Bøger i Routledge Research in Employment Relations serien

This collection examines the significance of partnership-based approaches to the modernization of employment relations and draws from the work of leading researchers.

Consisting of twelve in-depth case studies of actual nonunion employee representation plans in operation across four countries, this volume captures an unequalled comparative perspective through a wide cross-section of different NER forms.

Since the 1980s, the process of European economic integration, within a wider context of globalization, has accelerated employment change and placed a new premium on `flexible¿ forms of work organization. The institutions of employment relations, specifically those concerning collective bargaining between employers and trade unions, have had to adapt accordingly. The Transformation of Employment Relations focuses not just on recent change, but charts the strategic choices that have influenced employment relations and examines these key developments in a comparative perspective.

The gender pay gap exists in every European country, but it varies even in EU states covered by the same legal principles on pay equality. Based on the EC funded research project "Close the Deal, Fill the Gap", this book uses an comparative interdisciplinary analysis to review the impact of social partnerships on GPG in Italy, Poland and the UK and provides guidelines for the negotiation of GPG-related issues. Essential for researchers and advanced students with an interest in the gender pay gap in collective bargaining processes as well as practitioners and policy makers in trade unions and employers¿ associations.

Employment Relations and Global Governance will be key reading for academics and researchers studying industrial relations, political economy, international organizations, and international comparative employment relations. It will also be of interest to trade unionists and practitioners working for international non-governmental organizations.

Examining the experiences of leadership among trade unionists in a range of unions and labor movements around the world, Gendering and Diversifying Trade Union Leadership addresses perspectives of women and men from a range of identities such as race/ethnicity, sexuality, and age. This volume analyses existing models of leadership in various political organisational forms, especially trade unions, but also including business and management approaches, leadership forms which arise from fields such as community, pedagogy, and the third sector.

This book examines contemporary trade union approaches to vocational education, workplace training and skill development. It explores the role that unions have played in the reform of vocational education and training systems; the nature of union involvement in consultative mechanisms at a national and industry level; the nature of union involvement in skill formation at the workplace, and the development of mechanisms for the articulation of employee voice in the design, delivery and assessment of vocational training.

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 life domains. The book is innovative in that it presents both macro (institutional, how policy affects practice) and micro (individual, from men¿s own perspectives) level studies, allowing for a rich and contrasting exploration of how men¿s participation in paid work and other domains is divided, conflicted, or integrated. Taking an international focus, Men, Wage Work and Family contrasts various public and organizational policies and how these policies impact men¿s opportunities and participation in paid work and non-work domains in industrialised countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.

Drawing on a wide range of up-to-date research, Employment Relations under Coalition Government critically examines developments in UK employment relations during the period of Conservative-Liberal Democrat government between 2010 and 2015, against the background of the 2007-08 financial crisis, subsequent economic recession and in the context of the primacy accorded to neo-liberal austerity.

Gender Equality and Work-Life Balance describes the work-life practices of men in the United States. The purpose is to increase gender equality at work for all employees. With a focus on leave policy inequalities, this book argues that men experience a phenomenon called "the glass handcuffs," which prevents them from leaving work to participate fully in their families, homes, and other life events.

Based on in-depth research from 12 European countries, this book addresses a key gap in both the CSR and ER literatures, namely trade union policies towards CSR, their engagement with particular CSR initiatives, and the challenges they face in doing so.

Consisting of twelve in-depth case studies of actual nonunion employee representation plans in operation across four countries, this volume captures an unequalled comparative perspective through a wide cross-section of different NER forms.

While this collection of essays focuses primarily on Britain, the germane issues are looked at in the context of Australia, Canada and the USA. Conceptually and theoretically, this book offers contributions, which develop our understanding of the relationship between workplace and national unionisms and of mobilization theory.

Research from Australia, Europe, and the UK is used to examine the differences between the image and reality of work in the software development industry and to provide an analysis of software development and developers.

Examining the experiences of leadership among trade unionists in a range of unions and labor movements around the world, Gendering and Diversifying Trade Union Leadership addresses perspectives of women and men from a range of identities such as race/ethnicity, sexuality, and age. This volume analyses existing models of leadership in various political organisational forms, especially trade unions, but also including business and management approaches, leadership forms which arise from fields such as community, pedagogy, and the third sector.

Examines contemporary trade union approaches to vocational education, workplace training and skill development. This book explores the role that unions have played in the reform of vocational education and training systems; and the nature of union involvement in consultative mechanisms at a national and industry level.

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 life domains. The book is innovative in that it presents both macro (institutional, how policy affects practice) and micro (individual, from men¿s own perspectives) level studies, allowing for a rich and contrasting exploration of how men¿s participation in paid work and other domains is divided, conflicted, or integrated. Taking an international focus, Men, Wage Work and Family contrasts various public and organizational policies and how these policies impact men¿s opportunities and participation in paid work and non-work domains in industrialised countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.

The book provides a comprehensive analysis of Spanish unions since the Franco dictatorship. It builds on industrial relations, political science, and political economy literature to investigate the trajectory of Spanish unions. It analyzes unions as political actors, that is, their interaction and involvement with governments, political parties, and political processes.

Written by very well-respected contributors, this comprehensive volume provides readers with an academic examination and comparison of the politics of industrial relations in the UK and Europe.

Since the 1980s, the process of European economic integration, within a wider context of globalization, has accelerated employment change and placed a new premium on `flexible¿ forms of work organization. The institutions of employment relations, specifically those concerning collective bargaining between employers and trade unions, have had to adapt accordingly. The Transformation of Employment Relations focuses not just on recent change, but charts the strategic choices that have influenced employment relations and examines these key developments in a comparative perspective.

In examining the primary role the state has played in shaping employment patterns and social policy in France, this book analyzes the impact of globalization on French industrial relations.

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.

Focusing on 13 developing countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, this book explores the contextual functions of HR in these countries. In addition it analyses the more general issues of HRM in cross-national settings.

This collection examines the significance of partnership-based approaches to the modernisation of employment relations and draws from the work of leading researchers.

This book contributes to the debate within the UK and abroad on the reality of workplace unionism in an era of change. It presents both qualitative and quantitative research to provide new and comprehensive evidence on trade union strategies.

Focusing on 13 developing countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, this book explores the contextual functions of HR in these countries. In addition it analyses the more general issues of HRM in cross-national settings.