scholarly journals Παράγοντες επίδρασης στην αποτελεσματική λειτουργία των οργάνων διεθνικής συμμετοχής σε πολυεθνικές επιχειρήσεις: πραγματολογικό υλικό από τις στάσεις των αντιπροσώπων των εργαζομένων

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Θεόδωρος Κουτρούκης
Keyword(s):  
Works Councils ◽  
Employee Representation ◽  
Worker Participation ◽  
Effi Ciency ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Eu

<p>The Greek case of worker participation<br />indicates that, there was considerable<br />unwillingness of IR actors to promote<br />such procedures. Nonetheless, during<br />the last decade, a progress in employee<br />involvement schemes has been made<br />within the subsidiaries of multinational<br />companies (MNCs), thanks to the EU<br />Directive on European Works Councils. This<br />paper examines the factors that contribute<br />the effi ciency of worker participation in the<br />MNCs by reviewing the existing literature and<br />enriching it with some new research fi ndings<br />from the employee side. The conclusions of<br />this study indicate that there are some good<br />practices of worker participation schemes,<br />which are linked with several contributing<br />factors concerning the nature of the MNC<br />and the structure of employee representation<br />as well. Thus, that paper could affect the<br />improvement of the traditional industrial<br />relations policies within MNCs.</p>

scholarly journals Convergence and Disparities in European Industrial Relations

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-146
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Skorupińska
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Union Density ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
Employee Representation ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
A Company ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the article is to present the areas of the greatest convergence and disparities in industrial relations in the EU. This paper also aims to identify the causes of such situations and to determine the influence of the economic crisis on the shape of these relations and the attempt to achieve convergence. The study is composed of an introduction, three main sections and a conclusion. Following the introduction, the section 2 discusses the evolutionary process of European industrial relations and social dialogue. The next section is devoted to employee participation in the management of a company, the area of greatest convergence in industrial relations. Special emphasis is placed on the dual system of employee representation (trade unions and works councils), and in particular on the European Works Councils. The final section examines the greatest disparities between the old and new EU member states with reference to trade union density, range, and the level of collective bargaining. This is followed by a summary of conclusions.

scholarly journals Towards examining and addressing the danger of unaccompanied migrant minors going missing

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Brantl ◽  
Ariadni Michalitsi-Psarrou ◽  
Barbara Klein ◽  
Minas Pertselakis ◽  
Christos Ntanos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forced Migration ◽  
Real Life ◽  
International Communication ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
International Expert ◽  
Alert System ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Missing Children ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe phenomenon of missing children is complex, further complicated by the specific circumstances of missing unaccompanied migrant minors. Owing to the (often forced) migration, these children have moved through different countries with diverse legislation and work practices. The international nature of these cases leads to confusion about the responsibility of different actors. Additionally, for these cases, little data are available. This article critically assesses current work practices in the EU. It also introduces a new practical solution based on empirical data from 26 international expert interviews, proposing a new alert system for missing children cases to improve the efficiency in responding to them and the international communication between stakeholders to improve the situation of missing unaccompanied migrant minors. The solution is currently in use by three organisations and has already been used in more than 85 real-life cases. It is concluded that it holds the potential to connect actors in a new, efficient way and prevent children, and unaccompanied migrant minors particularly, from falling off the grid. It is also highlighted that the situation of unaccompanied migrant minors is highly disadvantaged, and new, homogenous legislation among the EU member states that does not discriminate against the rights of migrant minors is imperative. New research should also actively involve them to better grasp their situation before and during their disappearance.

19. Labour and equality law

2020 ◽  
pp. 612-642
Author(s):  
Mia Rönnmar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
Worker Participation ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Eu

This chapter discusses a number of key EU labour and equality law issues. These include restructuring of enterprises; information, consultation, and worker participation; how national collective labour law is affected by the four freedoms; flexible work and working conditions; the EU and national labour law in times of economic crisis; and gender equality, comprehensive equality, and protection against discrimination on other grounds.

scholarly journals Explaining cross-national variation in workplace employee representation

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Forth ◽  
Alex Bryson ◽  
Anitha George
Keyword(s):  
Trade Union ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Employee Representation ◽  
Legislative Support ◽  
Cross National

Debates on the desirability of workplace employee representation are rarely evidence based. We use a workplace survey covering 27 EU countries to show that its incidence is strongly and independently correlated with the degree of centralization in a country’s industrial relations regime and the extent of legislative support. Industry profits are important in explaining trade union presence but are unimportant in the case of works councils. We find support for the exit-voice model, traditionally associated with Anglophone regimes, whereby worker representation is associated with poorer perceptions of the employment relations climate and with lower voluntary quit rates.

Employee Rights and Labour Relations in Central and Eastern Europe

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-356
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Skorupinska
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Employee Rights ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Employee Representation ◽  
New Form

Transformation of economies in Central and Eastern Europe countries has not been accompanied by sufficient guarantees for social dimension. Following that, the economic recession has particularly badly affected these countries. However, well-functioning social dialogue and regulated labour relations with well developed employee rights are the very bases of social guarantees. The analysis carried out in this paper leads to a conclusion that employee representation in workplaces in Central and Eastern Europe is still trade unions’ domain, in spite of the 2002 Directive’s implementation and (in general) dual system of worker representation in these countries. Initially, trade unions were afraid of the competition from works councils. With the passing of time, they toned down their inimical attitude towards these institutions. However, employees have not completely accepted the new form of worker participation yet and the number of works councils in these countries is still relatively small.

scholarly journals The German Model of Industrial Relations: (Where) Does It Still Exist?

2019 ◽  
Vol 239 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Oberfichtner ◽  
Claus Schnabel
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
The Public ◽  
Employee Representation ◽  
Collective Agreements ◽  
German Model ◽  
Iab Establishment Panel ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Using data from the representative IAB Establishment Panel, this paper charts changes in the two main pillars of the German IR model over the last 20 years. It shows that collective bargaining coverage and worker representation via works councils have substantially fallen outside the public sector. Less formalized and weaker institutions such as voluntary orientation of uncovered firms towards sectoral agreements and alternative forms of employee representation at the work-place have partly attenuated the overall erosion in coverage. Multivariate analyses indicate that the traditional German IR model (with both collective agreements and works councils) is more likely found in larger and older plants, and it is less likely in plants managed by the owner, in single and foreign-owned plants, in individually-owned firms or partnerships, and in exporting plants. In contrast, more than 60 % of German plants did not exhibit bargaining coverage or orientation or any kind of worker representation in 2015. Such an absence of the main institutional features of the German IR model is mainly found in small and medium-sized plants, in particular in the service sector and in eastern Germany, and its extent is increasing dramatically.

Vennootschappelijke medezeggenschap in de EU en Nederland

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robbert van het Kaar
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Employee Participation ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
The Core ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Core Issue ◽  
Board Level ◽  
The Eu

Employee participation at board level in the EU and the Netherlands The core issue of this article is employee participation at board level, as distinguished from information and consultation through union representatives and works councils. The author gives an overview of recent developments at EU-level and several EU-countries, with a special focus on the Netherlands. The analysis takes account of changes in both legislation and practice.

scholarly journals Multinational companies in the EU and European Works Councils

1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
Christoph Dörrenbächer ◽  
Michael Wortmann
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
The Eu
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