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EU regulation and the UK employee consultation framework

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  • Mark Hall

    (University of Warwick, UK, Mark.Hall@wbs.ac.uk)

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The growth in statutory provisions in the UK requiring employers to inform and consult employee representatives has been driven primarily by EU law rather than domestic policy. The 2002 EU information and consultation Directive was widely seen as having far-reaching implications for UK law and employment relations practice, but the ‘reflexive’ design of the UK regulations transposing the Directive has limited its impact to date. An assessment of the available evidence suggests that the regulations have prompted considerable voluntary activity in terms of reviewing, modifying and introducing information and consultation arrangements but that this has been largely employer-led. The article argues that the reform of key aspects of the UK regulations is necessary to overcome trade union ambivalence towards the legislation and the low uptake of its provisions by employees.

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  • Mark Hall, 2010. "EU regulation and the UK employee consultation framework," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 31(4_suppl), pages 55-69, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:31:y:2010:i:4_suppl:p:55-69
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X10375631
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    1. Mark Hall, 1992. "Behind the European Works Councils Directive: The European Commission's Legislative Strategy," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 30(4), pages 547-566, December.
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    2. Dean Stroud & Peter Fairbrother, 2012. "The limits and prospects of union power: Addressing mass redundancy in the steel industry," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 33(4), pages 649-668, November.

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