Contemporary British Industrial Relations [Paperback]

An examination of contemporary British industrial relations from the early post-war decades (1945-70) to the present. The book looks at the relationship between the law and industrial relations and employer and management strategies in the private sector.Part 1 The early post-war decades, 1945-70: the Donovan commission; the commission on industrial relations. Part 2 The 1970s: 1970-74 incomes policy - industrial relations and the law; consequences of the 1971 act; 1974-79 - incomes policy - industrial relations and the law; trade unions and employers. Part 3 The economic background: output and productivity; employment and unemployment; inflation; earnings; labour costs per unit; monetary and fiscal policy; distribution of national income; balance of payments. Part 4 Government values and policies: full employment; inflations; public expenditure and the welfare state; de-regulation; the role of the individual; reducing the public sector; the trade unions; the employers. Part 5 The law and industrial relations: 1980 Employment Act; 1982 Employment Act; 1984 Trade Union Act; 1986 Wages Act; 1986 Sex Discrimination Act; 1988 Employment Act; 1989 Employment Act; 1990 Employment Act; the use of law; secondary action; picketing; balloting; other legal matters. Part 6 Employer and management strategies in the private sector: human resource management and management style; attitudes to unions; collective bargaining; involvement, consultation and participation; flexibility; levels and methods of remuneration. Part 7 Government as employer and quasi-employer: the civil service; local government; teachers; the national health service; the nationalized industries; declining industries - coal, railways, steel; expanding industries - electricity, gas, the post office, British Telecom. Part 8 Trade unions: trade union membership; union mergers; trade union finances and organization; trade unions and their members; trade unions and employers; the TUC; the TUC and affiliated unions;lә