Towards an Understanding of the Dynamics of Work and Employment Relations during Austerity

Dennis  Pepple; Kehinde Olowookere

doi:10.1007/s11115-020-00488-z

Towards an Understanding of the Dynamics of Work and Employment Relations during Austerity

Dennis Pepple, Kehinde Olowookere

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Abstract

This study considers how public sector organisations respond to the effects of austerity. While some organisations take advantage of austerity to increase the workload of employees with little or no engagement with employees, others encourage dialogue by increasing employee and union engagement. Drawing on a systematic analysis of 26 articles, the study finds that austerity policies have negative consequences for public sector employees and presents employee voice as a potential mitigator of the negative consequences. This study is one of the first to review the small but growing literature on the effects of austerity on work and employment relationship.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	(In-Press)
Journal	Public Organization Review
Volume	(In-Press)
Early online date	21 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-020-00488-z
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 21 Oct 2020

Keywords

Austerity Policies, Employment Relations, Employee Voice, Union Engagement
Austerity policies
Union engagement
Employment relations
Work
Employee voice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Law

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