Is there still a public sector model of employment relations in the United Kingdom?
International Journal of Public Sector Management
ISSN: 0951-3558
Article publication date: 30 January 2007
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the general developments in the form of industrial relations in the UK public sector.
Design/methodology/approach
It reviews the main literature on the topic and relevant policy texts.
Findings
The article concludes by analysing changes in public sector employee relations. It argues that there are serious attempts to decentralise industrial relations within the state system but that the outcomes of these are uncertain and unclear.
Research limitations/implications
It is a general overview of key developments.
Practical implications
It is relevant for a discussion of the general trends in UK public sector industrial relations.
Originality/value
This article takes an overview of recent developments and points to the uncertainties embedded in a new market approach.
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Citation
Prowse, P. and Prowse, J. (2007), "Is there still a public sector model of employment relations in the United Kingdom?", International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 48-62. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550710722706
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited