Contemporary Employment Relations: A Critical Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 019954543X
- ISBN-13
- 9780199545438
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 426
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Steve Williams, Derek Adam-Smith
Description
This accessible textbook offers a critical introduction to employment relations. It provides a thematic approach taking the subject beyond traditional coverage of trade unions and collective bargaining to tackle socio-political issues. The book is packed with up-to-date examples from Ryanair to Royal Mail, McDonalds and Kettle Chips.
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Other editions
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- 2006
- 358 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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