Industrial Relations Law Commentary: The Employment Act 1980

An analysis of the proposals leading to the Employment Act was featured in IRJ Volume 11 Number 2 (May/June 1980). Several changes were made to the Employment Bill in its passage through Parliament. Karl Mackie outlines the provisions of the Act in this commentary.     

The Good,the Bad and the Ugly: Employment Relations In New Non-Union Workplaces1

David Guest, who is Professor of Occupational Psychology at Birkbeck College, and Kim Hoque, who is Research Officer in the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Political Science, draw on a postal survey of nearly 350 new establishments to consider their propensity to unionise, to adopt practices associated with HRM, and to deliver a number of performance outcomes. Key findings are that not only were there examples of the ‘good’, the ‘bad’ and the ‘ugly’ so far as practice generally was concerned, but also that those establishments which used HRM practices extensively tended to report better results in terms of a number of both employee relations and performance outcomes.     

Equality and diversity in British workplaces: the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey

Drawing on key findings from the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS 2004), this article examines developments in the incidence, scope and substance of equal opportunities policy provision and practice in Britain. The discussion then considers the extent to which workplaces might be adopting diversity management practices, the potential for further research on equality and diversity using WERS 2004, and the issues that might be considered in future workplace employment relations surveys.     

正确协调就业政策的五大关系

当前,就业政策受到各级政府和社会各界的高度关注.就业政策效果的有效发挥,有赖于正确处理就业政策的五大关系.包括:兼顾效率与公平,协调政府、企业和劳动者及其细分群体的利益关系,平衡和选择各种政策目标,协调宏观政策体系及就业政策手段以形成政策合力,根据国情制定与经济社会环境相适应的就业政策.     

中国总量就业与科技进步的关系研究

本文在研究技术进步与就业之间关系的基础上，进一步研究科技进步对中国就业总量的影响。总结了20世纪80年代技术进步对就业的正面影响，以及1991年开始的技术进步减少就业需求的情况，分析了三次产业就业弹性，认为解决中国就业问题的关键是加速城市化，发展第三产业。     

对美国技术进步与就业关系的研究

技术进步与就业的关系是一个长期争论的问题，其重要性日益受到政策制定者甚至普通大众的关注。本文以美国1948年－1999年的数据，分析技术进步与就业之间的关系。     

从业人员结构分析和趋势预测方法研究

从业人员的行业结构及变动趋势预测对研究国家的产业结构和政府的宏观决策都具有重要的实践意义,本文探讨从业都结构的分析和趋势预测方法。     

Union recognition in Britain's offshore oil and gas industry: implications of the Employment Relations Act 1999

The Employment Relations Act 1999 (ERA) has provided trade unions in the UK with new opportunities for achieving recognition. After a long history of anti‐unionism in the offshore oil and gas industry, employers have voluntarily ceded recognition to Trades Union Congress (TUC)‐affiliated trade unions. The legitimacy of this recognition process has been contested by the non‐TUC Offshore Industry Liaison Committee (OILC), an offshore workers’ union, seeking to act as a recognised bargaining agent. The ERA may be promoting ‘business friendly’ agreements at the expense of claims to recognition of other bargaining agents and of democratic employee choice.     

Workplace performance: a comparison of subjective and objective measures in the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey

Understanding what determines workplace performance is important for a variety of reasons. In the first place, it can inform the debate about the UK's low productivity growth. It also enables researchers to determine the efficacy of different organisational practices, policies and payment systems. In this article, we examine not the determinants of performance but how it is measured. Specifically, we assess the alternative measures of productivity and profitability that are available in the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS). Previous WERS have been an important source of data in research into workplace performance. However, the subjective nature of the performance measures available in WERS prior to 2004 has attracted criticism. In the 2004 WERS, data were again collected on the subjective measure but, in addition, objective data on profitability and productivity were also collected. This allows a comparison to be made between the two types of measures. A number of validity tests are undertaken and the main conclusion is that subjective and objective measures of performance are weakly equivalent but that differences are also evident. Our findings suggest that it would be prudent to give most weight to results supported by both types of measure.     

Prospects for union growth in the UK voluntary sector: the impact of the Employment Relations Act 1999

The article argues that despite the imminent introduction of the Employment Relations Act 1999, unions face a difficult environment in which to achieve recognition deals in the voluntary sector. However, it also highlights how some large charities are re‐evaluating their position on employee representation in response to government legislation and that unions can use these developments to encourage further growth.     

会计公共关系与财务公共关系探悉

会计公共关系与财务公共关系都源于现代公共关系,就微观意义而言其两者的涵义基本一致。因此,大都视财务公共关系与会计公共关系是同一概念,这种观点限制阻碍了会计学和财务管理学的学科建设及其实践活动。以“大会计”的观点,两者既有区别又相互联系。本文从两者的概念、范畴、特性入手分析了两者的区别和联系,提出了要树立良好的财务形象和企业形象,增强企业竞争力,必须协调好公共关系的观点。