... to this, and then interpret our findings through the concept of control. We then consider the use of informal flexibility and again apply the concept of control to explain their prevalence. The formal flexible working practices provided by the Trust is not widely accessed, albeit that there is a high incidence of part...

... management Working practices Pay The interest in HRM and employee relations practices of MNC and domestic firms can be traced to the work of Kerr et al. (1964 , p. 76), who predicted that “industrialism in the end may become one, but it certainly will have found its initial beginnings...

... is concentrated on workplace representatives of the GPMU, so we are concerned with their perceptions of workplace relations and the National Agreement. We, therefore, concentrate on aspects central to local workplace relations: pay levels, new technology, flexibility and their impact on work practices...

...Frederick Guy High involvement work practices (HIWPs) may empower employees to do their jobs better, and also empower them at the bargaining table. This paper considers whether non‐universal adoption of productivity‐enhancing work practices may, at least in part, be explained by this dual nature...