Journal of Co-operative Studies, 50(3), 27-29
The co-operative as employer
| Open access |  | Editorial review/Short paper | Published online: December 2017 |
The co-operative as employer
Esther Quinn
https://doi.org/10.61869/DESU8600
Vol 50(3), pp. 27-28
How to cite this article: Quinn, E. (2017). The co-operative as employer. Journal of Co-operative Studies, 50(3), 27-28 (Original work published 1973). https://doi.org/10.61869/DESU8600
Abstract
A focus on internal good practice is examined in the commentary provided by Esther Quinn who speaks from long experience of industrial relations and trade union movement (the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers — USDAW). Her short article both laments the perceptions and experiences of customer service provided by co-operative shop assistants of the time and the attrition rate of employees. From her Union perspective, she does not provide much in the way of respite from critique. While recognising the mutuality of the co-operative movement and USDAW, she bemoans the lack of employee representation and the perceived apathy of co-operative shop assistants, which she concludes are barriers to the ideals of the co-operative movement.
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