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Partnership paradoxes: A case study of an energy company
Stewart Johnstone, Adrian Wilkinson, Peter AckersThis paper presents the findings of a case study undertaken in a UK utility company, referred to as Energy Co. The main aim of the study was to assess how the agreement of a…
Industrial conflict in local government since 1997
Charles NoldaArgues that although 2002 was undoubtedly the most challenging year for a long time for local government employers it does not herald a return to the climate of the 1970s and the…
Exploring equal value dispute procedures: Power and conflict under Labour
Kay GilbertThe paper seeks to draw attention to the complexity involved in developing fair procedures for assessing equal value in employment. It first highlights different aspects of…
The UK fire services dispute 2002‐2003
Frank BurchillBrings together a sequence of negotiating events in the 2002‐2003 fire services dispute from the point of view of a participant. The author was appointed to the position of…
Bounded choices in work and retirement in Australia
Margaret Patrickson, Rob RanzijnAustralia, together with most other developed and developing countries, faces a difficult demographic pattern in the first half of the twenty‐first century, due to a low and…
Work‐life balance initiatives: implications for women
Liz DohertyThis article uses evidence from a piece of action research conducted in the UK hospitality industry to explore the effectiveness of work‐life balance initiatives in helping women…
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0142-5455e-ISSN:
1758-7069ISSN-L:
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