...Jens Thoemmes Purpose This paper examines how collective bargaining shapes distinct patterns of remote work regulation in France, tracing the formalization of telework arrangements before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Mixed-method analysis combining...

...Jonathan Peterson; Loubna Tahssain-Gay; Benraiss-Noailles Laila Purpose This paper examines antecedents to perceived injustice in exclusive talent identification practices. Design/methodology/approach 31 in-depth interviews with individuals working in for-profit organizations in France were...

...Sophie Hennekam; Jonathan Peterson; Loubna Tahssain-Gay; Jean-Pierre Dumazert Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how managers deal with religious diversity in secular organizations in France. Design/methodology/approach In total, 28 semi-structured in-depth interviews...

... of this paper is to explore how talent is identified, and more importantly, how it is retained within the context of a multinational firm in France. Design/methodology/approach This study is exploratory in nature and capitalizes on a case study methodology through which in-depth, open-ended interviews...

... conducted with managers in the service sector in France. Two types of services are covered: large‐scale retailing and hotel and catering services. Findings The paper shows that the demand for soft skills has caused the service labour process to become highly personified and underline the risks...

... of them located in the Marseille area. Marseille, the most important port, second largest city and third largest agglomeration of France, traditionally harbours immigrants from north Africa, especially from the Maghreb. The city is at the same time located in the Provence‐Alpes‐Côte d’Azur region where...

.../methodology/approach The paper employs an international comparative approach comparing conflict data and employment relations models in Britain, France, Italy, Portugal and Poland. Findings Collective disputes are at lower levels in the 2000s than in earlier periods in each of the countries studied...

...Gregor Gall; Sylvie Contrepois Purpose This article aims to examine recent labour struggles against mass redundancies in France. It seeks to understand the well reported incidences of direct action within the terrain of how industrial relations operate and are governed. Design/methodology...

... from time to time (Department of Employment and Productivity, 1969). Minimum wage USA France In April 1999 Britain introduced a national minimum wage. The policy was one that clearly distinguished the Labour Party from the Conservatives; indeed, raising the minimum wage to £4.20 is one...

...Deborah R. Cooper The article compares the major features of pension provision in the UK and in France. It considers why the UK population appears to be at best indifferent to their system of provision, when overall it is financially secure, whereas the French system, which is faced with increasing...

...Gregor Murray What is the impact of union structure on the strategic capacity of national union movements to respond to economic re‐structuring? Focuses on the experience of five countries (Canada, France, Japan, the UK and the US) and their common problems as regards, first, the movement...

...Ingrid Brunstein In France, no other specialist business function is so predominantly marked by culture as HRM. In France, Cartesian patterns of analytical thinking, the passion for anti‐authoritarian individualism,and the reduction of disorder through legislation and bureaucracy influence...

.... It is shown how an interplay of continued “social democratic” legislation and innovation in Human Resources Management policies has served to place training at the top of the economic and social agenda in France. Its role in contemporary French industrial relations is also considered. 22 EMPLOYEE REALTIONS...

...Alan Jenkins There is a deficiency of material on information technology (IT) based on the experiences of our neighbouring European countries. France is discussed, focusing, in particular, on the perception, implementation and diffusion of IT in the workplace. Certain factors are identified which...