Employee Relations: Volume 36 Issue 2

Comparing tasks of 160 occupations across eight European countries

Kea G. Tijdens, Esther De Ruijter, Judith De Ruijter

Do similar job titles refer to the same work activities, as assumed often, but hardly empirically tested? The purpose of this paper is to analyze the similarity of 160 occupations…

Making and measuring “good” HR practice in an SME: the case of a Yorkshire bakery

Liz Doherty, Ann Norton

The purpose of this paper is to understand how “good” HR practice is characterised in SMEs and what the drivers are for adopting this good practice. The paper also explores…

Work-related suicide: An analysis of US government reports and recommendations for human resources

Marie-Line Germain

For the past 50 years, the research literature has shown that employment can contribute to an individual's personal development. Yet, it has also shown that it can become a…

Job demands, health, and absenteeism: does bullying make things worse?

Dwayne Devonish

The purpose of this paper is to examine workplace bullying as a potential moderator (or exacerbator) in the relationship between job demands and physical, mental and behavioral…

Moving in, moving on: liminality practices in project-based work

Elisabeth Borg, Jonas Söderlund

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the practices mobile project workers rely upon to deal with their liminal work situation, i.e. a work situation in which they are…

The effects of career plateaued workers on in-group members’ perceptions of P-O fit

Deondra Conner

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects on in-group members of an influential worker's response to being in a state of career plateau.