Minimum Wages, Pay Equity, and Comparative Industrial Relations - 9781138212657

Taylor & Francis

Minimum Wages, Pay Equity, and Comparative Industrial RelationsAuthor(s): Damian Grimshaw\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138212657, 978-1138212657\nSynopsis\nWith growing concern about the conditions facing low wage workers and new challenges to traditional forms of labor market protection, this book offers a timely analysis of the purpose and effectiveness of minimum wages in different European countries. Building on original industry case studies, the analysis goes beyond general debates about the relative merits of labor market regulation to reveal important national differences in the functioning of minimum wage systems and their integration within national models of industrial relations. \n\nThere is no universal position on minimum wage policy followed by governments and social partners. Nor is it true that trade unions consistently support minimum wages and employers oppose them. The evidence in this bo.