Comparative Workplace Employment Relations : An Analysis of Practice in Britain and France

This comprehensive study provides a perceptive portrait of workplace employment relations in Britain and France using comparable data from two large-scale surveys: the British Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) and the French Enquête Relations Professionnelles et Négociations d’Entreprise (REPONSE). These extensive linked employer-employee surveys provide nationally-representative data on private sector employment relations in all but the smallest workplaces, and offer a unique opportunity to compare and contrast workplace employment relations under two very different employment regimes. An insightful read for all academics and students of employment, the findings also have implications for practitioners and policy-makers keen to identify and promote “best practice”. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Managing and Working in Britain and France: An Introduction....Pages 1-26 Workplace Structure and Governance: How Do Employers Differ Between Britain and France?....Pages 27-60 Employee Expression and Representation at Work: Voice or Exit?....Pages 61-103 Tenure, Skill Development, and Pay: The Role of Internal Labour Markets....Pages 105-140 Work Organisation and Human Resource Management: Does Context Matter?....Pages 141-177 Job Quality....Pages 179-209 How Did Workplaces Respond to Recession?....Pages 211-239 Vive La Difference? Managing and Working in Britain and France....Pages 241-253 Back Matter....Pages 255-296 This comprehensive study provides a perceptive portrait of workplace employment relations in Britain and France using comparable data from two large-scale surveys: the British Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) and the French Enquete Relations Professionnelles et Negociations d'Entreprise (REPONSE).