Labour market issues, with a particular emphasis in employment relations.
John has co-authored three books arising from his work on the series of Workplace Employment Relations Surveys: All Change at Work?, which examined changes in employment relations practice in Britain over the period 1980 to 1998; Inside the Workplace, which reported detailed findings from the 2004 survey; and The Evolution of the Modern Workplace, which explores changes over the quarter century from 1980-2004. Other publications in the broad area of employment relations have focused on topics such as pay determination and ‘high involvement’ management practices, with a particular emphasis on the role of trade unions.
Another part of John’s research has focused on the quantitative analysis of gender issues and equal opportunities more generally. This work includes investigations of the links between equal opportunities, employees’ attitudes and business performance for the DTI and DWP. It also includes a substantial report on the gender pay gap for the DfES and Cabinet Office. John’s past research for government departments and agencies has also included survey-based studies of flexible working arrangements, maternity benefits and pension provision.
A third strand of John’s work has focused on the issues of skills and productivity. This has included: a major study for the DTI, DfES and HM Treasury of the extent to which information and communication technologies (ICTs) and workforce skills contribute to company performance in Britain; a large-scale analysis of the Employer Skills Surveys for the DfES; and studies of the impact of the National Minimum Wage on business competitiveness for the Low Pay Commission.
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Forth, J., McNabb, R., (2008), "Workplace Performance: A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Measures in the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey", Industrial Relations Journal, Vol. 39, pp. 104-123
Forth, J., Blanchflower, D., Bryson, A., (2007)"Workplace industrial relations in Britain, 1980-2004," Industrial Relations Journal, Vol. 38, pp. 285-302
Forth, J., Kersley B., Alpin C., Bryson A., Bewley H., Dix G. and Oxenbridge S., (2006), "Inside the Workplace: Findings from the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey", Routledge, Oxford
Forth, J., Bewley H. and Bryson A., (Jul 2006), "Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Findings from the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey", Report to: Department of Trade and Industry
Forth, J., Bryson A, Charlwood A, (2006), "Worker Voice, Managerial Response and Labour Productivity: An Empirical Investigation", Industrial Relations Journal, Vol. 37, pp. 438-455
Forth, J., Delbridge, R., Edwards, P., Miskell, P., Payne, J., (Dec 2006), "The Organisation of Productivity: Re-thinking Skills and Work Organisation", Report to: Advanced Institute of Management Research
Forth, J., Kirby, S., Bryson, A., (2005), "High Involvement Management Practices, Trade Union Representation and Workplace Performance in Britain", Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 52, pp. 451-491
Forth, J., Millward, N., (2004), "High involvement management and pay in Britain", Industrial Relations, Vol. 43, pp. 98-119
Forth, J., Millward, N., (2002), "Union effects on pay levels in Britain", Labour Economics, Vol. 9, pp. 547-562
Forth, J., Millward, N., (Oct 2001), "The impact of unions on pay levels in lower-skilled jobs", National Institute Economic Review, No. 176, pp. 76-90
Forth, J., Metcalf, H., Kirby, S., Anderson T, (Jan 2001), "The Gender Pay Gap", Report to: Women and Equality Unit
Millward, N., Forth, J., Alex Byson, (2000), "All Change at Work? British Employee Relations 1980-98, Portrayed by the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey Series", Routledge, Oxford
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