Based on a representative survey of German subsidiaries in the UK, their parent companies and a comparative analysis to the Workplace Employee Relations Survey 1998, the article examines the impact of nationality of ownership on employee relations (ER) in German multinational companies (MNCs)...

This paper investigates the use of contractual working flexibility (temporary and part‐time contracts) by Spanish small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). A framework based on a contingency approach is used to identify variables that influence contractual working flexibility and is used to...

Considers the reasons for the lack of consensus among the member states of the European Union (EU) on both the scope and extent of an ageism policy. The EU has become increasingly concerned with the problems that are raised by the ageing of the European population. In response to these concerns...