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Triggering employee voice under the European Information and Consultation Directive: A non-union case study
Date
2017
Abstract
The transposition of the 2002/14/EC Directive, establishing a general framework for information and consultation (I&C), has proven contentious in largely voluntarist systems of employment regulation. Receiving particular criticism is the employee ‘opt-in’ mechanism as a means to access I&C rights. For non-union employees in particular, the ability and potential to negotiate rights for I&C is widely seen to be problematic. This article uniquely examines the opt-in mechanism in the context of non-unionism, considering how non-union employers respond to non-union employees invoking their legislative rights to I&C. Drawing upon a case study conducted over four years in a large non-union multinational, the evidence shows how the opt-in and negotiation process function to the advantage of the employer rather than the intended regulatory impact to advance employee rights.
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peer-reviewed
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd.
Citation
Economic and Industrial Democracy;38 (4), pp. 629-655
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Sustainable Development Goals
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Article
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/