Industrial relations, occupational health and safety

Board Level Employee Representation in Europe analyses the role, activities and networking of board level employee representatives in sixteen European countries and their counterparts operating in companies that have adopted European status.

In his recent work, Guy Standing has identified a new class which has emerged from neo-liberal restructuring with, he argues, the revolutionary potential to change the world: the precariat.

In his recent work, Guy Standing has identified a new class which has emerged from neo-liberal restructuring with, he argues, the revolutionary potential to change the world: the precariat.

Do you need to get to grips with health and safety principles but don't have time to wade through reams of legislation and guidance?

Do you need to get to grips with health and safety principles but don't have time to wade through reams of legislation and guidance?

As an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practitioner have you ever wondered "e;How can I shape my career trajectory to reach a C-suite position in business?

As an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practitioner have you ever wondered "e;How can I shape my career trajectory to reach a C-suite position in business?

This book analyzes the adverse effects of globalization and liberalization - acutely manifest in the increased financialization of capital and the concomitant global financial crisis of 2008-09 - on the labour force, especially in the developing countries.

This book analyzes the adverse effects of globalization and liberalization - acutely manifest in the increased financialization of capital and the concomitant global financial crisis of 2008-09 - on the labour force, especially in the developing countries.

This book is a theoretically rich and empirically grounded account of UK trade union engagement with climate change over the last three decades.

This book is a theoretically rich and empirically grounded account of UK trade union engagement with climate change over the last three decades.

Comprehensive insight into the offshore oil and gas industry for those intending to choose it as a career Full syllabus coverage for OPITO BOSIET, FOET, MIST and IMIST courses Produced in full colour with over 180 images Basic Offshore Safety covers everything that newcomers to the offshore oil and gas industry need to know prior to travelling offshore or when attending OPITO's Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET), Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST), Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET) and International MIST courses.

Comprehensive insight into the offshore oil and gas industry for those intending to choose it as a career Full syllabus coverage for OPITO BOSIET, FOET, MIST and IMIST courses Produced in full colour with over 180 images Basic Offshore Safety covers everything that newcomers to the offshore oil and gas industry need to know prior to travelling offshore or when attending OPITO's Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET), Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST), Further Offshore Emergency Training (FOET) and International MIST courses.

This book, originally published in 1981, provides the student and general reader alike with a fascinating account of the dynamic re-emergence of Germany after the Second World War as one of the world's leading and most powerful states.

This book, originally published in 1981, provides the student and general reader alike with a fascinating account of the dynamic re-emergence of Germany after the Second World War as one of the world's leading and most powerful states.

Originally published in 1977, this book deals with the social psychological factors which influence the process of bargaining.

Originally published in 1977, this book deals with the social psychological factors which influence the process of bargaining.

The Death Penalty, Third Edition, brings together all the legal issues related to the death penalty and provides case briefs for the most important United States Supreme Court death penalty cases.

The Death Penalty, Third Edition, brings together all the legal issues related to the death penalty and provides case briefs for the most important United States Supreme Court death penalty cases.

The role of designers has traditionally been to design a building so that it conforms to accepted local building codes.

The role of designers has traditionally been to design a building so that it conforms to accepted local building codes.

Teachers' unions have long been controversial and divisive organizations, but criticism and distrust of them may be at an all-time high.

Teachers' unions have long been controversial and divisive organizations, but criticism and distrust of them may be at an all-time high.

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Environment, health and safety (EHS) management has become increasingly important in the past 10 years, especially within high risk and high reliability organizations.

Environment, health and safety (EHS) management has become increasingly important in the past 10 years, especially within high risk and high reliability organizations.

The International Workingmen's Association was the prototype of all organizations of the Labour movement and the 150th anniversary of its birth (1864-2014) offers an important opportunity to rediscover its history and learn from its legacy.

The International Workingmen's Association was the prototype of all organizations of the Labour movement and the 150th anniversary of its birth (1864-2014) offers an important opportunity to rediscover its history and learn from its legacy.

Central Labor Councils are the local arm of the labor movement responsible for coordinating collective activities among different unions in a region.

Central Labor Councils are the local arm of the labor movement responsible for coordinating collective activities among different unions in a region.

Harry Van Arsdale (1905-1986) was a towering figure in the New York labor scene.

Harry Van Arsdale (1905-1986) was a towering figure in the New York labor scene.

This introductory text on labour economics covers topics such as: the shift in America from a manufacturing-based economy to a service economy; the changes in the economic conditions in the US; the implications of NAFTA and GATT; and the labour markets.

This introductory text on labour economics covers topics such as: the shift in America from a manufacturing-based economy to a service economy; the changes in the economic conditions in the US; the implications of NAFTA and GATT; and the labour markets.

The topic of moral courage is typically missing from business ethics instruction and management training.

The topic of moral courage is typically missing from business ethics instruction and management training.

The readings in this volume will enlighten and enliven the contents of any standard public administration text covering human resource management.

The readings in this volume will enlighten and enliven the contents of any standard public administration text covering human resource management.

Although performance pay is used in many industrialized nations, the structure and success of this pay system vary widely depending on the institutions, regulatory framework, and legal settings of each country.

Although performance pay is used in many industrialized nations, the structure and success of this pay system vary widely depending on the institutions, regulatory framework, and legal settings of each country.

In the past decade unions and community groups have come together around a wide range of campaigns for economic justice - from fighting for living wages, to electing progressive champions, to questioning market-oriented economic development, to promoting anti-sprawl/smart growth efforts.

In the past decade unions and community groups have come together around a wide range of campaigns for economic justice - from fighting for living wages, to electing progressive champions, to questioning market-oriented economic development, to promoting anti-sprawl/smart growth efforts.

The American construction industry, reponsible for nearly 4% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product, directly employs over five million people and provides millions of additional support jobs in related fields.

The American construction industry, reponsible for nearly 4% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product, directly employs over five million people and provides millions of additional support jobs in related fields.

This is a tale based on the strike which took place in the mid-1950s at Omi Kenshi, a silk manufacturer not far from Tokyo.

This is a tale based on the strike which took place in the mid-1950s at Omi Kenshi, a silk manufacturer not far from Tokyo.

Shows how different levels of worker participation during a union organizing campaign influence the perceptions and actions of those same workers after the campaign ends, and, thereby, the long-term effectiveness and success of the organizing effort.

Shows how different levels of worker participation during a union organizing campaign influence the perceptions and actions of those same workers after the campaign ends, and, thereby, the long-term effectiveness and success of the organizing effort.

This eye-opening book shows how the rights of workers to safe and healthful workplaces are under greater attack today than at any time since the passage of the landmark Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970.

This eye-opening book shows how the rights of workers to safe and healthful workplaces are under greater attack today than at any time since the passage of the landmark Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970.