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Chinese Workers′ Attitudes towards Compensation Practices in the People′s Republic of China

Hau‐siu Chow, Irene - In: Employee Relations 14 (1992) 3, pp. 41-55

Examines the compensation method used in state‐owned enterprises in the People′s Republic of China. A questionnaire … survey of 504 workers′ attitudes towards compensation practices regarding wages, bonuses, pensions, unemployment compensation … ranking of the different forms of compensation practices. The respondents preferred a performance‐based compensation system as …

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Salaryman Sudden Death Syndrome

Palumbo, Frederick A.; Herbig, Paul A. - In: Employee Relations 16 (1994) 1, pp. 54-61

Much current Japanese popular discussion centres on the sudden death, at an early age, of Japan′s hard‐working, white‐collar workers: Karoshi (death from overwork) – Salaryman′s Sudden Death Syndrome. Officially, it does not exist, as the government and big business are hesitant to...

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Compensation for discrimination: cause for concern

Sinclair, Adele; Botten, Neil - In: Employee Relations 17 (1995) 8, pp. 46-59

The last two years have seen radical changes in the way that industrial tribunals assess compensation in discrimination … cases in the UK. Examines the special circumstances which have led to the end of compensation limits in these cases. Focuses … new approach to the calculation of compensation adopted by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Examines the influence which …

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Flexibility of benefit systems and firms’ attraction and retention capacities

Vidal-Salazar, M. Dolores; Cordón-Pozo, Eulogio; de la … - In: Employee Relations 38 (2016) 4, pp. 487-504

regression analyses. Findings – The results show that firms having more flexible compensation systems, that is, those providing … implications – Human resources policies and, especially, compensation policies have a significant influence on the ability of firms …

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Influence of organizational rewards on organizational commitment and turnover intentions

Nazir, Sajjad; Shafi, Amina; Qun, Wang; Nazir, Nadia; … - In: Employee Relations 38 (2016) 4, pp. 596-619

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between extrinsic, intrinsic and social rewards and two components of organizational commitment and finally Chinese workers turnover intention in public and private sector. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was...

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Individual statutory employment rights since 1997: constrained expansion

Dickens, Linda - In: Employee Relations 24 (2002) 6, pp. 619-637

This article explores developments in statutory individual employment rights since the election of the Labour Government in 1997. It also discusses the mechanisms for the adjudication and enforcement of individual employment rights. There have been changes in the institutions and dispute...

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UNI Europa Graphical's approach to the co‐ordination of national level collective bargaining within a European context

Gennard, John - In: Employee Relations 26 (2004) 5, pp. 531-549

This paper outlines the purpose and the economic theory underpinning the Uni‐Europa Graphical co‐ordination of collective bargaining within a European context policy. It then analyses the development of the policy in terms of its scope, its institutions and its information networks. It...

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Policy and practice in general print: the workplace reality of national bargaining

Healy, Geraldine; Rainnie, Al; Telford, Jim - In: Employee Relations 26 (2004) 5, pp. 550-566

This paper investigates the operation of the National Agreement in the general printing industry at a time when the future of such agreements is in doubt. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data from union representatives, the paper provides insights into the workplace practices of...

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The Labour Code in the Republic of Slovakia

Majtan, Borislav - In: Employee Relations 27 (2005) 6, pp. 603-612

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how the Slovak Labour Code has evolved as a result of the “velvet revolution” which saw Czechoslovakia begin the transition from a “command” to a “market economy, the establishment of a separate Czech Republic and a Slovak Republic and Slovakia's...

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Reflections on public sector‐based integrative collective bargaining : Conditions affecting cooperation within the negotiation process

Caverley, Natasha; Cunningham, Bart; Mitchell, Lari - In: Employee Relations 28 (2006) 1, pp. 62-75

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to understand better how specific conditions such as the degree of trust developed from previous negotiations, the level of expertise/style demonstrated by the negotiators, the clarity of the bargaining issues and the ability of facilitators to use...

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