Comparative Employment Relations: France, Germany and Britain

ISBN-13: 9781137353689 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 288 str.

Dr Susan Milner

Opis

Explores employment relations in three key European countries: France, Germany and the UK. The comparative approach examines key areas of employment relations to analyse national differences and similarities. This comparative text fills the gap between single country studies of employment relations and more broad-brush multi-country approaches.

Spis treści

1. Introducing Comparative Employment Relations 2. Understanding Variety and Change in Capitalist Economies 3. The Changing Role of the State in Employment Relations 4. Trade Unions in and Beyond the Workplace 5. Does Collective Bargaining Still Matter? 6. Employment Relations in the Workplace: Voice, Representation and Conflict 7. Organisational Restructuring and Employment Relations 8. Working Time, Employment Regimes, and Employment Relations 9. Pay, Productivity and Skills 10. Conclusion: Lessons from Comparative Employment Relations.

O autorze

Susan Milner is Reader in European Studies in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath, UK.

Blurb

Comparative Employment Relations explores the interconnectedness of contemporary European economies by examining employment relations in three key European countries: France, Germany and Britain. It offers an in-depth comparative analysis of the issues that stand at the heart of employment relations: pay and working conditions and how these are determined, power relations between capital and labour, how employment should be regulated, and what role the state plays.

Key benefits:

• Written in an engaging and accessible style
• Offers a unique systematic comparison between the three countries
• Handles complex theoretical concepts in a straightforward and innovative way

This book fills the gap between single country studies of employment relations and more broad-brush multi-country approaches, making it ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students studying employment and industrial relations.