The Quality of Employment Relations

Wanrooy, Brigid van; Bewley, Helen; Bryson, Alex; Forth, John; Freeth, Stephanie; Stokes, Lucy; Wood, Stephen

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“…The UK is a neoliberal economy with relatively weak unions, a lightly regulated labour market, weak employer coordination, low unemployment benefits, and a much‐criticised VET system. Collective bargaining over technological change has been relatively rare (Beirne & Ramsay, 1992; van Wanrooy et al, 2013). Low and declining union membership, limited company bargaining and marginalisation from public policy have restricted union influence, nationally and at the workplace.…”

Section: Food and Drink Processing In Norway And The Ukmentioning

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Food for thought: Robots, jobs and skills in food and drink processing in Norway and the UK

Lloyd

Payne

2021

New Technol Work Employ

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There is intense debate surrounding digitalisation and its implications for work. However, empirical research within established workplaces, especially international comparative studies, remains limited. This article uses cross‐country research to further analysis of the relative importance of different institutions, actors and power relations in shaping digitalisation and worker outcomes. Through a multi‐level approach, it compares the use of industrial robots in the food and drink processing sector in Norway and the UK. Drawing on qualitative research, it explores the pace of digitalisation, the process of implementation and job and skills outcomes. The study finds strong national differences in the pace of digitalisation, and the role of unions in the process of implementation. In Norway, union power at workplace and national level, embedded in institutional arrangements, underpins more advanced use of technology and improved outcomes for workers.

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Section: Food and Drink Processing In Norway And The Ukmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food for thought: Robots, jobs and skills in food and drink processing in Norway and the UK

Lloyd

Payne

2021

New Technol Work Employ

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“…Second, we examine the role of employer monitoring. While most workplaces have an equal opportunities policy, a minority of employers go further by actively engaging in practices that seek to combat discrimination (Van Wanrooy et al., 2013, p. 34). One such practice is to review relative pay rates for different ethnic groups in the workplace.…”

Section: Mechanisms For Reducing Ethnic Wage Gapsmentioning

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The role of the workplace in ethnic wage differentials

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Bryson

2022

Brit J Industrial Rel

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Any opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author.

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“…Al carecer de los medios para demostrar de manera fehaciente la existencia de vínculos de causalidad, adoptamos un enfoque puramente descriptivo. Aunque, por el momento, son pocos los estudios empíricos sobre el tema, seguimos la línea adoptada en anteriores investigaciones (Van Wanrooy et al, 2013, con elementos novedosos en tres aspectos: 1) no estudiamos los ajustes internos (salarios) y externos (personal) por separado, sino que examinamos su interacción; 2) adoptamos un enfoque comparativo y proponemos posibles interpretaciones de los resultados en función de los contextos institucionales de Francia y Gran Bretaña; 3) por último, además de las variables relacionadas con la presencia sindical, utilizamos otros indicadores que caracterizan en un sentido más amplio las relaciones laborales en la empresa (negociaciones, conflictos, actitudes de la dirección).…”

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“…Se observan algunas divergencias entre ambos países, a pesar de que las diferencias relativas a la cronología y la intensidad de la crisis dificultan la comparación. A nivel macroeconómico, la situación en Gran Bretaña se caracterizó por un nivel de flexibilidad interna (a través de los salarios) y externa (a través del empleo) relativamente alto (Van Wanrooy et al, 2013;; los salarios reales disminuyeron en un contexto de fuerte inflación 3 , las horas de trabajo se redujeron 4 y el empleo total también se vio afectado. En Francia, aunque hubo importantes ajustes de plantilla, afectaron mayoritariamente al empleo temporal.…”

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Relaciones laborales y medidas de ajuste frente a la crisis. Análisis microestadístico comparativo de Francia y Gran Bretaña

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Askenazy

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Resumen En este estudio comparativo, los autores analizan los vínculos entre las relaciones laborales y los ajustes salariales o de plantilla tras la crisis de 2007–2008, a partir de dos encuestas comparables sobre empresas de Gran Bretaña (WERS) y de Francia (REPONSE) en 2010–2012. Pese a las diferencias contextuales (composición del tejido productivo, circunstancias temporales e intensidad de la crisis), los vínculos entre las relaciones laborales y las estrategias de ajuste son parecidos (la presencia sindical no logra evitar los ajustes). Por lo tanto, la diferenciación de los sistemas de relaciones laborales no permite explicar las divergencias entre las modalidades de ajuste a nivel macroeconómico.

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The Quality of Employment Relations

Cited by 11 publications

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Food for thought: Robots, jobs and skills in food and drink processing in Norway and the UK

Food for thought: Robots, jobs and skills in food and drink processing in Norway and the UK

The role of the workplace in ethnic wage differentials

Relaciones laborales y medidas de ajuste frente a la crisis. Análisis microestadístico comparativo de Francia y Gran Bretaña

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