Includes bibliografical references and index.

PART 1 Introducing employment relations

1 The subject of employment relations

2 The changing contexts of employment relations in Great Britain Integration 1 Comparing employment relations systems

PART 2 The parties in employment relations

3 Employers, managers and management styles

4 Trade unions and other collective associations of employees

5 The role of the state in employment relations Integration 2 Integrating parties and contexts in employment relations

PART 3 Interpersonal processes in employment relations

6 Discipline and grievance

7 Dismissal and redundancy Integration 3 Integrating the effects of interpersonal processes

PART 4: Organisational processes in employment relations

8 Employee voice

9 Collective bargaining and pay determination

10 Negotiation

11 Conflict and protest in employment relations

12 Control in employment relations Integration 4 Integrating the effects of organisational processes

Summary: Providing a comprehensive coverage of the field of employee relations, this book covers the main topics and progressively integrates them in order to give students a thorough understanding of the subject