Full Description
In an era of rapid technological, economic and political change, there is a growing awareness of the challenges of income inequality, employment insecurity and workplace conflict. In this context, positive relationships between management and trade unions offer an opportunity to negotiate change and create fairer and more productive workplaces. Part of the Palgrave Executive Essentials series, this engaging text is the only dedicated resource for executive learners, professionals and students of human resources and labour relations, providing a strategic management guide to employee relations in the unionised workplace. Combining theory with practical examples and tools relating to negotiations with unions and management of a unionised workforce, this book is a one-stop-shop for students, instructors and practitioners looking to supplement their understanding of employment relations with hands-on knowledge of this vitally important context. It includes case studies, reflective questions, suggested resources and further reading for additional learning. It will be a vital resource for executive education courses on employment relations and managing a unionised workforce, as well as MBA students and exec-MA students, as well as the wider practitioner community.
Contents
Part I Introduction and Context.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Context and Concepts in Contemporary Collective Employment Relations.- Part II Strategy and Implementation.- Chapter 3 Creating an Effective Employment Relations Strategy.- Chapter 4 Building Employment Relations Teams.- Chapter 5 Constructive Behaviours for Effective Employment Relations.- Part III Working with Unions and Collective Voice.- Chapter 6 Informing and Consulting - Practical Processes and Structures for Employee Voice.- Chapter 7 Negotiation in Collective Employment Relations.- Chapter 8 Problem-solving with trade unions.- Part IV Managing Conflict.- Chapter 9 Managing industrial action.- Chapter 10 Rebuilding employment relationships.- Chapter 11 Measurement, evaluation and reporting .- Chapter 12 Concluding remarks - Building a strategic approach to employment relations.
