International Journal of Manpower: Volume 19 Issue 1/2

On the solidarity of the union membership decision in Poland

Mike Ingham, Hilary Ingham

It is frequently held that the old “official” unions have largely been discredited, while numerous studies point to employee dissatis‐faction with the performance of unions new…

Ethnic discrimination: public policy and the Latvian labour market

John Dobson, Graham Jones

State‐sponsored ethnic discrimination is in danger of undermining the complex mix of indigenous ethnic minorities which make up the Latvian labour market. Systematic labour market…

Social policy, labour markets, unemployment, and household strategies in Russia

Nick Manning

Social policy, labour markets and industrial relations are closely linked, both empirically and conceptually, as described in the first part of the paper using examples drawn from…

Trade unions and the non‐payment of wages in Russia

Simon Clarke

In the absence of slavery, worker and employer enter into an enforceable contractual agreement whereby the former is regularly paid by the latter. The systematic non‐payment of…

Wage policy and transition in Eastern Germany

Thomas Lange, Geoff Pugh

Wages in Eastern Germany have risen in excess of productivity growth. The usual argument is that this has been one of the main reasons for the unprecedented level of mass…

FDI and industrial relations in Central and Eastern Europe: the exceptional case of the Hungarian airline

András Tóth

Foreign direct investment was obviously going to be central to the economic regeneration of the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe. However, the demise of the…

Job Creation and Destruction

Alison L. Booth

Workplace Health, Employee Fitness and Exercise

Monica Lee