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The industrial relations of work‐sharing
Author(s) -
Blyton Paul
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1982.tb00409.x
Subject(s) - industrial relations , recession , unemployment , work (physics) , labour economics , economics , political science , political economy , economic growth , management , keynesian economics , engineering , mechanical engineering
There is growing recognition in Britain that high levels of unemployment are likely to survive the current recession and economic policies. This explains the continuing interest in the work‐sharing issue within British unions; this article examines some of the industrial relations issues and implications of the practice.