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The scale, nature and causes of labour disputes in China are identified and discussed in this comprehensive review as well as how they can be managed. The labour disputes resolution mechanisms discussed in this book include, trade union, collective labour contract, tripartite coordination and labour...
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Chandos,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Chandos Asian studies series
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843341802 |
| Summary: |
The scale, nature and causes of labour disputes in China are identified and discussed in this comprehensive review as well as how they can be managed. The labour disputes resolution mechanisms discussed in this book include, trade union, collective labour contract, tripartite coordination and labour court. This book presents an updated literature review and reports the findings of two empirical projects on this subject. The effectiveness of these mechanisms and the appropriate resolution model for the future are both discussed. Systematic and critical review of the up-to-date literature on labour disputes and their managementEmpirical findings on labour disputes and the institutional channels available to workers for resolving themAssessment of the effectiveness of the existing mechanisms for dealing with labour disputes. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 164 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-157) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781780632278 1780632274 1306379490 9781306379496 |
| Index Number: | HD5430 |
| CLC: | F249.26 |
| Contents: |
Cover; Labour Disputes and TheirResolution in China; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; About the author; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Aims of this book; Overview of employment in China; Labour dispute resolution in China; Structure of the book; Methodology; Chapter 2: Economic reform: an historical perspective and its social impact; Introduction; The evolutionary process of Chinese economic reform; The household contract responsibility system in agriculture; Decentralisation and marketisation of enterprise management; Development of non-SOEs. The open door policyRestructuring and privatisation; Non-employment relations consequences resulting from the economic reform; Increased unemployment; Inadequate social welfare provision; Income disparity; Migrants; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter 3: The changes in China's employment relations; Introduction; HR planning; Recruitment and selection; Training and development; Performance management; Reward and compensation; Employee relations; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter 4: Labour disputes; Introduction; The growth of labour disputes; Regional differences in labour disputes. Collective labour disputesThe foci of labour disputes; Labour disputes brought by employers; Impacts of economic ownership on labour disputes; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter 5: Trade unions; Introduction; Trade unions under the planned economy; Trade unions under the transitional economy; The need for a change in trade unions' function; Unionisation; The status of trade unions; Roles and functions of trade unions; Appointment of union officials; Attempts to establish independent workers' own organisations; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter 6: Labour contracts; Introduction. Labour contract conceptsIndividual labour contracts; Collective contracts; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter 7: Labour tripartism; Introduction; Defining the Chinese tripartite consultation; The development of the labour tripartite consultation; The structure of labour tripartism; Labour tripartite consultation procedure and the functions of TCC; Roles of the tripartite consultation in resolving labour disputes; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter 8: Labour dispute arbitration; Introduction; Arbitration in the market economy; The development of the labour arbitration system in China. Labour arbitration system in ChinaPersonnel arbitration; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter 9: Labour litigation; Introduction; Labour litigation; The development of labour litigation in China; Court; Legal services; The labour litigation procedure; The role of labour litigation in resolving labour disputes; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter 10: Conclusions; Introduction; Major research issues revisited; Practical implications; Conclusions; References; Index. |