European Works Councils and Industrial Relations by Jeremy Wa... - 9781138879485

Taylor & Francis

European Works Councils and Industrial RelationsA Transnational Industrial Relations Institution in the Making\nAuthor(s): Jeremy Waddington\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138879485, 978-1138879485\nSynopsis\nThe creation of European Works Councils is arguably the most important measure taken in global industrial relations in recent years. Adopted with the primary goal of facilitating European-level workers participation in information-sharing and consultation in multinational companies, EWCs have also been central to a wide-ranging process of institution-building at the European level. European Works Councils charts the growth in the number of EWCs and the development of practices associated with EWCs between 1994, when legislation on EWCs was adopted, and 2009, when the initial legislation was amended. Drawing on original, large-scale, survey data, the book shows that the quality of information and consultat.