The fragmentation of pay determination in the British civil service: A union member perspective

Personnel Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-28

  Kessler, Ian ^a   Heron, Paul ^a   Gagnon, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil Service; Employee attitudes; Pay policies; Pay structures; Remuneration; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644467757     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480610636768     Document Type: Article

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