How have employment relations evolved over the last decade? And how did workplaces and employees fare in the face of the longest recession in living memory? Employment Relations in the Shadow of Recession examines the state of British employment relations in 2011, how this has changed since 2004, and the role the recession played in shaping employees' experiences of work. It draws on findings from the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study, comparing these with the results of the previous study conducted in 2004. These surveys – each collecting responses from around 2,500 workplace managers, 1,000 employee representatives and over 20,000 employees – provide the most comprehensive portrait available of workplace employment relations in Britain. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the changes made to employment practices through the recession and of the impact that the economic downturn had on the shape and character of the employment relationship.
This book is the latest publication reporting the results of a series of workplace surveys. Comprehensive in scope, the results are statistically reliable and reveal the nature and extent of change in all bar the smallest British workplaces.
When Dad keeps talking about his favorite camping experience as a child, his two children are not impressed. Brayden thinks his dad, a biologist, is a dork for always spouting information about his studies of endangered species. While their friends are attending equestrian and soccer camps during the summer, Dad has planned a trip into the mountains of southeastern Kentucky to Camp Woolybooger. They can't imagine a worse thing to happen to them over summer break, knowing their teacher will want them to write about their summer adventure when they return to school in the fall. Their attitude about their dad, the camp, and many other things changes dramatically when Araya gets lost in the woods with dangers surrounding her. In the end, Araya and Brayden must decide whether to tell anyone else what really happened at Camp Woolybooger, or like Dad, keep it to themselves. It turns out that Dad isn't such a dork after all.
Based on the primary analysis of the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS 2004), this is the fifth book in the series which began in 1980, and which is considered to be one of the most authoritative sources of information on employment relations in Great Britain. Interviews were conducted with managers and employee representatives in over 3,000 workplaces, and over 20,000 employees returned a self-completion questionnaire. This survey links the views from these three parties, providing a truly integrated picture of employment relations. This book provides a descriptive mapping of employment relations, examining the principal features of the structures, practices and outcomes of workplace employment relations. The reader can explore differences according to the characteristics of the workplace and organization, including workplace size, industrial sector and ownership. Current debates are examined in detail, including an assessment of the impact of the Labour Government's programme of employment relations reform. A key reference from a respected and important institution, this book is a valuable 'sourcebook' for students, academics and practitioners in the fields of employee relations, human resource management, organizational behaviour and sociology. Visit the Companion website at http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/0415378133/
Based on information from two national sample surveys, evaluates the effects on unemployed recipients of three of the Employment Service's main programmes: The Work Trials, Jobclubs, and Job Interview Guarantee Matching and Screening. Assesses the relative likelihood of participants finding jobs after the programme, and the quality of the jobs they got.
Based on data from the England and Wales Youth Cohort Study, tracks a sample of young people WHO reached the end of compulsory schooling in 1986 and were surveyed four times through to 1994. Analyses the effects of higher and first degrees on employment, occupational and earnings outcomes, and estimates the impact of degree type.
Elect Alex is a short book offering a new interpretation of both the Bible and the Quran. Author Alex J. Clark Jr. emphasizes peace, love, and kindness as a solution to the many crimes he sees in the world around us.
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