Employee Relations: An International Journal

Ghobadian, Abby

1990 Employee Relations: An International Journal

doi: 10.1108/01425459010138502

Employee representatives perceptions of jobevaluation are explored and the impact of jobevaluation on the collective bargaining procedure,pay differentials, motivation and performance isconsidered. In conclusion, an assessment of theadvantages and disadvantages of job evaluation isgiven.

Finney, Nicholas

1990 Employee Relations: An International Journal

doi: 10.1108/01425459010142192

Based on a talk first given to the ManchesterIndustrial Relations Society, the process of changeis charted especially in recent times inBritains ports. In particular, a detailed analysisis provided of the moves by the port employersto repeal the National Dock Labour Scheme, andtheir attempt to reorganise industrial relations inthis industry. A fascinating insight is offered intothe processes and consequences of change in ahighly turbulent environment.

Painter, Richard W.

1990 Employee Relations: An International Journal

doi: 10.1108/01425459010141346

Recent research has suggested that thoseexposed to passive smoking may incur anincreased risk of contracting lung cancer. In thelight of such findings, many employers have facedincreasing demands from the workforce tointroduce smoking policies. The possible legalimplications are examined for those employerswho fail to introduce such policies and someguidance is offered on the extent to whichemployment law protects the interests of thoseworkers whose smoking habit makes it difficultor impossible to comply with smoking restrictions.

Miller, Douglas

1990 Employee Relations: An International Journal

doi: 10.1108/01425459010003529

Little consideration has been given to the questionof stress among trade union officers. Someexplanations for this are offered and, on the basisof pilot research carried out in the north east ofEngland, class and gender are revealed as crucialvariables is shown both in terms of stressors andcoping strategies for male officers. This yields anew viewpoint for considering traditional theoriesof union democracy. In a followup article thequestion of stress management in trade unionswill be considered.

Bouwen, Ren; Salipante, Paul F.

1990 Employee Relations: An International Journal

doi: 10.1108/01425459010135695

By focusing on grievants formulation of theirgrievances, behavioural analysis can further ourunderstanding of grievants actions and theirassessment of grievance outcomes. Building onconcepts reported in the preceding issue of thisjournal and examining the grievance reports ofover 200 Belgian and American employees, amultiepisodic model of grievance formulation,actions, outcomes and reformulation is developedand examined. Persistence in pursuing a grievancethrough several episodes, while risky for thegrievant, was positively related to the grievantssatisfaction with outcomes. This effect is explainedby increased opportunities for reformulation,including learning which action strategies are mostlikely to lead to success. Successful actionstrategies differed between Belgian and UScontexts, in ways consistent with their structuraland institutional characteristics. Implications forresearchers and third party intervenors includethe need to manage grievances in a manner thatfavourably influences grievants beliefs about theorganisation.