Voice and Involvement at Work: Experience with Non-Union RepresentationPaul J. Gollan, Bruce E. Kaufman, Daphne Taras, Adrian Wilkinson In the last decade, nonunion employee representation (NER) has become a much discussed topic in the fields of human resource management, employment relations, and employment/labor law. This book examines the purpose, structure, and performance of various types of employee representation bodies created by companies in non-union settings to promote collective forums for voice and involvement at the workplace. This unique volume presents the first longitudinal evidence on the performance, success, and failure of NER plans over an extended time period. Consisting of twelve detailed, in-depth case studies of actual NER plans in operation across four countries, this volume provides unparalleled evidence on such matters as: the motives behind the initial establishment of NER, different organizational forms of NER in industry, key success and failure factors over the long-term, pro and con evaluations for employers and employees, and more. Voice and Involvement at Work captures an unequalled international and comparative perspective through a wide cross-section of different NER forms. |
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... workers from organizing indepen- dent unions ( Dobbins and Dundon 2014 ; Pyman 2014 ) . This volume sheds additional light on these matters through in - depth case studies of non - union representation councils and committees in twelve ...
... Workers in the Completely Co - Opted by Management Scope of Power ( e.g. , Single Short - Term , Ad Hoc Committee Time - Limited , until a Problem is Solved Disbandable Structure Topic or Group ) Broad External to the Authority ) Firm ...
... Workers Want ( 1999 ) by Freeman and Rogers , found from a national survey of American workers that only a minority of employees want union representation and a larger proportion desire a more cooperative and less bargaining - oriented ...
... workers because it promotes high organizational performance , which is shared with workers in the form of pay for performance , enhanced employment security , and fair treatment ( Avgar and Owens 2014 ) . Typically employees in ...
... workers report the occurrence of regular staff meetings ( 60.1 percent ) , and the presence of a personnel or human resources department or person ( 48.1 percent ) . Committees of employ- ees ( 38.9 percent ) and employee involvement ...
Contents
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PART I Australia | 43 |
PART II Britain | 125 |
PART III Canada | 195 |
PART IV United States | 293 |
Contributors | 395 |
Index | 397 |
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