Purpose – The bulk of research on approved profit sharing and SAYE schemes tends to focus on the effects of their presence/absence, which says little about how effectively such initiatives are implemented, particularly with regard to different categories of employee. This paper seeks to...

Purpose – The paper aims to describe research, commissioned by the UK Department of Education and Skills, on the effectiveness of procedures to improve performance by unsatisfactory schoolteachers. Design/methodology/approach – Research was conducted first by telephone interviews with a...

Purpose – This paper draws on established and more recent concepts of an industrial relations actor and applies them to the citizens' advice bureau (CAB). The purpose of this is to determine the significance of the CAB as an industrial relations actor and to identify limitations associated...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore the career routes and advancement procedures for both academic and support staff in English universities and the extent to which these might constitute barriers to progression. Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore different levels of line manager perspectives, namely strategic and first‐line on their role in human resource management (HRM) and human resource development (HRD), and to identify enablers of and barriers to devolving HR to line managers....

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to compare employment relations in the hotel industry in Australia and the UK. Australian industry employment is regulated by the state and union recognition is enshrined. A substantial proportion of Australian hotel employers engage directly in...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the rationale underpinning the national development of UNISON's organising strategy and its implementation at regional and branch levels. Design/methodology/approach – The author used non‐participant observation case studies in three National Health...

Purpose – The paper seeks to identify the nature of the contribution that European works councils (EWCs) have made to six British workplaces and their employees. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative longitudinal study of the workplaces (2001‐2004) is discussed, which analyses the...

Purpose – This paper sets out to contribute to the advancement of knowledge, particularly with regard to the processes of implementation and the role of managers engaged in such high commitment strategies and work practices. Design/methodology/approach – This study is part of a research...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the workers and managers of an Anglo‐German MNC, focusing on how each group attempts to maintain an acceptable work‐life balance. Design/methodology/approach – The article is based on a two‐year‐long ethnographic study,...