TY - JOUR T1 - The Management of An Ageing Workforce: Organisational Policies in Germany and Britain JF - Human Resource Management Journal Y1 - 2014 A1 - Heike Schröder A1 - Michael Muller-Camen A1 - Matthew Flynn KW - age management KW - ageing workforce KW - Germany KW - Great Britain AB -

Demographic change as well as pressure from the European Union and national government are forcing organisations to change age-discriminatory HRM approaches. Based on a qualitative analysis of eight British and German organisations, we found that commitment, scope, coverage and implementation of age management differ due to country-specific institutions, particularly government, in nudging employers and unions to preferred age practices. This confirms the path dependency concept suggested by institutional theory. Nevertheless, we also found that industry-specific factors mediate the implementation of age management, leading to some convergence across countries. This indicates that organisations deviate from the institutional path to implement practices that they deem important.

VL - 24 L2 - eng CP - 4 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The National Federation of Women Workers, 1906–1921 Y1 - 2014 A1 - Hunt, Cathy KW - British labor politics KW - England KW - gender KW - Great Britain KW - National Federation of Women Workers KW - women workers KW - women’s history AB -

This is the first full length history of the National Federation of Women Workers – a pioneering, all-female trade union operating from 1906 to 1921. It centres on the leaders, organisers, activists and members throughout the regions of Britain who built and sustained the union. By focusing on strikes, disputes and branch life, Hunt provides vital details of the working lives of thousands of women workers in the early twentieth century. The Federation, led by the charismatic Mary Macarthur, was influential out of all proportion to its size and attracted brilliant women activists to its campaigns, many of whom became well known in British Labour politics. By highlighting grassroots activism as well as national leadership, this work brings fresh perspectives to trade union history, deepening our knowledge of women who, whilst living through the political and social upheavals of the First World War, knew the realities of women's work that was too often dominated by low pay, poor conditions and inequality.

PB - Palgrave Macmillan CY - London L2 - eng ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Women and Union Leadership in the UK and USA: First Findings From a Cross-National Research Project Y1 - 2010 A1 - Gill Kirton A1 - Geraldine Healy A1 - Alvarez, S. A1 - Lieberwitz, R. A1 - Gatta, M. KW - gender KW - Great Britain KW - labor movement KW - labor rights KW - union leadership KW - unions KW - United States KW - women AB -

This is a report prepared for Cornell Conference on Women and Union Leadership held at Cornell University, New York City on May 8th 2010 and for Queen Mary/SERTUC Workshop on Women and Union Leadership held at Congress House, London on 11th September 2010. The project was funded by the Leverhulme Trust.

[Excerpt] This report offers the first findings of a unique comparative research project on women in union leadership in the UK and the USA. It is the first study that seeks to systematically investigate the experiences of women in union leadership in two countries using the same research methodologies and carried out by an American/British research team.

PB - Queen Mary University of London CY - London L2 - eng UR - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/28/ ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Union Revitalization in Advanced Economies: Assessing the Contribution of Union Organising Y1 - 2009 A1 - Gregor Gall KW - Great Britain KW - New Zealand KW - organizing tactics KW - union organizing KW - union strategies AB -

After a decade of "union organizing" in Britain, the time has come to make a thoroughgoing assessment of it. This book evaluates the efficacy of the union organizing in terms of union strategies, tactics, styles and resources, and assesses the impact of differing regulatory regimes on union organizing. (publisher's statement)

PB - Palgrave Macmillan CY - New York L2 - eng ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Great Britain Y1 - 2007 A1 - Hardy, S. T. A1 - Hepple, B. A. KW - England KW - Great Britain KW - industrial relations KW - labor law AB -

Historically, Great Britain was the 'workshop of the world', as an exporter of labour. As liberal capitalism grew from the 1850s, the great British regulatory frameworks also began in the workplace. Consequently, since the 1960s employers, employees and their representatives alike have sought to understand, clarify and utilize the principles which make up labour law in the British workplace. This monograph, part of the renowned "International Encyclopaedia on Industrial Relations and Labour Law" series, provides an analysis of the facets of laws governing the workplace in Great Britain. Whilst examining both UK Governmental employment initiatives and the EU's pervasive social policies, a pathway guiding the reader towards the underlying notions, concepts and principles will be given. More significantly, an explanation of the phases of labour law from the laissez-faire to the regulatory, to the decentralized and towards more recently, Blair's vision of 'third way' solutions, including new dispute resolution regimes, shall be provided. However, more importantly during this journey, the reader will be exposed to the contemporary key issues in British labour: Who is an employee?

What contractual rights/obligations exist? What forms of discrimination prevail? How are employees safeguard from dismissal? What collective rights are permitted? and, what forms of legal redress apply? To that end, this edition covers the reforms brought about by the Dispute Resolution Regulations 2004 (brought in compliance with the Employment Act 2002), the Disability Discrimination (Amendment) Act 2006, the Children and Families Act 2006, the revised Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, and the Employment Equality (Age Discrimination) Regulations 2006. Above all, what will be demonstrated is that in terms of labour law, Great Britain stands apart in its approach, principles and common law system handling strife in the workplace. (publisher's statement)

PB - Kluwer Law International CY - The Netherlands L2 - eng ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Industrial Relations: A Marxist Introduction Y1 - 1975 A1 - Hyman, R. KW - Great Britain KW - industrial relations KW - labor unions KW - Marxism KW - Marxist AB -

A seminal work in the study of labour unions, the employment relationship and industrial relations within Britain and western capitalist societies, and extant radical and Marxist approaches to the analysis of those selfsame topics.

PB - Palgrave Macmillan CY - New York L2 - eng ER -