Routledge Reward Management: A critical text (Routledge Studies in Employment Relations)

This thoroughly revised edition adopts a critical and theoretical perspective on remuneration policy and practices in the UK, from the decline of collective bargaining to the rise of more individualistic systems based on employee performance. It tackles the conceptual issues missing from existing texts in the field of HRM by critically examining the latest academic literature on the topic. Fully updated to cover the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's reward syllabus, and offering a less prescriptive alternative to current texts for HR practitioners and MBA students, this new edition includes: new chapters on executive reward, pensions and benefits clear routes to assist the student reader in the journey through this complex area a strong contextual framework to enable better understanding The second edition of Reward Management is an essential read for all those studying or with an interest in human resource management, performance management and reward. Review 'Janet Druker and Geoff White have put together a splendid selection of essays on reward management. This is a subject whose time has come ... IPD aspirants are very lucky to have a volume with such a thorough grasp of institutional detail inside the firm, woven together with a focus on developments in reward management.' - "British Journal of Industrial Relations" 'A strength of the book is the way it draws on the many disciplines that inform reward management debates, such as industrial relations, labour economics and human resource management ... this book is a valuable resource for students, practitioners and academics.' - "Labour & Industry " About the Author Geoff White is Professor of Human Resource Management and Director of Research at the University of Greenwich Business School, UK. He has written widely on reward issues, especially public sector pay and national minimum wage. Janet Druker is Professor and Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. Her previous publications are in the fields of construction management, self-employment and agency workers.