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Statistical techniques
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1998 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 0142-5455
- DOI
- 10.1108/01425459810211313
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This paper discusses the workforce reduction strategies of management (such as natural wastage, redeployment, redundancy etc), identifying some of the factors that influence management’s choice between them. It then proceeds to use a WIRS based data set to examine the relationship between these adjustment options and variables reflecting the size, status and industrial/employee relations characteristics of organisations. It was found that the variables associated with “voluntary” adjustment were different from those associated with “compulsory redundancy”. In particular, variables reflecting “good” industrial/employee relations “styles” were associated with the use of adjustment options which sought to reduce manning levels without resort to to compulsion.
Journal
Employee Relations: An International Journal – Emerald Publishing
Published: Apr 1, 1998
Keywords: Employee relations; Redundancy; Workforce; Working conditions; Working hours