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The British Psychological Society (BPS) has created a new certification program that certifies the competence of consultants offering psychological testing services for the occupational assessment of job candidates for business. A survey of 101 firms that employed over 2,000 people revealed that 59% of the firms used personality questionnaires. Psychological testing for occupational assessment has increased in the UK, but it has been an unregulated field. If psychological tests are well designed, they can offer great insight to companies on job candidates, but if they are poorly designed, they can be worthless. The BPS certification program will offer specifications for occupational psychologists and provide firms with reliable professional standards.
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UK organisations are beginning to see the benefits of employing disabled people who are rehabilitated back into normal working life. Injury compensation is a financial factor which the government is keen to avoid by helping organisations re-introduce injured workers back into the workplace. Human resource departments need to be aware of vocational rehabilitation, which helps retain disabled workers by improving their confidence, motivation and flexibility.
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Managers often face significant difficulties when seeking to match the rhetoric of human resource management to reality. This is an indication of a failure to meet employee expectations, which can have negative repercussions for a company's performance. It seems desirable for managers to seek a congruent contract among employees. However, problems can arise when managers use a rhetoric that creates an 'ideal' that cannot subsequently be achieved.
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