Working for the State

Part I. Introduction

1. From New Labour to a New Era?
Susan Corby, Graham Symon

Part II. The Context

2. Public Sector Reform and Employment Relations in Europe
Michael Gold, Ulke Veersma

3. The Economic and Financial Context: Paying for the Banks
Jean Shaoul

4. Public Sector ‘Ethos’
Jane Lethbridge

Part III. Issues

5. Rewarding Public Servants: Continuity and Change
Geoff White

6. Equality in the Public Sector: The Sky Darkens
Susan Corby

Part IV. The Actors

7. Assistant Roles in a Modernised Public Service: Towards a New Professionalism?
Stephen Bach

8. The Third Sector’s Provision of Public Services: Implications for Mission and Employment Conditions
Ian Cunningham

9. Leaders in Public Service Organisations
Patrick McGurk

10. Organised Labour and State Employment
Graham Symon

11. Consultants in Government: A Necessary Evil?
Peter Graham

Part V. Conclusions

12. Making Sense of Public Sector Employment Relations in a Time of Crisis
Graham Symon, Susan Corby

Avainsanat: Business and Management, Human Resource Management, Management, Organization, Public Policy