A broad perspective on employment relations, incorporating all aspects of the field. Discusses current events in the South African and wider socioeconomic and political environments as well as the latest legislative developments. Aimed at both students and practitioners in this field. Contents include the following: • Actors, or role players, and stakeholders in employment relations • Development of employment relations in South Africa • Core labour legislation impacting on the employment relationship • Conflict, collective bargaining and negotiation • Industrial action and strike handling • Organisation-level perspectives: strategies, policies, procedures, processes and practices • Employee involvement and participation • The interplay between aspects of human resource management and labour relations dynamics