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The contents of whistleblowing/confidential reporting procedures in the UK
Lewis, David - In: Employee Relations 28 (2006) 1, pp. 76-86
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explain why whistleblowing is important and to examine the recent empirical … research relating to such confidential reporting/whistleblowing procedures in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – This … whistleblowing procedures, why they were introduced and the extent of trade union involvement. It identifies who can use these …
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When is a promise a strategic liability?
Terry, Nicholas; White, Phil - In: Employee Relations 22 (2000) 3, pp. 272-281
legislation and business practice have prompted the scrutiny of the underpinnings for such a management tradition. Identifies …
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Union Autonomy, a Terminal Case in the UK? A Comparison with the Approach in Other European Countries and the USA
Fosh, Patricia; Morris, Huw; Martin, Roderick; Smith, Paul - In: Employee Relations 15 (1993) 3, pp. 3-21
Since 1979, the Conservative government in the UK has introduced wide‐ranging and detailed regulations for the conduct of union internal affairs; a number of other Western industrialized countries have not done so (or have not done so to the same extent) but have continued their tradition of...
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Union Autonomy in Context: An International Comparison
Fosh, Patricia; Morris, Huw; Martin, Roderick; Smith, Paul - In: Employee Relations 15 (1993) 4, pp. 3-26
This is the second of two linked articles on the question of union autonomy; the first appeared in the previous issue of this journal. It considers state control and approach to union autonomy in the wider context of state controls on unions′ bargaining activities including industrial action....
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From check‐off to direct debit? Trade union subscriptions in UK universities
Baimbridge, Mark; Simpson, Claire - In: Employee Relations 19 (1997) 3, pp. 265-277
Examines trade union subscriptions in relation to the 1993 Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act focusing on the Association of University Teachers, where the relationship is examined between subscription payments and hypothesized factors relating to staff, union and institutional...
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Flexibility in Norwegian and UK firms: competitive pressure and institutional embeddedness
Gooderham, Paul N.; Nordhaug, Odd - In: Employee Relations 19 (1997) 6, pp. 568-580
Discusses critically the concept of numerical flexibility arguing that strategies for numerical flexibility may in part be viewed as “emergent” strategies. Argues further that “emergent” strategies evolve as responses to the national institutional context. This context comprises laws and...
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Whistleblowing at Work
Bright, David - In: Employee Relations 24 (2002) 1, pp. 101-112
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Casual workers: still marginal after all these years?
Leighton, Patricia; Painter, Richard W. - In: Employee Relations 23 (2001) 1, pp. 75-93
The recent House of Lords decision in Carmichael v. National Power plc decided that a casual/zero‐hours worker was self‐employed and thus excluded from most of the basic employment statutory rights. The aims of this article are to note the incidence and characteristics of the casual...
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New employee representation
Barry, Michael; May, Robyn - In: Employee Relations 26 (2004) 2, pp. 203-223
the legislation has been to promote the registration of a plethora of new unions. However, the new unions formed since the …
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Age discrimination: legislation and human capital accumulation
Urwin, Peter - In: Employee Relations 28 (2006) 1, pp. 87-97
legislation in October 2006, the paper proposes considering the issue of mandatory retirement within this human capital framework … is of importance, not their age per se . Practical implications – Recent announcements regarding legislation on mandatory …
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