Drawing on a wide range of up-to-date research, Employment Relations under Coalition Government critically examines developments in UK employment relations during the period of Conservative-Liberal Democrat government between 2010 and 2015, against the background of the 2007-08 financial crisis, subsequent economic recession and in the context of the primacy accorded to neo-liberal austerity. Contributions cover a series of important and relevant topics in a rigorous, yet accessible manner: labour market change and the rise of zero-hours contracts and other forms of precarious employment; policy development relating to young people’s employment; the coalition’s welfare-to-work agenda; its programme of employment law reform and its approach to workplace equality and health and safety; labour migration; the experience of the trade unions under the coalition and their responses; and developments in employment relations in the public services. This book addresses the broader issues relating to the coalition period, such as the implications of political and regulatory change for employment relations, including the greater devolution of powers to Scotland and Wales, and locates UK developments in comparative perspective. The book concludes with an assessment of the prospects for employment relations in the aftermath of the May 2015 Conservatives election victory.
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Part 1: Introduction1. The UK Coalition Government 2010-15: An OverviewSteve Williams and Peter ScottPart 2: The Coalition’s Economic, Employment and Labour Market Reforms2. Economic Policy and Employment under the Coalition GovernmentEnda Hannon3. The Coalition’s Youth Employment Policies: Addressing a Structural Challenge?Melanie Simms, Sophie Gamwell, and Benjamin Hopkins4. Welfare-to-work Policy under the CoalitionSteve Williams and Peter ScottPart 3: Employment Relations under the Coalition5. The Coalition Government and the Lifting of the Floor of Individual Employment RightsRoger Welch 6. Equality and Diversity at Work under the CoalitionSimonetta Manfredi7. Protecting Life and Death under the CoalitionPhil James8. Tightening the Grip: The Coalition Government and Migrant WorkersAlex Balch9. Plus ça change: The Coalition Government and Trade UnionsSteve French and Andy HodderPart 4: Reforming the State10. The Coalition Government and Employment Relations in the Public ServicesPeter Scott and Steve Williams11. Deciphering the Coalition’s Big Society: Issues and Challenges for Work and Employment RelationsBrian AbbottPart 5: The Coalition and Employment Relations: Perspectives and Prospects12. Employment Relations under Coalition Government in PerspectiveSteve Williams and Peter Scott13. Employment Relations under Coalition government: Reflections, Legacy and ProspectsSteve Williams, Peter Scott, and Roger Welch
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781138617018
Publisert
2018-06-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
540 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
280

Biographical note

Steve Williams is Reader in Employment Relations at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Peter Scott is Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations at the University of Portsmouth, UK.