Industrial Relations Agenda for Change

Industrial Relations Agenda for Change
Author: Thomas a Kochan
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781340269173

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Agenda for Change

Agenda for Change
Author: Oliver Clarke
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2024-10-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1040121489

Agenda for Change (1991) examines the experiences of five industrialised market economies in a period of profound change in industrial relations. It looks at the national history and culture affecting industrial relations, the obstacles to change and the levers that could effect it, and the respective roles of employers, unions and governments in bringing about improvement. Is there any single model of an industrial relations system to which a country could aspire?

Industrial Relations Agenda for Change

Industrial Relations Agenda for Change
Author: Bunker Professor of Industrial Relations Sloan School of Management Thomas A Kochan
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2018-02-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780656380756

Excerpt from Industrial Relations Agenda for Change: The Case of the United States Over the past several decades all of the advanced industrial societies have experienced growing pressures on the institutions governing their industrial relations systems. These pressures can be traced to long-term changes in the nature of the' international economy, and have manifested themselves in different ways from one country to another. The cases of the oecd member countries are strikingly similar, however, insofar as general macro-economic problems (in the us, sluggish productivity growth and large trade deficits) have generated the pressing need for thorough-going changes in the ways in which the government, organized labor and businesses deal with one another. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Learning with Trade Unions

Learning with Trade Unions
Author: Moira Calveley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351922459

This edited collection provides an understanding of the range of learning that is enabled by trade unions, and the agendas around that learning. It comes at an important time as, in the UK, recent years have seen significant new opportunities for unions' involvement in the government's learning and skills policy. At the same time, trade unions have had to cope with declining membership and changing employment patterns, and thus have a keen interest in defining their role in contemporary employment relations and in pursuing strategies for union renewal. Therefore, in order to explore these dynamics, a strong feature of the book is its drawing together of informed, research-based contributions from the fields of training, skills and education, and of industrial relations. International and historical perspectives are included in order to better understand the contemporary issues. There are important conclusions for policy-makers, practitioners and researchers.

Employment Relations in the 21st Century

Employment Relations in the 21st Century
Author: Valeria Pulignano
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2019-11-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9403518200

It cannot be denied that in recent decades, for many if not most people, work has become unstable and insecure, with serious risk and few benefits for workers. As this reality spills over into political and social life, it is crucial to interrogate the transformations affecting employment relations, shape research agendas, and influence the policies of national and international institutions. This single volume brings together thirty-nine scholars (both academics and experienced industrial relations actors) in the fields of employment relations and labour law in a forthright discussion of new approaches, theories, and methods aimed at ameliorating the world of work. Focusing on why and how work is changing, how collective actors deal with it, and the future of work from different disciplinary angles and at an international level, the contributors describe and analyse such issues and topics as the following: new forms of social protection and representation; differences in the power relations of workers and political dynamics; balancing protection of workers’ dignity and promotion of productivity; intersection of information technology and workplace regulation; how the gig economy undermines legal protections; role of professional and trade associations; workplace conflict management; lay judges in labour courts; undeclared work in the informal sector of the labour market; work incapacity and disability; (in)coherence of the work-related case law of the European Court of Justice; and business restructurings. Derived from a major conference held in Leuven in September 2018, the book offers an in-depth understanding of the changing world of work, its main transformations, and the challenges posed to classical employment relations theories and methods as well as to labour law. With its wide range of insights, analysis, and reflection, this unique contribution to the study of industrial relations offers an authoritative reference guide to scholars, policymakers, trade unions and business associations, human resources professionals, and practitioners who need to deal with the future of work challenges.

Work and Employment Relations

Work and Employment Relations
Author: Marian Baird
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011
Genre: Industrial relations
ISBN: 9781862878501

With significant regulatory, social and economic change occurring in Australia and in other countries, a new agenda for employment relations is needed. Many features of work and employment relations have undergone significant changes over the past two decades. These changes have taken place in the context of lowered trade barriers, intense global competition and deregulation of financial markets. The scholarly essays in this book deal with many of the employment relations issues arising from these developments and consider the policy implications arising from them. The essays cover: •The provision of legislated standards in determining the ‘safety net’ in Australia •Characteristics of the ‘modern awards’ •The role of unions in the new collective bargaining regime •New roles for employers in industrial relations •The advent of paid parental leave and employer responses •The demand and supply sides of skill formation in Australian workplaces •The prospects of ‘high performance’ work systems in Australia •Equal remuneration and undervaluation of women’s work •Paradoxes in productivity issues •Questioning the ‘exceptionalist’ view of Australian industrial relations •Worker voice •Making minimum wages effective – the UK experience •Lessons of work and employment policy in the US •‘Flexicurity’ lessons for the EU and Australia

Change in Industrial Relations

Change in Industrial Relations
Author: P.B. Beaumont
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2024-10-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1040121764

Change in Industrial Relations (1990) examines the industrial relations system in the UK at the end of the 1980s, after a decade of changes such as the growth of non-union firms, trade union decline, the emergence of human resource management practices, and increase in labour–management co-operation. The author describes the major features of the system and discusses the recent changes, drawing on insights from economics, organizational behaviour, and urban and regional research, as well as from the traditional literature of industrial relations. Focusing on collective bargaining, he examines the practices of the British system of industrial relations in recent years, and places the UK in a wider context by providing facts and figures for other national systems, in particular making extensive reference to developments and research in the USA.

The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations

The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations
Author: Stephen Bach
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1350304727

The Modernisation of the Public Services and Employee Relations provides an integrated and up-to-date account of changes in work and employment in the public services. The book examines a range of different sectors focusing on core public services, especially local government, the NHS and the civil service.