Previous edition: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A resource for HRM students and professionals to understand and implement HR in relation to the needs of the business as a whole. It contains in-depth coverage of all the areas essential to the HR function such as employment law, employee relations, learning and development, performance and reward, as well as the HR skills needed to ensure professional success, including those related to leadership, managing conflict, interviewing and using statistics. In full-colour and with a range of pedagogical features to consolidate learning including source review boxes, key learning points summaries and case studies from international organisations such as IBM, HSBC and Oxfam, this fully updated 15th edition includes new chapters on the HRM role of line managers, evidence-based HRM, E-HRM and the gender pay gap as well as further case studies and updated wider content with the latest research and developments.