Working for the state: employment relations in the public services

Working for the state: employment relations in the public services

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This book examines the impact of public sector reforms and reorganisations onthe experiences of the UK public sector's six million workers and those employed in the private sector but providing public services. Chapters bring long-standing topics up-to-date, such as worker representation and reward. SUSAN CORBY is Professor of Employment Relations at the University of Greenwich Business School, UK, and has published widely on public sector employment relations and equality. She is currently leading a research project into employment tribunals funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. GRAHAM SYMON is Senior Lecturer in Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at theUniversity of Greenwich, UK, where he specialises in employment relations. Inrecent years he has published research on local governance, trade unions and lifelong learning policy. INDICE: PART I: INTRODUCTION - From New Labour to a New Era? 'S.Corby '&' G.Symon - 'PART II: THE CONTEXT - Public Sector Reform and Employment Relations in Europe; 'M.Gold '&' U.Veersma - 'The Economic and Financial Context: Paying for the Banks; 'J.Shaoul - 'Public Sector 'Ethos'; 'J.Lethbridge - 'PART III: ISSUES - Rewarding Public Servants: Continuity and Change; 'G.White - 'Equality in the Public Sector: The Sky Darkens; 'S.Corby - 'PART IV: THE ACTORS - Assistant Roles in a Modernised Public Service: Towards a New Professionalism?'S.Bach - 'The Third Sector's Provision of Public Services: Implications for Mission and Employment Conditions; 'I.Cunningham - 'Leaders in Public Service Organisations; 'P.McGurk - 'Organised Labour and State Employment; 'G.Symon - 'Consultants in Government: A Necessary Evil? 'P.Graham - 'PART V: CONCLUSION - Conclusion: Making Sense of Public Sector Employment Relations in a Time of Crisis; 'G.Symon '&' S.Corby - '

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-27863-9
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 272
  • Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés