shirley Gatenio Gabel, Wen-Jui Han and Xiaoran Wang; 8. Mexico: leave policy, co-responsibility in childcare and informal employment~ Cándido Pérez-Hernández and Anna Escobedo; 9. United States: leave policy, failure and potential ~ Gayle Kaufman; Part II: Some current issues in leave policy; 10. What do people want? Leave policy preferences in different countries ~ Isabel Valarino; 11. Gender equality: Parental Leave design and evaluating its effects on fathers’ participation ~ Ann-Zofie Duvander, Guðny Björk Eydal, Berit 12. Brandth, Ingólfur V. Gíslason, Johanna Lammi-Taskula and Tine Rostgaard; 12. Flexibility: some consequences for fathers’ caregiving ~ Berit Brandth and Elin Kvande 13. The workplace: challenges for fathers and their use of leave ~ Valérie Harvey and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay; 14. Care-work policies: conceptualising leave within a broader framework ~ Sara Mazzucchelli, Luca Pesenti and M.Letizia Bosoni; 15. A social right? Access to leave and its relation to parents’ labour market position ~ Ivana Dobroti? and Sonja Blum; Part III: Future directions for leave policy; 16. Universal Basic Income: what could it mean for gender equality in care work? ~ Alison Koslowski; 17. The time credit system: the panacea for a life course approach? ~ Laura Merla and Fred Deven; 18. Towards a multi-active society: daring to imagine a new work-life regime ~ Bernard Fusulier and Chantal Nicole-Drancourt; 19. Reimagining Parental Leave: a conceptual `thought experiment’ ~Andrea Doucet, Lindsey McKay and Sophie Mathieu; 20. Parental Leave and beyond: recent developments, current issues, future directions ~ Ann-Zofie Duvander, Alison Koslowski and Peter Moss.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides an international perspective on parental leave policies in different countries, goes beyond this to examine a range of issues in depth, and aims to stimulate thinking about possible futures and how policy might underpin them.Table of Contents1. Introduction: much work still to do ~ Ann-Zofie Duvander, Alison Koslowski and Peter Moss; Part I: Recent developments and the politics of leave policy; 2. Spain: leave policy in times of economic crisis ~ Gerardo Meil, Jesús Rogero-García and Pedro Romero-Balsas; 3. Poland: leave policy and the process and goals of a major reform ~ Anna Kurowska; 4. United Kingdom: leave policy and an attempt to take a new path ~ Peter Moss and Margaret O’Brien; 5. Israel: leave policy, familialism and the neoliberal welfare state~Nadav Perez-Vaisvidovsky; 6. Japan: leave policy and attempts to increase fathers’ take-up~Hideki Nakazato; 7. China: leave and population policies ~ Shirley Gatenio Gabel, Wen-Jui Han and Xiaoran Wang; 8. Mexico: leave policy, co-responsibility in childcare and informal employment~ Cándido Pérez-Hernández and Anna Escobedo; 9. United States: leave policy, failure and potential ~ Gayle Kaufman; Part II: Some current issues in leave policy; 10. What do people want? Leave policy preferences in different countries ~ Isabel Valarino; 11. Gender equality: Parental Leave design and evaluating its effects on fathers’ participation ~ Ann-Zofie Duvander, Guðný Björk Eydal, Berit 12. Brandth, Ingólfur V. Gíslason, Johanna Lammi-Taskula and Tine Rostgaard; 12. Flexibility: some consequences for fathers’ caregiving ~ Berit Brandth and Elin Kvande 13. The workplace: challenges for fathers and their use of leave ~ Valérie Harvey and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay; 14. Care-work policies: conceptualising leave within a broader framework ~ Sara Mazzucchelli, Luca Pesenti and M.Letizia Bosoni; 15. A social right? Access to leave and its relation to parents’ labour market position ~ Ivana Dobrotić and Sonja Blum; Part III: Future directions for leave policy; 16. Universal Basic Income: what could it mean for gender equality in care work? ~ Alison Koslowski; 17. The time credit system: the panacea for a life course approach? ~ Laura Merla and Fred Deven; 18. Towards a multi-active society: daring to imagine a new work-life regime ~ Bernard Fusulier and Chantal Nicole-Drancourt; 19. Reimagining Parental Leave: a conceptual ‘thought experiment’ ~Andrea Doucet, Lindsey McKay and Sophie Mathieu; 20. Parental Leave and beyond: recent developments, current issues, future directions ~ Ann-Zofie Duvander, Alison Koslowski and Peter Moss.

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Book SynopsisThis analytical book examines how the common law of the employment contract is likely to evolve. Tracing the radical evolution of this area over the last 40 years, it explores how many of the changes in common law have been triggered by the judicial 'discovery' of the key attributes of the relationship.Douglas Brodie assesses how employment contract law is likely to develop, paying particular attention to wider developments of the law of obligations such as the recognition of the importance of fair dealing and the significance of relational contracts. Investigating the importance of how courts now regard the employment contract as governing personal relations, the author concludes that key attributes of the contract, including the imbalance of power between employee and employer, are likely to remain the key driver for change.The Future of the Employment Contract will be an essential read for students and scholars of employment law and the law of obligations. It will also be of benefit to legal practitioners as they look to frame innovative legal arguments.Trade Review‘This work comprises a necessary addition to any labour law academic’s library, particularly those interested in the dynamicity of ways the common law, alongside statute, will impact the employment contract going forward. It is an equally beneficial resource for students of labour law, and will undoubtedly be of use to employment law practitioners who wish to shape cutting-edge legal arguments and persuasively influence judicial decision-making. In that sense, it is set to influence how judges evolve the law governing the employment contract in the future.’ -- Gabrielle Golding, The Edinburgh Law Review'In Douglas Brodie's The Future of the Employment Contract, one of the world's leading scholars on the employment contract provides a rich and judicious examination of the prospects for a worker-protective common law. The result is an impressive piece of scholarship that is sensitive to the virtues and the vices of the common law mind when it encounters the world of work. It deserves to be widely read, and it will influence academic and judicial debates at the frontiers of the discipline.' -- Alan Bogg, University of Bristol, UK'In The Future of the Employment Contract Douglas Brodie deftly analyzes current normative and jurisprudential debates about the contract of employment in UK law, interwoven with insights from other common law jurisdictions. The result is a work of perceptiveness and foresight, relevant far beyond the UK, that highlights how changing forms of work, changing terms of law, and public values will shape the future frontiers of the common law of contracts.' -- Claire Mummé, University of Windsor, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction PART I JUDICIAL VALUES 1. The judges and the values of the employment contract PART II CATEGORISATION 2. Re-categorisation as a fiduciary PART III THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ENTERPRISE LIABILITY 3. Questions of inclusion 4. Risk allocation and psychiatric harm 5. Risk allocation and financial harm PART IV THE IMPACT OF RELATIONAL CONTRACT SCHOLARSHIP 6. Judicial creativity and doctrinal limitations 7. Preserving the relationship 8. Contractual damages 9. The contribution from contract and commerce PART V THE IMPACT OF THE RISE OF GOOD FAITH 10. Unconscionable employment 11. Good faith as a core principle PART VI THE IMPACT OF STATUTE 12. The relationship between the common law and statute PART VII CONCLUSIONS 13. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is primarily for parents looking for a source of information which compares the different types of childcare available in the UK. It provides information on the financial consequences, commitments and obligations that come with each of the different forms of childcare.Employers should find the book useful because of the employment tax consequences of childcare benefits, and the variety of childcare concerns brought to HR, relating to a wide range of employees. Employers who value their employees and seek to be both considerate and fair will want to know how they can help in childcare matters in the most cost-effective and tax-efficient manner.Childcare professionals may find some aspects of this book useful, such as the section on expenses and accounts for child minders. Nannies may be interested in understanding how much their net salary package actually costs their employers. The book should also help childcare providers to benchmark their service, and understand the financial consequences for parents, and themselves, of certain payments and benefits.Parents, as employees with children face a dichotomy: on the one hand they have a contractual obligation to their employer and frequently have a strong, personal investment in their career or profession; on the other hand, the duty of care and the desire to do the best for their children is paramount. Many parents are fully alive to their dual responsibilities and are extremely grateful for any support offered to them by their employer and indeed, their colleagues. If friction arises, it is invariably when childcare arrangements break down, or where there is a lack of understanding or communication.This book seeks to set out not only the various options available to parents, with the concomitant potential costs and obligations, but also to discuss alternative and back up arrangements. Many sources of information on childcare focus on new parents and their babies. While this is a critical time when parents seek advice, the childcare arrangements suitable for a couple with a baby may be very different from those for a single parent with school aged children. In this publication, consideration is given to childcare for babies through to teenagers.Table of Contents Preface Contents 1 Introduction and overview 2 Nurseries 3 Childminders 4 Au Pairs 5 Family and Friends 6 Nannies 7 Nannies or employed child carers pay and benefits 8 Employer supported aspects of child care 9 Working Abroad 10 Employment Status 11 Nanny Contracts 12 Self-Employed Child Carers' Tax Position 13 Nanny Salary Indicator 14 Miscellaneous Appendix 1 Glossary Appendix 2 NIC Rates Appendix 3 Useful contacts and sources of information Index

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