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OverviewA cutting edge look at the experience of worker representation in the employment relations of workplace health and safety. Examining the extent to which existing arrangements deliver results, this book reflects on whether the effectiveness of worker representation is eroded or enhanced by current regulatory and organizational constructs. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Walters , Theo NicholsPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780230214859ISBN 10: 0230214851 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 29 October 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Representing Workers on Health and Safety in the Modern World of Work; T.Nichols & D.Walters PART I: REPRESENTING WORKERS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY: IMPLEMENTING THE 'PREFERRED MODEL' IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA Worker Representation on Health and Safety in the UK: Problems With the Preferred Model and Beyond; T.Nichols & D.Walters Institutional Arrangements on Health and Safety Representation in Australia; R.Johnstone France: The Impact of Health and Safety Representation in France: An Empirical Study; T.Coutrot Spain: A Spanish Survey on the Activities of Safety Representatives; A.M.Garcia An Afterword on European Union Policy and Practice; L.Vogel PART II: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR WORKER REPRESENTATION IN THE MODERN WORLD OF WORK Representing Workers on Health and Safety in Precarious Employment: Some Canadian Experiences; W.Lewchuck Employee 'Voice' and Working Environment in Post-communist New Member States: An Empirical Analysis of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; C.Woolfson Health and Safety Representation and Small Firms: Reflections From Sweden; K.Frick Trade Union Strategies to Support Representation on Health and Safety in Australia and the UK: Integration or Isolation? R.Loudoun & D.Walters Reflections; P.JamesReviewsAuthor InformationDAVID WALTERS is Professor of Work Environment and Director of the Cardiff Work Environment Research Centre, UK. He has written and researched widely on the political economy of workplace health and safety, as well as its management regulation, and industrial relations THEO NICHOLS is Distinguished Research Professor, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK. He has researched and written widely in the field of economic sociology, including on industrial injury and health and safety. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |