
Employment Relations in the Voluntary Sector
Struggling to Care
Ian Cunningham(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 12. May 2008
Book
Hardback
254 pages
978-0-415-42713-5 (ISBN)
Description
This new book addresses the topical issues surrounding employment relations in UK voluntary organizations that operate within the quasi-market of social care. Combining an analysis of the established literature with in-depth qualitative field work, Ian Cunningham explores the nature of power relations between state and voluntary sector; implications of employment policy and subsequent pressures for change in pay and working conditions; the influence of trade unions in the sector; management's capacity to resist external pressure and employee responses to this environment.
Cunningham's focus on the employment relationship in this sector is unique, highlighting a complex and variable pattern of interdependence and subordination between government agencies and voluntary sector employers. The author examines the way in which financial pressures from the state coupled with weak unionization diminish working conditions, arguing that employee morale will not be sustained if the voluntary sector fails to maintain its autonomy and minimize its dependency on state funding.
Cunningham's focus on the employment relationship in this sector is unique, highlighting a complex and variable pattern of interdependence and subordination between government agencies and voluntary sector employers. The author examines the way in which financial pressures from the state coupled with weak unionization diminish working conditions, arguing that employee morale will not be sustained if the voluntary sector fails to maintain its autonomy and minimize its dependency on state funding.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
5 s/w Tabellen
5 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
514 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-42713-5 (9780415427135)
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Person
Ian Cunningham is Senior Lecturer in HRM at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
Content
1. Introduction 2. The Development of the State Voluntary Sector Relationship and its Impact on Employment Relations 3. Understanding the Psychological Contract in the Voluntary Sector 4. Research Methods 5. Voluntary Sector Work and Employment Relations in the Quasi-Market 6. Case Study 1 7. Case Study 2 8. Case Study 3 9. Conclusion and Discussion