This paper is concerned with the industrial relations implications of EMU. Specifically, it speculates about the implications of EMU for the institutions and processes involved in regulating the employment relationship, together with the outcomes in terme of pay and employment.

This paper outlines the intertwining of inductrial relations and the reorganization of production in the Rover Group (until recently the last British-owned car producer, now owned by BMW). The paper locates events at Rover, and particularly the perceived shift in industrial relations brought...