Employee representation

Do German-owned companies transfer a cooperative industrial relations style to their UK operations, or are such companies taking advantage of the deregulated UK environment to increase their quantitative flexibility? These questions are particularly topical, following a number of high-profile events

The possibility of the introduction of an EU-level framework for employee information and consultation was first raised in the European Commission's 1995 medium-term Social Action Programme. Calls for EU legislative action in this area became louder after the crisis sparked off by the closure of the

The German system of co-determination [1] includes two distinct levels and forms of employee participation - company level co-determination by works council [2] s, and co-determination on the supervisory board [3] of companies through elected employee representatives. There are three forms of board

In November 1998, the first elections for Rsu worker representative bodies were held in the Italian public sector. The most significant results were the high participation rate and the success of the main trade union confederations, compared with independent unions.

In early November 1998, the Lower Chamber of the Dutch Parliament passed a new Working Conditions Act. Under pressure from a majority in the Chamber, it adopted a number of amendments to the previous bill. For the most part, these changes will mean a continuation of the status quo. The most

The first findings of the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey (WERS) were published on 20 October 1998 (The 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey: First findings [1], Department of Trade and Industry, October 1998). The survey is the largest of its kind ever conducted, and involved face-to

Trade union membership in Spain began to recover in the 1990s following a serious decline in the 1980s. Certain developments have encouraged greater membership amongst women, skilled workers and public employees, though it remains low amongst unemployed people and those in insecure jobs (mainly

September 1998 saw the publication of a report on the impact of the introduction of the euro single currency on various aspects of industrial relations and other employment matters in France. The study, drawn up by a working group of employers, trade unions, social security organisations and the