Barnetson Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-926836-01-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 284 Seiten

Reihe: Fabriks: Studies in the Working Class

Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada examines the dynamic in which production costs are passed on to workers in the form of workplace injuries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnetson, Bob

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Gewerkschaften, Industrielle Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Zuverlässigkeit, Sicherheitstechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction Part One. Employment Relationships in Canada
Part Two. Preventing Workplace Injury
Part Three. Critique of OHS in Canada
Part Four. Political Economy of Preventing Workplace Injury
Part Five. Compensation of Workplace Injury
Part Seven. Managing Workers via Injury Compensation
Part Eight. Conclusion Notes / Selected Bibliography / Index

Über Autor(innen)

Barnetson Bob:
Bob Barnetson is assistant professor of labour relations at Athabasca University. He has worked for the Alberta Labour Relations Board, the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board, and the Alberta government.Bob Barnetson is assistant professor of labour relations at Athabasca University. He has worked for the Alberta Labour Relations Board, the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board, and the Alberta government. www.albertalabour.blogspot.com