“…"The book makes a major new contribution to the sociology of employment by comparing the quality of working life in European societies with very different institutional systems - France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain and Sweden. It focuses in particular on skills and skill development, opportunities for training, the scope for initiative in work, the difficulty of combining work and family life and the security of employment. …”

“…We document increases in the number of workers with a postgraduate qualification in the United States and Great Britain. We also show their relative wages have risen over time as compared to all workers and more specifically to graduates with only a college degree. …”

“…With an innovative approach, this book compares Italy and Great Britain, investigating transformations in women's transitions in and out of paid work across four subsequent birth cohorts, from the time they leave full-time education up to their 40s. …”

“…"The prevention, control and management of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) are a priority for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and one of the key ways of improving occupational health in Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authority (LA) Inspectors play an important role in preventing WRMSD. …”

“…"In Great Britain the majority of baggage handling is contracted out from the airline to ground handlers and is often viewed as a ‘stand alone’ part of the aircraft turnround process. …”

“…The empirical analysis studies the evolving distribution in personal disposable incomes in five European countries (Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain and Switzerland) over a long time span. …”

“…The unionised working population of Great Britain is roughly half of what it was a few decades ago. …”

“…Whilst only 350,000 women are pregnant in any one year in Great Britain, out of almost 10 million working women of childbearing age, many women will experience pregnancy at work at least once. …”

“…This edited collection draws together original case studies written by leading researchers in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States that examine the politics of working disasters. …”

“…"The Evaluation of the European strategy on Safety and Health at Work 2007-2012 was commissioned by the European Commission's Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion and carried out by COWI (from Denmark), Milieu (from Belgium) and the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM - from Great Britain). The overall objective of the evaluation was to provide a sound and evidence-based evaluation of the 2007-2012 EU strategy on safety and health at work and to provide reasoned recommendations for the development of future EU policy instruments in this area (e.g. a new post-2012 strategy). …”

“…"The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are the two Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) agencies responsible for health and safety in Great Britain. They are to be merged and moved to a single headquarters in Bootle, Merseyside. …”

“…This quantitative research focused on individuals in Great Britain. The fieldwork was carried out between July and August 2017 and therefore represents a one-off estimate of the scale of the gig economy in that period of time.…”