Download full text
(103.5Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-223009
Exports for your reference manager
European companies without European works councils: evidence from Portugal
[journal article]
Abstract This article analyses the impact of the European Works Councils (EWCs) Directive in Portuguese multinationals. Though seven Portuguese companies are covered by the provisions of the Directive, only one EWC exists. Some of the main obstacles to the establishment of EWCs in Portugal are identified. Th... view more
This article analyses the impact of the European Works Councils (EWCs) Directive in Portuguese multinationals. Though seven Portuguese companies are covered by the provisions of the Directive, only one EWC exists. Some of the main obstacles to the establishment of EWCs in Portugal are identified. The experience of the Banco Espírito SantoGroup, where the only Portuguese EWC currently exists, is discussed.... view less
Keywords
Portugal
Classification
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Free Keywords
European Works Councils; trade unions
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 309-325
Journal
European Journal of Industrial Relations, 14 (2008) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680108094137
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)