'It is clear that Britain has moved away from collective forms of industrial relations. It is not so apparent that it has moved towards a more enlightened type of human resources management(HRM)'. Discuss
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Nikki James Tutor: Dr Ian Kessler Essay Week 3 Employment Relations 'It is clear that Britain has moved away from collective forms of industrial relations. It is not so apparent that it has moved towards a more enlightened type of human resources management(HRM)'. Discuss "No consensus exists concerning the extent and consequences of change in British industrial relations in the last decade or so. There is no doubt that there has been a transition away from the traditional system, although towards what is unclear." (Metcalf 1994) Collective bargaining is a method of negotiation in which employees use authorised union representatives to assist them. This essay will explore the decline in collective bargaining. It will then examine how industrial relation's has changed, and whether this change has been towards a Human Resource Management theory. The conclusion will be that there is evidence in favour of the essay title and Metcalf's view. However there is...


