
Restructuring the Employment Relationship
Oxford University Press
Published on 27. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
366 pages
978-0-19-829441-2 (ISBN)
Description
This masterly new study presents the first large-scale empirical analysis of the changes in British work experiences and employment relationships between the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing on the Employment in Britain surveya national survey providing the richest source of evidence to date about individuals' experience of employmentit examines the impact of new technologies, the emergence of new management policies, the changing forms of employment contract, and the growth of job insecurity on people's experience of employment. The authors focus on the implications these developments have for the ways in which skills and work tasks have been changing, the nature of control at work, the degree of participation in decision-making, and the flexibility demanded at work. They assess whether there has been a tendency towards either a polarization or convergence of employment experiences between men and women, and between occupational classes. They offer fresh insight into how the changing quality of work in recent years has affected employee's involvement in their jobs and organizations, the stress they experience at work, and the propensity for absenteeism and staff turnover. While the study provides strong evidence of a marked trend towards upskilling, the authors take issue with the argument that a new type of employment relationship is emerging, arguing instead that the restructuring of the employment relationship has, in fact, reinforced traditional lines of division in the workforce.
Reviews / Votes
A valuable and comprehensive, large-scale empirical analysis. - Aslib Book Guide. Vol 63. December 1998.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
584 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-829441-2 (9780198294412)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Duncan Gallie | Michael White | Yuan Cheng
Restructuring the Employment Relationship
Book
08/1998
Clarendon Press
€85.10
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Persons
Author
Professor of SociologyProfessor of Sociology, University of Oxford
Senior FellowSenior Fellow, Policy Studies Institute, London
Consultant and former Research OfficerConsultant and former Research Officer, Nuffield College, Oxford
Research Fellow, Centre for Research on Innovation and CompetitionResearch Fellow, Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition, University of Manchester and UMIST (former Research Officer at Nuffield College, Oxford)
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. Skill and the Quality of Work ; 3. Discretion and Control ; 4. Participation and Representation ; 5. The Growth of Job Insecurity ; 6. The Flexible Workforce? The Employment Conditions of Part-Time and Temporary Workers ; 7. Employment Commitment and Job Expectations ; 8. Job Involvement, Work Strain, and Psychological Health ; 9. Organizational Commitment ; 10. Labour Cost and Performance ; Conclusion