Overview

This book examines the impact of public sector reforms and reorganisations on the experiences of the UK public sector's six million workers and those employed in the private sector but providing public services. Chapters bring long-standing topics up-to-date, such as worker representation and reward.

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Author:   S. Corby ,  G. Symon
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.465kg
ISBN:  

9780230278639

ISBN 10:   0230278639
Pages:   253
Publication Date:   03 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION From New Labour to a New Era? S.Corby  & G.Symon PART II: THE CONTEXT Public Sector Reform and Employment Relations in Europe; M.Gold  & U.Veersma The Economic and Financial Context: Paying for the Banks; J.Shaoul Public Sector 'Ethos'; J.Lethbridge PART III: ISSUES Rewarding Public Servants: Continuity and Change; G.White Equality in the Public Sector: The Sky Darkens; S.Corby PART IV: THE ACTORS Assistant Roles in a Modernised Public Service: Towards a New Professionalism? S.Bach The Third Sector's Provision of Public Services: Implications for Mission and Employment Conditions; I.Cunningham Leaders in Public Service Organisations; P.McGurk Organised Labour and State Employment; G.Symon Consultants in Government: A Necessary Evil? P.Graham PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusion: Making Sense of Public Sector Employment Relations in a Time of Crisis; G.Symon  & S.Corby

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STEPHEN BACH Professor of Employment Relations at the Department of Management, King's College, London, UK IAN CUNNINGHAM Reader in Employment Relations in the Department of Human Resource Management, University of Strathclyde, UK MICHAEL GOLD Senior Lecturer in European Business and Employee Relations at Royal Holloway University of London, UK PETER GRAHAM Senior Lecturer in Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at the University of Greenwich's Business School, UK JANE LETHBRIDGE Principal Lecturer at the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich, UK PATRICK MCGURK Principal Lecturer in Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour at the University of Greenwich Business School, UK JEAN SHAOUL Professor of Public Accountability at Manchester Business School, UK ULKE VEERSMA Senior Lecturer in International Human Resource Management at the University of Greenwich Business School, UK GEOFF WHITE Professor of Human Resource Management and previously Director of Research at the University of Greenwich Business School, UK

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