Working for the State [electronic resource] : Employment Relations in the Public Services /
Corby, S.editor.
Symon, G.editor.
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.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Notes on Contributors; List of Acronyms; Part I: Introduction; 1 From New Labour to a New Era?; Part II: The Context; 2 Public Sector Reform and Employment Relations in Europe; 3 The Economic and Financial Context: Paying for the Banks; 4 Public Sector 'Ethos'; Part III: Issues; 5 Rewarding Public Servants: Continuity and Change; 6 Equality in the Public Sector: The Sky Darkens; Part IV: The Actors; 7 Assistant Roles in a Modernised Public Service: Towards a New Professionalism?
8 The Third Sector's Provision of Public Services: Implications for Mission and Employment Conditions9 Leaders in Public Service Organisations; 10 Organised Labour and State Employment; 11 Consultants in Government: A Necessary Evil?; Part V: Conclusions; 12 Making Sense of Public Sector Employment Relations in a Time of Crisis; Index
Includes index.
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.
Personnel management.
Management.
Organization.
Planning.
Public policy.
Human Resource Management.
Management.
Organization.
Public Policy.