International & Comparative Labor & Employment Challenges: A Four Country Discussion -- LERA Webinar

This webinar includes insights from Canada, Germany, South Africa and the USA. Speakers discuss employment-relations issues including in global supply chains, climate change and restructuring of employment, digitalisation, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. How are such issues posing new and potentially transformative challenges for employment relations systems and stakeholders?
For more on the issues discussed in the webinar, see the book International & Comparative Employment Relations: Global Crises & Institutional Responses,* 7th edition, Bamber, G.J. Cooke, F.L., Doellgast, V & Wright, C.F. (editors), available from sagepub.com. Each of the panelists are authors of a chapter in the book on employment relations in the country that they discuss.

Webinar Co-Chairs as shown in the video "thumbnail" picture:
Greg J. Bamber, Monash University, Australia; Associate Fellow, Digital Futures at Work Research Centre, led by Sussex University/Leeds University, UK Research & Innovation
Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University, USA; Senior Research Fellow, WSI-Hans Böckler Stiftung, Germany

Webinar Panelists listed in order of speaking:
Daphne G. Taras, Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly Ryerson University, Canada
Scott Walsworth, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Sean O’Brady, McMaster University, Canada
Berndt K. Keller, University of Konstanz, Germany
Johann Maree, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Asanda-Jonas Benya, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Alexander J.S. Colvin, Cornell University, USA
Harry C. Katz, Cornell University, USA

Webinar Discussant: Thomas A. Kochan, George M. Bunker, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA.

Webinar Questioners
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University, USA
Steve Sleigh, Sleigh Strategy, USA
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The book is the standard reference for a worldwide readership of students, scholars and practitioners in international agencies, governments, employers and unions. This book offers a new and systematic overview. Experts examine the practice and context of employment relations in 13 countries: economic, historical, legal, social and political.
The authors consider roles of various players; processes of employment relations including: collective bargaining, arbitration and employee involvement; as well as multinational enterprises; global supply chains; implications of digitalisation and new technologies; climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors & contents: Guy Ryder, Foreword; The editors, Introduction: Internationally Comparative Approaches to Employment Relations, & Conclusions: Globalisation, Crises & Institutional Responses; Stewart Johnstone & Tony Dobbins, UK; Harry C. Katz & Alexander J.S. Colvin, USA; Scott Walsworth, Sean O’Brady & Daphne G. Taras, Canada; Chris F. Wright & Sarah Kaine, Australia; Lisa Dorigatti & Roberto Pedersini, Italy; Élodie Béthoux & Patrice Laroche, France; Berndt K. Keller & Anja Kirsch, Germany; Søren Kaj Andersen, Nana Wesley Hansen, Jørgen Steen Madsen & Jesper Due, Denmark; Katsuyuki Kubo & Kazuya Ogura. Japan; Byoung-Hoon Lee, South Korea; Fang Lee Cooke, China; Ernesto Noronha & Premilla D’Cruz, India; Johann Maree, Gilton Klerck & Asanda-Jonas Benya, South Africa.
This edition is all updated with new examples and discussion questions to engage students and encourage critical thinking. See the Sage website for slides for use in teaching and web links to enhance learning: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/inte...
Get a 25% discount in many countries with code BAMBER25 or UKAUTHR25 if buying from sagepub.co.uk. Proceeds from the book contribute to charities that foster health-related research and hunger-relief. Review copies available. ISBNs Paperback 9781526499653; Hardcover 9781526499660; eBooks 9781529756067, 1529756065.

Thanks to Emily Smith & Bernadette L Tiemann for managing the webinar and to Fang Lee Cooke for taking the youtube "thumbnail" photo. For sponsoring the webinar, thanks also to the International and Comparative Industrial Relations LERA Community Council, formerly LERA International Interest Section. Please suggest that the library stocks the book. Thanks again. [email protected] LinkedIn: gregjbamber Bluesky: @gregbamber.bsky.social