Compulsory Arbitration: The Grand Experiment in Employment (ILR Press Books)

Bales, Richard A.

ISBN 10: 0801434467 / ISBN 13: 9780801434464

Published by Cornell University Press, 1997

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1997 first edition hardback in near fine condition. No marks, clean and bright, tight binding, black and cream boards with just light shelf wear. In its original, unclipped dust wrapper with just light shelf wear. A lovely copy. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Compulsory Arbitration: The Grand Experiment in Employment (ILR Press Books)
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801434467
• ISBN 13: 9780801434464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This is the first book on a crucial issue in human resource management. In recent years, employers have begun to require, as a condition of employment, that their nonunion employees agree to arbitrate rather than litigate any employment disputes, including claims of discrimination. As the number of employers considering such a requirement soars, so does the fear that compulsory arbitration may eviscerate the statutory rights of employees. Richard A. Bales explains that the advantages of arbitration are clear. Much faster and less expensive than litigation, arbitration provides a forum for the many employees who are shut out of the current litigative system by the cost and by the tremendous backlog of cases. On the other hand, employers could use arbitration abusively. Bales views the current situation as an ongoing experiment. As long as the courts continue to enforce agreements that are fundamentally fair to employees, the experiment will continue. After tracing the history of employment arbitration in the nonunion sector, Bales explains how employment arbitration has actually worked in the securities industry and at Brown & Root, a company with a comprehensive dispute resolution process. He concludes by summarizing the advantages, disadvantages, and policy implications of adopting arbitration as the preeminent method of resolving disputes in the American workforce.