This research allows the authors to conclude, for the first time, that industrial relations tend to vary more by sector than by country, and consequently demonstrates a strong reason why more attention should be paid to industrial relations at the sectoral level. It also suggests a link between...

Seniority systems - schemes that allot improving employment rights or benefits to employees as their length of employment increases - have not been widely studied. This report provides the first comprehensive study comparing the design and spread of seniority-based entitlements (SBEs) in Europe...