Employment Relations

_x005F_x000D_ Filling the gap for an accessible investigation of work and identity, this text will be of interest to students looking at organizational behaviour, diversity management and the sociology of work...

Based on the primary analysis of the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS 2004), this is a key reference from a respected institution, and a valuable 'sourcebook' for those in employment relations...

Organizations are now facing the challenges of managing a ‘blended workforce’, i.e. a workforce consisting of both direct hires and contractors. With the evolution of the use of agency work in the Western world over the past decade, the chapters in this volume show how a focus on the management and ..

This edited book brings together empirical studies of the work-life nexus with a specific focus on men’s working time arrangements, how men navigate and traverse paid work and family commitments, and the impact of public and organizational policies on men’s participation in work, leisure, and other ..

This edited book brings together empirical studies of the work-life nexus with a specific focus on men’s working time arrangements, how men navigate and traverse paid work and family commitments, and the impact of public and organizational policies on men’s participation in work, leisure, and other ..

With growing concern about the conditions facing low wage workers and new challenges to traditional forms of labor market protection, this book offers a timely analysis of the purpose and effectiveness of minimum wages in different European countries. Building on original industry case studies, the ..

With growing concern about the conditions facing low wage workers and new challenges to traditional forms of labor market protection, this book offers a timely analysis of the purpose and effectiveness of minimum wages in different European countries. Building on original industry case studies, the ..

Collective bargaining between employers and trade unions has profoundly changed working conditions in companies around the globe. But why do we start work at the age of 10, 16, 18 or 24? Why do we work 6, 8, 10 or more hours a day? This book addresses the process of working time regulation over the ..

Collective bargaining between employers and trade unions has profoundly changed working conditions in companies around the globe. But why do we start work at the age of 10, 16, 18 or 24? Why do we work 6, 8, 10 or more hours a day? This book addresses the process of working time regulation over the ..

This book charts the progress, achievements and obstacles faced by the groundbreaking partnership between the Irish Airports Authority and its trade unions in the mid 1990s...

This book charts the progress, achievements and obstacles faced by the groundbreaking partnership between the Irish Airports Authority and its trade unions in the mid 1990s...

This book brings together contributions from both expert academics and leading figures of UNISON itself, in an in-depth analysis of the union's achievements to date, highlighting ways in which unionism may develop in the twenty-first century...