Workers at War

Synopsis: Series looking at the lives of workers in modern Britain and how companies manage their workforces. Profiles indiviual workers and examines in detail good and bad management practice. In four parts: 1) Targets: illustraates successful methods for establishing a productive and motivated workforce by following three workers who have tough targets to meet - two sales people and a businessman; 2) Sacked!: profiles three people fired from their jobs, illustrating how employers deal with the task of making people redundant; 3) Revenge: looks at people who have taken drastic steps to avenge themselves against former employers, illustrating how to prepare effectively for ex-employees who become malicious and destructive; 4) Wanted: the difficulties of finding a job, illustrating the recruitment methods of big and small companies.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 4 x 30 min.
Year of production: 1999
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Notes: Broadcast on BBC1 from 9/2/99.
Subjects: Business studies
Keywords: employment issues

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web: https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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