Introducing Employment Relations: A Critical Introduction

The most trusted and thought-provoking introduction to employment relations, this book examines key employee relations issues from a critical perspective using contemporary research and a wealth of real-life examples and carefully designed learning features.

The book's critical approach moves beyond a descriptive narrative to ensure students are challenged and can appreciate the complexities inherent in the subject. A wide range of up-to-date research, contemporary examples, and case studies are used to guide students through the real world of work, employment, and employment relations. A wealth of learning features, including 'contesting employment relations' and 'insight into practice' boxes, offer students a variety of perspectives as well historic, legal, and cultural context. An accessible writing style and the thematic organization of the book engages students from the start, and elucidates the often complex and multifaceted issues.