Wages A Workers Education Manual

This book has been written as 16 lessons covering all aspects of wages. The topics covered include: wage fixing, payment by results, job evaluation, wages protection and theories, national income policies and women's wages.

Designed as a simple, yet concise, guide to the study of economics this text is aimed at all those who wish to broaden their knowledge of the subject matter. This manual specialises in detailing an account of social security in the wider sense, including health care and social services.

Success in collective bargaining calls for knowledge and skill in several basic areas. How should a claim be presented to an employer? What arguments should be used? How is bargaining conducted? What is the role of the State? What are the rights to which a worker is entitled, in terms of international labour standards? These are among the questions answered in this manual, which belongs to a series designed to be as effective as possible in the defence and advancement of workers' interests. References to individual international labour Conventions and Recommendations (partly reproduced in an a.