Richardson An Introduction to the Study of Industrial Relations

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-134-56247-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 448 Seiten

This book gives a comprehensive survey of the field of Industrial Relations, focusing on general principles and problems. Illustrations are drawn from the practices adopted in many parts of the world such as Australia, France, Germany and the USA.

Contents include chapters on the following:

* Personnel Management
* Training
* Methods of Wage Payment
* Job Evaluation
* Profit-Sharing and Co-partnership
* Trade Unionism
* Employers' Organizations
* Collective Bargaining
* Wage Bases
* Equal Opportunities
* Conciliation and Arbitration

Autoren/Hrsg.

Richardson, Dr J

Richardson, J.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

The Problem of Industrial Relations

Objects and Scope of Study

PART 1

2. Personnel Management

General Purpose

Types of Organization

Scope

Qualities of Personnel Officers

3. Selection

4. Training

Motion Study

Training for Management

5. Time Studies

The Bedaux System of Work Measurement

6. Methods of Wage Payment

Time Rates

Piece Rates

Bonus Systems

7. Job Evaluation, Merit Rating, and Non-Wage Incentives

Non-Wage Incentives

8. Profit-Sharing and Co-Partnership

Types of Scheme

Development

Trade Union Attitudes

Value as an Incentive

9. Joint Consultation at the Workplace

Purposes and Subjects of Consultation

Power of Joint Councils and Committees

Representation of Management and Workplace

PART 2

10. Trade Unionism

Freedom of Association

Purposes of Trade Unions

11. Bases of Trade Union Organization

Structure and Government

The Problem of the Closed Shop

Trade Union Rivalries

Co-operation and Amalgamation

12. The Legal Position of Trade Unions

The Right to Strike

The Position of the Civil Servants

Picketing and Intimidation

Breach of Contract

Immunity and Security of Trade Union Funds

13. Political Action by Trade Unions

14. Employers' Organizations

Structure

Objects and Policy

15. Collective Bargaining

Recognition of Trade Unions

Unfair Practices

Bargaining Machinery

Provisions of Agreements

Some Legal Aspects of Collective Agreements

Industrial Disputes

Voluntary Conciliation and Arbitration

PART 3

16. Wage Bases and Principles

Capacity of Industry

The Living Wage

Cost-of-Living Sliding Scales

Selling-Price Sliding Scales

17. Relative Wages

Wage differences between Industries

Wage differences between Skilled and Unskilled Workpeople

Relative Wages of Men and Women

Wage Differences between Localities

18. Equal Pay for Equal Work

19. Family Allowances

20. Hours of Work

PART 4

21. Purposes and Scope of Intervention

22. Intervention in Wage Regulation

The Fair Wages Clause

Intervention in Private Industry

Machinery for Regulation

Criteria for Fixing Rates

23. Problems of a National Wages Policy

Factors tending towards National Standards

Some Elements of a Policy

Possibilities and Limitations

24. Conciliation and Arbitration

Conciliation

Voluntary Arbitration

Compulsory Arbitration

Courts of Enquiry

Membership of Arbitration Tribunals

The Common Rule

Enforcement of Binding Awards

Effects of Trade Union Unions and Employers' Organizations

25. Relations in Nationalized Industries

26. Social Security

Origin and Development

The Problem of Risk

Financial Aspects, Contributions and Benefits

PART 5

27. International Aspects

Kinds and Functions of International Organizations

The International Labour Organization

Conclusions