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This textbook offers a valuable introduction to industrial relations in Ireland. It will suit in particular first-time students of the subject. The text contains twenty-eight articles which cover a wide range of contemporary issues and developments.

Involvement, Participation and Partnership: A Review of the Debate and Some Reflections on the Irish Context, was delivered by Prof. Paddy Gunnigle of the University of Limerick on November 22, 1999. It focused on employee participation and…

Industrial Relations in Ireland is a foundational text covering the legal and practical framework of Irish employment relations. Published by SKC Publications, it covers trade unions, collective bargaining, and dispute resolution mechanisms under the…

This new edition of a highly regarded text offers a valuable and comprehensive introduction to the practice of industrial relation in Ireland. With three new chapters covering Multinationals and Industrial relations practices, managing Industrial…

A comparative study of how the current industrial relations systems come to be and of changes in such systems in non-industrialized countries since the 1980s. After an introduction, six essays look at the defusion of the Molotov cocktail in South…

The series on Economy and Labor in Japan is intended to make accurate and reliable information on various labor issues in Japan available for people abroad. Cognizant of the fact that the number of people requiring such information has increased…

This text covers the evolving industrial relations law and its usage in Ireland. It comments on the origin of trade unions and the significance that has been had by the British system, as well as bridging the constitution and industrial relations in…

The summer of 2000 was dominated by a three-month lock-out by Iarnrod Eireann, the national train service, of 118 of its drivers, over 40% of the driving grade. The employees involved were all the members of Irish locomotive drivers Assocation…

In this provocative new book, Paul Mooney argues that the union-free organization is fast becoming the preferred model for employee relations in Ireland.

He shows why this is happening against a backdrop of profound changes in workplace…

Helga Grebing set against the background of the economic, social and political conditions in Germany from 1890 to the end of the Nazi era, this classic study traces the emergence and development of the German labour movement.

This book covers the principles of Labour law and industrial relations in Italy in a broad sense. After a general introduction covering general features, historical background and definitions, the book goes on to discuss the sources of labour law and…

West Germany from 1949 to 1990 was a story of virtually unparalleled political and economic success. This economic miracle incorporated a well-functioning political democracy, expanded to include a ‘social partnership’ system of economic…

The Collapse of Communism and the ensuing process of reforming in central eastern Europe have presented a unique laboratory for researchers interested in social change and institutional building. Eastern Germany provides a particularly interesting…

The countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture has been established by the Irish Association for Industrial relations with the support of the Department of Labour. Countess Markievicz was the first Minister for Labour for the newly independent Irish State.…

12th Annual report made to the government in pursuance of section 23 of the industrial relations act, 1946.