Eirobserver 6'99

Eurofound — European Foundation For The Improvement Of Living And Working Conditions

Description

EUROPEAN observer INDUSTRIAL UPDATE RELATIONS 6'99 OBSERVATORY Privatisation and liberalisation have become widespread through­out western Europe since the early 1980s, and especially during the 1990s. The trend, encouraged by EU Directives and Economic and Monetary Union, has affected not only public ownership and state-owned companies in competitive sectors, but also public services, public utilities and welfare provision. Industrial relations in the public sector have always been different, to some extent, from those in the private sector, with distinctive features including: an industrial relations climate which is often largely collaborative; special protection and guarantees for workers, often arising from the particular status of "public employee"; and specific trade unions, employers' organisations and industrial relations systems. Against this background, the comparative supplement in this issue of EIRObserver examines the changes that are taking place in industrial relations in the organisations and sectors concerned by privatisation and liberalisation, with a particular focus on the example of the telecommunications sector. The comparative supplement looks at the effects of privatisation on areas such as: employment levels; employment status; wages, labour costs and productivity; trade union membership; industrial relations systems; and industrial conflict.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: EUROFOUND-EUROPEAN-FOUNDATION-FOR-THE-IMPROVEMENT-OF-LIVING-AND-WORKING-CONDITIO
• Nombre de lectures: 16
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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