Employee involvement in restructuring: are we able to determine the price?

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Pulignano ◽  
Norbert Kluge
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Employee Involvement ◽  
Employee Participation ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Industrial Change ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
National Union ◽  
European Trade ◽  
Cross National

This article examines the role of employee involvement in industrial change at European level. It has been argued that employee participation constitutes an important pillar of the European social model promoted by the Lisbon strategy in 2000. The article explains why employee participation is important for responding to international competition. It assesses the extent to which a model of employee involvement and participation that manages change in a socially responsible way is already in place in Europe. This is addressed by appraising the strengths and weaknesses of European trade unions in setting up spaces for cross-border activities. Some elements that may enhance the level of cross-national union coordination are also indicated.

scholarly journals The Case ofLavalin the Context of the Post-Enlargement EC Law Development

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2279-2308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uladzislau Belavusau
Keyword(s):  
Direct Effect ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Social Law ◽  
Ec Law ◽  
Horizontal Direct Effect

This article does not envisage an overwhelming goal to present a detailed X-ray of the recently much-discussed ECJ decisions in the field of social law, namelyLavalandViking.One could find several very profound papers whose authors thoroughly explore the various issues at stake, including the trade unions strategies in the frame of the EC Law, the role of the Posted Workers Directive, a horizontal direct effect in the context of the service-providing, the negotiation of wages and the Scandinavian social model. Therefore, the goal of this piece is to putLavalinto the macroflora of a wider context, inherent to the effects of the post-enlargement labour conflict and its implications for the fundamentalization of social rights in the Union.

Working against racism: how European trade unions can combat racism at work

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Davis
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Funded Research ◽  
European Trade ◽  
Funded Research Project

This article brings together recommendations arising from a three-year EU-funded research project entitled ‘Racial and ethnic minorities, immigration and the role of trade unions in combating discrimination and xenophobia, in encouraging participation and in securing social inclusion and citizenship (RITU)’. The guidelines resulting from the project and entitled Working Against Racism were finalised at a concluding conference in Paris in October 2006 and have been amended in the light of the discussions that took place there. The guidelines were also discussed by the ETUC Migration and Inclusion Working Group which suggested amendments.

Towards a Europeanization of indirect employee participation: Polish experiences

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Skorupińska
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Employee Participation ◽  
Works Councils ◽  
Participatory Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Partners ◽  
New Institutions

This article reports the difficult path of developing works councils as new institutions of employee participation in Polish industrial relations and the atmosphere among the social partners surrounding this process. Analysis shows that the Europeanization of legislation on indirect employee participation does not always translate into effective functioning of participatory institutions in practice. Despite the fact that the initially reluctant attitude of trade unions and employers towards works councils has become more positive in Poland, the role of these institutions in Polish industrial relations remains negligible. The amendment to the Act on Informing and Consulting Employees of 2009 has led to a reduction in the already small presence of works councils in Polish enterprises to a marginal level of about 2%.

scholarly journals Trade Union Cooperation in the EU: Views Among Swedish Trade Unions and Their Members

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bengt Furåker ◽  
Mattias Bengtsson
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Peak Level ◽  
White Collar ◽  
The Other ◽  
National Union ◽  
Employee Survey ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
White Collar Workers ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Cross National

This article compares views among Swedish trade unions with those of their members regarding cross-national union cooperation in Europe or the EU. Data are derived from two different surveys, one among trade unions in 2010–2011 and the other among employees in 2006. It turns out that trade unions are generally more affirmative than their members to transnational union cooperation. In the employee survey, differences appear between members of the three peak-level organizations—the LO (manual workers), the TCO (white-collar workers), and Saco (professionals). However, controlling for education, these differences cannot be verified statistically. Higher education—which above all Saco members have—is linked to more positive attitudes toward transnational union cooperation. The gap between the organizations and their affiliates concerning engagement in European issues appears to be larger in the LO than in Saco, with the TCO somewhere in the middle.

The role of corporate investment in social responsible practices in the promotion of employees’ organizational citizenship behaviour

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Patrícia Duarte ◽  
José Gonçalves das Neves
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Economic Uncertainty ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Organizational Survival ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Airline Company

In the current scenario of economic uncertainty, where many organizations struggle harder for reducing costs while improving their competitiveness, employees’ organizational citizenship behaviours might have an enhanced importance for organizational survival and success. A model proposing that corporate engagement in internal socially responsible practices enhances employees’ job satisfaction and consequently increases employees’ extra-role behaviours was tested. Using data obtained from a sample of employees from an airline company (n=133), the model was examined and supported. We have therefore concluded that organizations may foster employees’ extra-role behaviours by investing in corporate socially responsible practices that signal corporate concern with employees and promote job satisfaction.

Sounds without borders: Exploring the cross-national expansion of commercial European Radio Groups

2021 ◽  
pp. 026732312110121
Author(s):  
Montse Bonet ◽  
David Fernández-Quijada
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
National Market ◽  
The Cross ◽  
National Champions ◽  
Cross National ◽  
Expansion Strategies

This article aims to study how private European radio is becoming commercially international through the expansion of radio brands beyond their national market. It is the first ever analysis of the expansion strategies of radio groups across Europe, including their footprint in each market in which they operate, from the political economy of cultural industries. The article maps the main radio groups in Europe, analyses cross-national champions in depth and establishes three main types. This study shows that, thanks to the possibilities of a deregulated market, strengthening the role of the brand and the format, and the agreements with other groups, broadcasting radio has overcome the obstacles that, historically, hindered its cross-border expansion.

scholarly journals Socially Responsible HR in Action: Learning from Corporations Listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World 2018/2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3237
Author(s):  
Pyounggu Baek ◽  
Taesung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Responsible Management ◽  
Dow Jones Sustainability Index ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Corporate Social

As ethical management, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and corporate sustainability (CS) are increasingly permeating business discourse, contemplating the role of human resources (HR) in helping organizations with socially responsible management is a proactive acceptance of stakeholders’ expectations while reinforcing the field’s identity and contribution. In response, the we examined the HR policies and practices of 46 multinational enterprises (MNEs) listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World 2018/2019 to add new insights to the literature and inform the HR field on how to move forward with socially responsible HR. Content analysis and inductive conceptualization of the MNEs’ HR activities produced a triangular pyramid for socially responsible HR, constructed with eight major themes at the individual, organizational, and institutional levels. Building on the findings, we suggest implications for practice and research, and conclude with urging the HR community to demonstrate leadership in setting the agendas and facilitating change toward socially responsible management.

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