2nd Edition
David Farnham
Pages: 488 Published: August 2000
ISBN: 0852928769
ISBN13: 9780852928769
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Description
Long acclaimed as a definitive one-volume survey of ER in Britain, Employee Relations in Context has been revised to take account of the latest legal, political and social change.
Adopting a managerial perspective, Professor Farnham proceeds from incisive analysis of concepts, processes and parties to key issues such as collective bargaining; the non-union firm; employee involvement and representation; industrial action; and the role of the State.
This new edition draws extensively on the fourth Workplace Employee Relations Survey and examines major initiatives, such as the Working Time Directive and the recognition procedures introduced by the Employee Relations Act 1999. It also explores more generally how far New Labour's 'Third Way' represents a real alternative to the 'Thatcher revolution' against the 'post-war consensus'.
Firmly rooted in the concrete problems faced by practitioners, this book is recommended for students of the CIPD's Professional Development Scheme (and N/SVQ equivalents) as well as MBAs, BAs in business studies and IAM Diplomas in administrative management.
Contents
PART 1: INSTITUTIONS AND BACKGROUND
An Overview of Employee Relations
The Parties in Employee Relations
Processes of Employee Relations
Economic and Legal Policy
The Changing Contexts of Employee Relations
PART 2: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN PRACTICE
Non-Union Firms, Employee Involvement and Communications at Work
Collective Bargaining and Joint Consultation
Management and Trade Unions
Public Policy and the European Social Dimension
Collective Industrial Action
The Skills of Employee Relations
About the author(s)
David Farnham
David is Professor of Employment Relations at the University of Portsmouth and Chief Examiner for People Management and Development for the CIPD. He is also the author of Managing in a Strategic Business Context (2005), and the People Management and Development Revision Guide 2005 with Paul Smith.
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