• Chapter 1. Introduction (Erling Rasmussen)--
• Chapter 2. The Employment Relations Act 200 (Hon Margaret Wilson, Minster of Labour)-- Bargaining Processes and Outcomes--
• Chapter 3. Overview of Bargaining Trends (Erling Rasmussen & Colin Ross)--
• Chapter 4. Collective Bargaining (Pat Walsh)-- Employment Law and Employment Institutions--
• Chapter 5. Employment Law: trends and Issues (Andrew Caisley)--
• Chapter 6. Good Faith Bargaining (John Hughes)--
• Chapter 7. Employment Institutions (Ian McAndrew & Alan Geare)-- Reactions, Strategies and Opinions of Employers--
• Chapter 8. Employer Reactions and attitudes (Dept of Labour & Erling Rasmussen)--
• Chapter 9. SMEs and the Employment Relations Act (Felicity Lamm & Rupert Tipples)--
• Chapter 10. The Employment Relations Act according to Business NZ* (Simon Carlaw)-- Reactions, Strategies and Opinions of Employees and Unions--
• Chapter 11. Employee Attitudes and Awareness (Dept of Labour & Erling Rasmussen)--
• Chapter 12. Unions: Changes & Strategies (Robin May)--
• Chapter 13. The Employment Relations Act According to the Council of trade Unions (Ross Wilson)-- Conclusion
• Chapter 14. Unfinished Business (Nigel Haworth)-- * Note: Business NZ is the New Zealand Employers' Association.
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By bringing together the views of employers, unions and academics, the second edition of Employment Relationships provides an unrivaled introduction to current trends and issues in New Zealand employment relations. Ten years after the passage of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA), the time is ripe for this important reassessment of the key forces shaping the nature of work in New Zealand. The second edition of Employment Relationships looks at the major issues associated with employment relations: public policy, collective bargaining, employee representation, labour market adjustments, changes in employment law and trends in employment institutions. And the book tackles key questions: Has the Employment Relations Act supported collective bargaining or allowed the expansion of individual contracts? How have unions and employers reshaped the workplace over the last decade? What does the future hold? Employment Relationships is an excellent resource for teaching, for employment relations practitioners as well as for researchers in the field both in New Zealand and internationally. As New Zealanders debate how to move towards the elusive 'high skill, high growth' knowledge economy, this book looks at the key role that employment relations will play in that future. Contributors include: Margaret Wilson, Laila Harre, Stephen Blumenfeld, Andrew Caisley, Ian McAndrew, Barbara Burton, Barry Foster, Helen Kelly, Nigel Haworth, Felicity Lamm, Colm McLaughlin, Danae Anderson and Erling Rasmussen.
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This is a book about the Employment Relations Act (2000) covering its first two to three years. Fourteen chapters by a variety of experienced and respected authors -- employers, unionists, academics -- will evaluate the Act and discuss its effects and its ongoing implications. It will cover the initial controversy surrounding the Act, bargaining processes and outcomes, changes to employment law, employer reactions and strategies, union and employee reactions and strategies. It will present new information and analyses and will be an excellent resource for teaching and for researchers and practitioners. It will include a chapter by the minister, Margaret Wilson, explaining the rationale behind the Act and contributions from well-known experts in the field such as Professor Pat Walsh, Simon Carlaw, Ross Wilson and Professor Nigel Haworth.
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