Perhaps no other country in recent years has witnessed greater change in its collective bargaining framework than the UK. This paper describes the dramatic developments and their consequences. Like Gaul, it is in three parts. The first part charts the six major pieces of legislation –...

The authors analyse why the institution of non-unionised employees' representatives (NER) is created if its functions overlap with those of the unions, including collective bargaining and information-consultation. We aim to find how NERs are created and what their role in comparison to unionised...

In this article, we examine issues with respect to the adoption of a voluntary code of conduct, addressing the social standards in the garment sector in Turkey. We try to shed some light on the following critical question: does the adoption of voluntary CoC cause the marginalization of the role...

We define worker representation, identify the factors that determine demand for it among workers and employers, discuss difficulties in supplying worker representation, and reflect on the implications of worker representation for worker welfare and the behavior and performance of employers

Internet of Things’ devices (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence’s algorithms (AI) make workplaces’ surveillance unprecedentedly meticulous. Tracking workforce traits, behaviours and results is increasingly the new normal, also in light of the pandemic scenario, where working from home and...

The Supreme Court’s recent decisions interpreting the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) in the employment context generally prioritize arbitration over workers’ labor law rights. The majority in Epic Systems upheld mandatory individual employment arbitration agreements despite their conflict...

English Abstract The groups of companies are an economic reality without regulation of a general nature, with only specific regulations in certain areas. Working relationships within groups of companies have certain peculiarities. In court practice, there were identified situations in which an...

It addresses the strike rights of employees in essential services in the United States of America. Unlike at least most European countries, U.S. laws do not define ‘essential services’ for the purpose of strike rights, and generally such laws do not follow the rules the International Labour...

English Abstract: Articolul cuprinde o sinteză a reglementării naţionale a măsurilor de protecţia a salariaţilor în cazul transferului de întreprinderi, unităţi sau părţi de întreprinderi sau unităţi şi, mai important, o sinteză a jurisprudenţei Curţii de Justiţie a Uniunii...

Using cross-country data from the European Company Survey, we investigate the relationship between workplace employee representation and five behavioral outcomes: strike incidence, the climate of industrial relations, sickness/absenteeism, employee motivation, and staff retention. The evidence...