scholarly journals Frontal assault versus incremental change: A comparison of collective bargaining in Portugal and the Netherlands

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Hijzen ◽  
Pedro S. Martins ◽  
Jante Parlevliet
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Incremental Change ◽  
Collective Agreements ◽  
Gradual Evolution ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

Abstract Collective bargaining has come under renewed scrutiny, especially in Southern European countries, which rely predominantly on sectoral bargaining supported by administrative extensions of collective agreements. Following the global financial crisis, some of these countries have implemented substantial reforms in the context of adjustment programmes, seen by some as a ‘frontal assault’ on collective bargaining. This paper compares the recent top-down reforms in Portugal with the more gradual evolution of the system in the Netherlands. While the Dutch bargaining system shares many of the key features that characterise the Portuguese system, it has shown a much greater ability to adjust to new challenges through concerted social dialogue. This paper shows that the recent reforms in Portugal have brought the system more in line with Dutch practices, including in relation to the degree of flexibility in sectoral collective agreements at the worker and firm levels, the criteria for administrative extensions, and the application of retro- and ultra-activity. However, it remains to be seen to what extent the top-down approach taken in Portugal will change bargaining practices, and importantly, the quality of industrial relations.

Unions and Collective Bargaining in 2009

2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Brigden
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

With the global financial crisis posing an ongoing threat to job security, more positive experiences of trade unions were often overshadowed in 2009. The passage and commencement of the Fair Work Act finally brought Work Choices to an end, or so it seemed until leadership change in the federal Liberal Party revived debate over individual contracts at the end of the year. The still difficult relationship between the unions and the Rudd federal government was in evidence throughout the year, and was underlined at the ACTU Congress. The return of Telstra and the major banks to the bargaining table with unions demonstrated a significant shift in the collective bargaining and industrial relations landscape in 2009. Occupational health and safety issues confronting unions included further developments concerning James Hardie and asbestos, workplace fatalities in the Pilbara and harmonization of occupational health and safety laws.

The ‘New’ Industrial Relations and International Economic Crisis: Australia in 2009

2010 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rae Cooper
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

While the sphere of industrial relations was overshadowed by the global financial crisis, 2009 was a year of immense change in the regulation of work and workplaces. Many provisions of the Rudd government’s Fair Work Act 2009, including the new collective bargaining regime, came into effect. Unions and employer organizations were preoccupied with the monumental process of award modernization throughout 2009. The AIRC has ceased to exist and it, along with a number of other regulatory bodies, has been subsumed into the new institution Fair Work Australia. The remaining key provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009, including the NES and modern awards, are effective on January 1 2010. This article analyses the early days of the operation of this ‘new’ Australian industrial relations.

scholarly journals ECONOMIC CRISIS THEORY OR ECONOMIC THEORY CRISIS?

2018 ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
ELGUJA MEKVABISHVILI
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Stationary Regime ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Crisis Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Economic Theory ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Problematic Aspect

The global financial crisis has brought a new impulse to the discussion of the problem of economic crisis. Economists have divided into two groups - one group believes the main reason for the crisis is the failure of economic theory. The second group thinks that economists have not been charged in the formation of economic crisis. The most problematic aspect of the economic crisis is their prediction. Mainstream neoclassical economic theory completely excludes the possibility of predicting crises. In the analysis of this issue, we use the concepts: “point prediction”, “prediction corridor”, “stationary regime” of economy functioning, and N. Kondratiev’s Great Cycles Conjunction Theory. There is possible to define the “prediction’s corridors” within the stationary regimes of economy functioning. In these periods the economy is characterized with high quality of volatility. By observing the main economic indicators in these periods, we think, it is possible to predict the approximate date of the economic crisis.

Competitive consensus: bargaining on employment and competitiveness in the Netherlands

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 682-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rien Huiskamp ◽  
Maarten van Riemsdijk
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
National Level ◽  
Collective Agreements ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Set Up ◽  
National Framework ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Empirical Insight

This article shows how bargaining on the conflicting issues of fighting unemployment and increasing competitiveness has evolved. It offers an empirical insight into the degree to which the national framework agreements that form part of the now famous Dutch polder model are implemented. At the national level framework agreements are set up and recommendations are made on a wide range of issues. It is shown that these are then interpreted and partly adopted by negotiators at lower collective bargaining levels. At company level, three cases illustrate differences in the degree to which companies implement the outcomes of collective agreements: from ‘dedicated follower’ to ‘rebels with a cause'. Looking at the evidence, it seems the Dutch have experienced a form of organised decentralisation.

The Greek Economy before and during the Crisis—and Policy Options Going Forward

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costas Meghir ◽  
Christopher A. Pissarides ◽  
Dimitri Vayanos ◽  
Nikolaos Vettas
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Greek Economy ◽  
Good Provision ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
System Access

This chapter reviews the performance of the Greek economy before and during the global financial crisis. It also presents policy options for Greece going forward, drawing to a significant extent on the conclusions of subsequent chapters. The chapter first studies Greece's economic performance in the decades before the crisis. It discusses the evolution of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and productivity, debt, consumption, investment, wages and prices. The chapter then turns to the quality of the institutions pertaining to the business environment (product market regulation, justice system, access to finance, and labor market regulation), and to social protection and public good provision (pensions, welfare system, health care, and education). It also identifies interconnections between institutional quality and macroeconomic outcomes.

Interoperability of XBRL Financial Statements in the U.S.

2012 ◽  
pp. 129-144
Author(s):  
Hongwei Zhu ◽  
Harris Wu
Keyword(s):  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Data Elements ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
The U.S

In the wake of the global financial crisis, a pressing need exists for improving investor friendliness, especially the transparency and interoperability of the financial statements of public companies. eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) and XBRL taxonomies can accomplish this objective. In the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has mandated that all public companies must file their financial statements using XBRL and the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) taxonomy according to a phased-in schedule. Are the XBRL-based financial statements interoperable? This question is addressed by analyzing all of the annual XBRL financial statements filed to the SEC as of February 26, 2010. On average, 63% of data elements are not comparable between a pair of statements. The incomparability is partly caused by issues related to the GAAP taxonomy and misuse of the taxonomy by companies. The results have practical implications that will help improve the quality of financial data.

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