This article investigates the process of moving on from redundancy in the Welsh steel industry among individuals seeking new careers. It identifies a spectrum of career change experience, ranging from those who had actively planned their career change, prior to the redundancies, to those...

In this introductory article, the editors of Work, Employment and Society reflect on the journal’s body of published work and present the main contributions of the 25-year anniversary issue. As a journal of record WES is now well established and offers extensive conceptual insights into,...

Looks at developments of industrial relations, employment conditions, corporate restructuring, and health and safety issues in the offshore sector during the period 1999-2003. Considers in how far ILO standards, notably those regarding freedom of association, consultation and communication, are...