Towards more disorganised decentralisation?: Collective bargaining in the public sector under pay restraint

Damian Grimshaw; Mathew Johnson; Stefania Marino; Jill Rubery

doi:10.1111/irj.12166

Towards more disorganised decentralisation? Collective bargaining in the public sector under pay restraint

Damian Grimshaw, Mathew Johnson, Stefania Marino, Jill Rubery

PMO Human Resource Mgmt, Employment Relations & Law

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Abstract

While sector‐level collective bargaining can provide the institutional leverage to sustain and improve employment standards, a proliferation of disorganised local settlements may reduce its effectiveness. This article examines this proposition for local government in the UK, highlights the risks of a ‘destructive’ disorganisation of employment relations and calls for a renewal of articulation mechanisms between sector and local levels of collective bargaining.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-41
Number of pages	20
Journal	Industrial Relations Journal
Volume	48
Issue number	1
Early online date	22 Mar 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12166
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 22 Mar 2017

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public sector pay
collective bargaining

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Public sector pay and procurement in Europe during the crisis: The challenges facing local government and the prospects for segmentation, inequalities and social dialogue
Grimshaw, D., Rubery, J., Marino, S. & DG Employment European Commission, Nov 2012, Brussels: European Commission. 131 p.
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Public sector pay and procurement in the UK
Grimshaw, D., Marino, S., Rubery, J. & DG Employment, Nov 2012, Brussels: European Commission.
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Public Sector Employment, Wage Inequality and the Gender Pay Ratio in the UK, 1986-1995
Grimshaw, D., 2000, In: International Review of Applied Economics. 14, 4
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Towards more disorganised decentralisation? Collective bargaining in the public sector under pay restraint

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Public sector pay and procurement in Europe during the crisis: The challenges facing local government and the prospects for segmentation, inequalities and social dialogue

Public sector pay and procurement in the UK

Public Sector Employment, Wage Inequality and the Gender Pay Ratio in the UK, 1986-1995

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