Long-term absenteeism is a persistent problem in the police organisation in the Netherlands. Around 4% of staff has been absent for over three months. For the National Police's Enhancing Professional Resilience programme, we conducted research into opportunities for increasing people's resilience when returning to work after such a long period of absenteeism. This research provides suggestions for dealing with the problem of long-term absenteeism effectively. The following issues turned out to be important: the scope of employees of their reintegration process, reciprocity in the relationship between line manager and police employee, greater knowledge of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its causes and finally, dealing with diversity in the organisation in an active manner.
Economische sectoren als landbouw, transport en industrie staan voor de opgave om te verduurzamen. Deze opgave zorgt voor andere banen en stelt andere eisen aan mensen die werkzaam zijn in deze sectoren. In dit artikel verkennen we de vraagstukken rond werk, vakmanschap en oudere werknemers die ontstaan vanwege deze transitie, en de rol die HR hierin speelt. Om hier inzicht in te krijgen, deden we een jaar lang onderzoek bij een groot industrieel bedrijf, waar we spraken met vakmensen, HR-medewerkers en leidinggevenden over de gevolgen voor het werk van de transitie van grijze naar groene productiemethoden. In deze casus bleek dat de schoksgewijs verlopende transitie het vakmanschap van (oudere) werknemers onder druk zet. De onzekerheid die de transitie voor de komende jaren met zich meebrengt leidt op organisatieniveau tot spanningsvelden. HR zou de eigen rol kunnen invullen door de concretisering van de duurzame productie in de toekomst samen met de werknemers en de leidinggevenden proactief vorm te geven.
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To aid HR practitioners in their design of firm specific HRM configurations, andcontribute to the state of the art HRM knowledge, we created a simulation model. In this paper we present the simulation model, and the serious game in which it was implemented, but focus on the practical and academical implication of creating and using our initial HRM simulation model.Deciding which HR-practices to select, and how to design them in a multiyear HRMconfiguration is a challenging task for any HR-practitioner due to the large number of interrelated options to pick from. In particular as, according to configurational HRM, the configuration of HR-practices needs to reflect the organizational strategy (vertical alignment) and show internal consistency (horizontal alignment). Currently, no (technological) tool aids HR-practitioners in their quest to design an aligned HRM configuration. To fill this void, we created an HRM simulation model and used it in a serious game which was played during workshops with HR-practitioners.Configurational HRM postulates that HRM configuration need to be both verticallyand horizontally aligned. However, to date, no specific information on how to make these levels of alignment happen is present. As a result, no specific hypothesis based on configurational HRM has been defined and empirical validation of this mode of theorizing is limited. Using the simulation model and serious game we aspire to specify the configurational mode of theorizing with a new level of detail enabling more precise empirical exploration of configurational HRM.The creation of an HRM simulation model and serious game proved to beworthwhile. During the workshops, HR-practitioners stated that the simulation model and game enables them to get to grips with the complexity of designing a firm specific HRM configuration. Furthermore, the simulation model enables us to specify configurational HRM to a new level of detail enabling a wide variety of research opportunities. The simulation model, serious game, and implications are discussed in this paper.
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A quartermaster was asked to test the support dor the establishment of two workplaces for the development of craftsmanship in restoration of heritage in the municipalities of Oldambt and Hogeland.An advise concerning possibilitiesA quartermaster was asked to test the support dor the establishment of two workplaces for the development of craftsmanship in restoration of heritage in the municipalities of Oldambt and Hogeland.