... organisations and changes in contracts and working conditions all affected the role of the employment manager. Additionally, management became more involved with employees as individuals, instead of groups. Today employees feel more insecure within their jobs, the recruitment and selection process has changed dramatically with employers requiring more than ever before from prospective candidates. Concepts of HRM have dramatically changed the workplace environment, for example, the empowerment of employees and the use of teamwork and employee involvement. Is it HRM that has affected the work environment, or is it the result of modern society and social change? During the early 1980s companies could recruit what was named as the 'buyers market' meaning, young people, however, during the late 1980s the 'buyer market' began to drop. Despite organisations being warned about the drop in the 'buyers market' by the National Economic Development Office (NEDO) (Sisson, 1994), organisations failed to look strategically at ...

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