Author: Tea Colaianni
Publisher:
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780421579804
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work considers the implementation of the new European Works Council Directive which will come into force by the end of 1996. This directive is a flexible instrument which is intended to enhance productivity within companies by opening up a social dialogue in those companies. It is the first measure to set up a truly European model for companies operating in Europe. The framework it sets up allows companies to adopt a ready-made model or to agree to voluntary agreements. Assessing the likely impact of the directive, this book analyzes its controversial provisions.
Author: Wolfgang Lecher
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-23
Total Pages: 435
ISBN-13: 0429800843
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1999, this volume evaluates the context, role and development of EWCs through eight case studies and asks whether EWCs will promote the Europeanisation of Industrial relations. The EWCs were the first European institution in the field of social policy and went far beyond simply requiring national implementation of a common framework. They were innovative in their requirements for a judicious blend of subsidiarity, shared responsibility and flexibility. This study represents the culmination of research carried out between September 1996 and September 1997 and sets out to anchor a number of qualitative case-studies in a systematic, nationally comparative approach.
Author: Jeremy Waddington
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-09-13
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 1136913491
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The creation of European Works Councils is arguably the most important measure taken in global industrial relations in recent years. Adopted with the primary goal of facilitating European-level workers’ participation in information-sharing and consultation in multinational companies, EWCs have also been central to a wide-ranging process of institution-building at the European level. European Works Councils charts the growth in the number of EWCs and the development of practices associated with EWCs between 1994, when legislation on EWCs was adopted, and 2009, when the initial legislation was amended. Drawing on original, large-scale, survey data, the book shows that the quality of information and consultation is generally poor, thus bringing into question the soft touch legislative approach to employee participation of the European Commission. The reforms implemented within trade union organizations to accommodate the development of EWCs are explored, together with the initiatives taken to extend the role of EWCs beyond information and consultation to incorporate negotiation. Articulation between EWCs and trade union organizations is shown to be integral to EWCs as institutions of information and consultation, and as a means to influence managerial decision-making. Similarly, the development of EWCs is shown to be a process contested by employers’ organizations and managers on the one hand and labour organizations on the other. The character of this contestation ensures that the category ‘EWC’ includes a wide range of institutional forms and practices.
Author: Michael Gold
Publisher: Loughlinstown House
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ian Fitzgerald
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-02-01
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 113439070X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book covers the key themes related to the introduction, growth development and future of European Works Councils: the European Works Council Directive itself, European Works Council Agreements, Employers' strategies for managing European Works Councils in practice and trade union strategies for the development of European Works Councils. The book features contributions from key writers in the field and covers both theoretical models and questions of practice.
Author: Commission of the European Communities
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas Haipeter
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-09-26
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 3319975595
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Investigating the issue of employee representation in multinational companies (MNCs), this book sets out to systematically conceptualise the modes of articulation between different action fields. While previous studies have focused on forms of employee representation that have emerged throughout recent decades, rather little is known about the interaction and coordination of representational bodies and actors, such as trade unions and European or World Works Councils. Given the growing importance of transnational restructuring in MNCs, understanding the conditions under which employees are able to participate in company decision-making is a crucial issue. Based on empirical case studies and interviews with employee representatives from ten countries across Europe, the authors investigate the role of representational bodies in periods of company restructuring. Proposing a shift in perspectives in research on transnational labour relations and bringing new insights into structures and practices of employee representation in MNCs, this book will be a valuable read for both scholars and practitioners.