ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1973.tb00144.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1973

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1973.tb00145.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1973

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

For trade union bargainers one of the infallible laws of political economy is that wages lag behind prices. This means that in an inflationary era the real value of the wage to which their members are entitled will be eroded, and some compensation will have to be made for this at the next round of wage negotiations. Therefore, changes in the cost of living since the last settlement will be regarded by trade unions as one of the most important factors to be taken into account in arriving at a new settlement. This is implicit in the statement made by the TUC in 1971 that “it requires pay increases of at least 10 per cent simply to restore the real disposable pay of a union's previous settlement 12 months earlier”. Economists, on the other hand, argue that once an inflation is under way, then economic agents will develop an inflationary psychology—that is, they will expect it to continue and will adjust their behaviour accordingly. If this is correct, trade union bargainers will attempt to anticipate inflation by trying to fix the money wage at a higher level than they would aim for if the price level were more s

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1973.tb00146.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1973

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Jamaica is no stranger to compulsory arbitration. Its Public Utility Undertakings and Public Services Arbitration Law (popularly known as the Essential Services Law) has been on the statute book since 1952, providing for compulsory arbitration in essential industries. During the period under review in this paper (1952–69) some 79 cases were heard. Additionally, a number of cases involved court litigation and/or illegal direct action by groups of employees or employers. The Jamaican experience has been full. This paper will seek to present and analyse what has happened in the field of compulsory arbitration in Jamaica and draw appropriate conclusions as to the relevance of the findings for other societie

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1973.tb00147.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1973

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1973.tb00148.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1973

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1973.tb00149.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1973

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Book reviews in this article:LABOUR IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: The Migration of Workers in the United Kingdom and the European Communityby W. R. BöhningLABOUR IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: Labor Movements in the Common Market Countriesby Marguerite BouvardLABOUR IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY: Employment Conditions in Europeby Margaret StewartTRANSNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Proceedings of a Symposium held at Geneva by the International Institute for Labour Studiesby Hans GünterMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND BRITISH LABOUR: REVIEW OF ATTITUDES AND RESPONSESby John GennardINDUSTRIAL CONFLICT—A COMPARATIVE LEGAL SURVEYby B. Aaron and K. W. WedderburnWORKERS PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT IN BRITAINby R. O. Clarke, D. J. Fatchett and B. C. RobertsDO TRADE UNIONS CAUSE INFLATION?by D. Jackson, H. A. Turner and F. WilkinsonHANDBOOK OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSby D. TorringtonORGANISATIONS IN THEORY AND PRACTICEby Cyril SoferTHE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF WORKby Michael Ar

ISSN:0019-8692    

DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2338.1973.tb00150.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1973

数据来源: WILEY