International and Comparative Employment Relations

Global Crises and Institutional Responses

Greg J. Bamber, Fang Lee Cooke, Virginia Doellgast, Chris F Wright, Greg J. Bamber, Fang Lee Cooke, Virginia Doellgast, Chris F Wright

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781526499653, 9781526499660
• eBook ISBN: 9781529756050
• Edition: 7
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

Established as the standard reference for a worldwide readership of students, scholars and practitioners in international agencies, governments, companies and unions, this text offers a systematic overview of international employment relations. 

Chapters cover the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, Japan, South Korea, China, India and South Africa.

Experts examine the context of employment relations in each country: economic, historical, legal, social and political. They consider the roles of the major players and outline the various processes of employment relations, including collective bargaining and arbitration, consultation and employee involvement.

The seventh edition has been thoroughly updated with new examples and discussion questions to engage students and encourage critical thinking. A revamped set of online resources includes PowerPoint slides for lecturers to use in their teaching, as well as useful web links to enhance learning.

Index

Note: Page numbers in italic type refer to figures and tables.

• Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative South Africa, 346
• Act Concerning the Promotion of Worker Participation and Co-operation (1997) (South Korea), 276–277
• activism/protests, 370
  • in China, 305
  • environmental, 377
  • in France, 161, 164, 177
  • in India, 329–330
  • in South Africa, 341
  • see also industrial disputes; political engagement
• actors/parties
  • definition, 3
  • influence of, 4–5, 18–19
  • see also employee representation; employers; employers’ associations; management; the state/government; unions; workers
• adjudication, in India, 317, 322, 326
• Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) (UK), 37–38
• affinity groups, 68
• African National Congress (ANC), 341, 355
• age-cohort unions, 282
• ageing population, 241, 253
• agency fees, in US, 66–67
• agency workers, 147, 149, 247, 254
• All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), 296
• All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), 298–299, 300, 301
• All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), 318
• Almond, P., 8
• American Federation of Labor (AFL), 56
• American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), 58, 59
• annual leave, in Japan, 254, 255
• anti-unionism, 57, 111, 271, 273, 328
• apartheid, 339, 341, 346
• arbitration
  • in Australia, 106, 107, 109, 115, 117
  • in Canada, 93, 94, 96
  • in China, 302–303, 304
  • in Denmark, 225
  • in South Africa, 351
  • in South Korea, 276
• artificial intelligence (AI), 376–377
• Association for the Financial Sector (FA) (Denmark), 215
• Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) (SA), 345, 349
• atypical see non-standard/informal employment
• austerity measures, 37, 138, 185, 228
• Australia
  • actors/parties
    • employers’ associations, 113–115
    • the state/government, 106–109, 111, 112, 114–115
    • unions, 108, 109–113, 118
  • chronology, 125
  • current issues, 119
    • gender and precarious work, 119–121
    • gig work, 122–123
    • migrant workforce, 121–122
  • international comparisons, 367, 371, 380
  • national context, 105–106
  • processes
    • dispute settlement, 106, 107, 115, 117–118
    • wage determination, 115–117
• Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), 114
• Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), 111, 112
• Australian Industrial Relations Commission, 107, 115–116, 117, 119–120
• Australian Industry Group (AiG), 114
• Australian Labor Party, 112
• Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA), 114
• Australian Workplace Agreements, 107
• authoritarian unions, 299
• auto companies...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Detailed Contents
• List of Tables, Figures and Boxes
• Praise for International and Comparative Employment Relations
• Foreword
• About the editors and contributors
• List of acronyms and abbreviations
• Preface
• Online Resources
• 1Introduction: Internationally Comparative Approaches to Studying Employment Relations
• 2Employment Relations in the United Kingdom
• 3 Employment Relations in the United States
• 4 Employment Relations in Canada
• 5 Employment Relations in Australia
• 6 Employment Relations in Italy
• 7 Employment Relations in France
• 8 Employment Relations in Germany
• 9 Employment Relations in Denmark
• 10 Employment Relations in Japan
• 11 Employment Relations in South Korea
• 12 Employment relations in China
• 13 Employment relations in India
• 14 Employment relations in South Africa
• 15 Conclusions: Globalisation, Crises and Institutional Responses
• Index