Employee Relations: Volume 36 Issue 1

Occupational pay comparisons – easier said than done?

Jeanette Findlay, Patricia Findlay, Robert Stewart

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the challenges in undertaking occupational pay comparisons and why this matters for evidence-based reward management, union bargaining…

Do union-management learning partnerships reduce workplace conflict?

Tony Bennett

The purpose of this paper is to report on a qualitative study of the views of a cross-section of managers and union officials engaged in joint learning projects on the impact more…

Opting out of corporate careers: portraits from a women's magazine

Juliette Summers, Doris Ruth Eikhof, Sara Carter

The purpose of this paper is to critically explore media representations of opting-out and how these present particular professional identities as appropriate career choices for…

Managing diversity through flexible work arrangements: management perspectives

Elisabeth Michielsens, Cecilie Bingham, Linda Clarke

– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role flexible work arrangements (FWA) play in diversity policies, and the reasons for/barriers to their implementation.

Risk information source preferences in construction workers

Calvin Burns, Stacey Conchie

Many researchers have investigated the determinants of workers’ risk-taking/unsafe behaviours as a way to improve safety management and reduce accidents but there has been a…

Competence, performance and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia

Junaidah Hashim, Saodah Wok

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the competence, performance, and trainability of older workers of higher educational institutions in Malaysia.

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