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Employee forums in the UK: friend or foe of trade unions?
[journal article]
Abstract "With a tradition of informing and consulting employees resting on a single
union channel, the 2002 EU Information and Consultation (ICE) Directive
was bound to have a significant impact on employee relations in the UK
Undoubtedly, the works council as an institution, or employee forum as it
is ... view more
"With a tradition of informing and consulting employees resting on a single
union channel, the 2002 EU Information and Consultation (ICE) Directive
was bound to have a significant impact on employee relations in the UK
Undoubtedly, the works council as an institution, or employee forum as it
is often referred to in the UK, represents a totally new departure in UK
employment relations. The article specifically focuses on the repercussions
employee forums might have for trade unions. We focus on two
companies which have both recently founded employee forums to comply
with ICE regulation. We ask whether such forums should be considered as
posing a threat to British trade unions, or platform for revitalising their
position within the workplace." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
industrial relations; codetermination; trade union; representation of interests; labor relations; participation; works council; Great Britain; co-worker; worker participation
Classification
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 225-253
Journal
International Journal of Action Research, 4 (2008) 3
ISSN
1861-1303
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications