Plitt, David
Employee representation, information and consultation in the united kingdom
Promotion bei Prof. Dr. Dres. h. c. Hanau
2002
Abstract:
In the recent years information and consultation requirements and the developement of social dialogue have attracted renewed interest as a key to modernising the organisation of work and improving the levels of employement. Firstly, this thesis will aoutline the historical developement, the different concepts of representation , and the consultation and the particular legislative and common law histories associated with them in the UK. Socondly, there will be a detailed analysis of the rights which legislation affords to workers to be represented and consulted on a collective basis by methods other than collective bargaining. Finally, the most recent sets of EU legislation, namely the recently adopted Directive on national information and coonsultation rules, which might have a deep impact on the orthodox representation model in the UK, and the Directive on worker participation in the European Company ( Societas Europea), will be analysed in detail.