Greg Bamber and Russell Lansbury interview some of the book's contributors about employment relations in various countries.

Employment Relations in the United Kingdom:

The late Prof. William Brown author of the book's foreword discusses employment relations in the UK with Prof. Greg Bamber:

 

Employment Relations in the United States:

Co-author of the chapter Prof. Alexander J.S. Colvin discusses employment relations in the United States with Prof. Bamber who asks:

• Is the American labour movement moribund? [00:16]
• How can some of the attempts to revitalise the American labour movement be described? [00:57]
• What has been the impact of the rise in individual employment rights in the United States? [02:01]
• What is happening with the rise of radical movements like Occupy Washington and the $15 movement? [03:28]
• How can the American labour movement be characterised in comparison with the rest of the world? Is it precursor, trailer or outlier? [05:54]

 

Employment Relations in Canada:

Co-author of the chapter Prof. Daphne G. Taras discusses employment relations in Canada with Prof. Bamber who asks:

• What is the importance of the legal rights that are afforded to collective bargaining in Canada? [00:18]
• Why do Canada and the United States adopt such different approaches to employment relations? [02:17]
• How will family status and family circumstances impact on future developments in employment relations in Canada? [04:01]

 

Employment Relations in Australia:

Co-authors of the chapter Employment Relations in Australia, Emetrius Prof. Russell Lansbury and Associate Prof. Chris Wright discuss the following questions:

• What are the key features of Australian employment relations? [00:32]
• How have these features changed in recent years? [01:25]
• Have the roles of government, unions and employer associations changed since the 1980s? [03:39]
• Where does Australia fit within the 'varieties of capitalism' framework? [05:15]

 

Employment Relations in France:

​Author of the chapter Prof. Patrice Laroche discusses employment relations in France with Prof. Greg Bamber who asks:

• In France, how do seemingly weak labour unions with low union density manage large union protests and demonstrations? How do you explain this apparent contradiction? [00:20]
• How do ideological differences within unions impact on employment relations in practice? [02:18]
• Where does France fit on the spectrum between liberal market economies in mainly English-speaking countries and co-ordinated market economies in countries like Germany, Denmark and Japan? [03:50]
• How will the decentralization of collective bargaining impact on future developments in employment relations in France? [05:40]

 

Employment Relations in China:

Author of the chapter Prof. Fang Lee Cooke discusses employment relations in China with Prof. Greg Bamber who asks:

• How does the communist Chinese government curtail the independence of Chinese unions? [00:37]
• To what extent are 'wildcat' strikes in China taking place with the support of the unions? Why do such wildcat disputes get started and how do they get settled? [01:28]
• What is the role of new labour laws in China? To what extent are the labour laws being implemented and enforced? [03:02]
• How do you see the future of employment relations in the private sector in China? [04:20]

 

Employment Relations in India:

Co-author of the chapter Prof. Anil Verma discusses employment relations in India with Prof. Greg Bamber who asks: 

• To what extent does the large informal economy have an impact on employment relations in India? [00:21]
• How do the dynamics surrounding flexibility for employers and security for workers work out in India? [01:46]
• To what extent is employment relations policy influencing the 'Made in India' approach to industrial developments? [04:14]
• Why is the labour movement in India so week despite a rich history of union activity? [06:03]