The text is ideal for undergraduates and postgraduates, providing an up-to-date approach for those studying Employee Relations, HRM and related disciplines on a range of courses including BA Business Studies and CIPD professional programmes.

This new edition has been revised to take account of the salient developments currently shaping the subject of employee relations from concrete issues such as changes in legislation, employment practices or facets of trade union structure and membership, to those of a more interpretative nature.