MHR 520 Study Guide - Final Guide: Co-Determination, Bargaining Unit
9 May 2019
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Chapter 7: the geometry of comparative industrial relations. The trilogy of eev provides a useful framework for analysing employment systems around the globe. Social partnerships - an arrangement where peak level representative of labour, business, govt and perhaps others, collaborate to achieve consensus on a national framework for economic or social development. May include bargain outcomes such as wage increase guidelines, social issues. Efficiency is enhanced through stability i. e. govt spending, tax rates, ir, wage growth. Equity can be served by building in social concerns. Voice gives labour a voice in negotiations and discussions. Sectoral bargaining - industry wide collective bargaining that produces a contract for an entire sector. Institutional framework where regional or national branches of unions negotiate with national or regional employer associations. Provide very high contract coverage and uniform minimum standards. Centralised awards - a binding arbitration award that specifies minimum standards of pay and working conditions.
