| Description |
1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / Tony Royle and Brian Towers -- 2. Fast-food work in the United States / Robin Leidner -- 3. Fast-food in Canada : working conditions, labour law and unionization / Ester Reiter -- 4. The 51st US state? Labour relations in the UK fast-food industry / Tony Royle -- 5. Undermining the system? Labour relations in the German fast-food industry / Tony Royle -- 6. Consensus and confrontation : fast-food in the Netherlands / Jos Benders, Sonja Bekker and Birthe Mol -- 7. To Russia with Big Macs : labour relations in the Russian fast-food industry / Stanislav V. Shekshnia, Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. Mccarthy -- 8. 'McAunties' and 'McUncles' : labour relations in Singapore's fast-food industry / Alexius A. Pereira -- 9. Employment relations in the Australian fast-food industry / Cameron Allan, Greg J. Bamber and Nils Timo -- 10. Standard recipes? Labour relations in the New Zealand fast-food industry / Peter Haynes and Glenda Fryer -- 11. Summary and conclusions : MNCs, regulatory systems and employment rights / Tony Royle and Brian Towers |
| Summary |
The fast-food industry is one of the few industries that can be described as truly global, not least in terms of employment, which is estimated at around ten million people worldwide. This edited volume is the first of its kind, providing an analysis of labour relations in this significant industry focusing on multinational corporations and large national companies in ten countries: the USA, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Russia.The extent to which multinational enterprises impose or adapt their employment practices in differing national in |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-197) and index |
| Subject |
Industrial relations -- Case studies
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Fast food restaurants -- Employees -- Case studies
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Fast food restaurants -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Case studies
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Chain restaurants -- Employees -- Case studies
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Chain restaurants -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Case studies
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Fast food restaurants -- Employees
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Industrial relations
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Royle, Tony, 1957-
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Towers, Brian
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| ISBN |
9780203005774 |
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0203005775 |
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9780415221672 |
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0415221676 |
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9780415221665 |
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0415221668 |
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