Susan Hayter

International Labour Organization | ILO

Resumen A partir de datos sobre cobertura de la negociación colectiva en 80 países, los autores analizan las ventajas de la extensión de los convenios colectivos como herramienta política para preservar unos mínimos en cuanto a condiciones de trabajo y empleo. Como instrumento regulador, la peculiaridad de un convenio de eficacia general es que se...

Résumé Les auteurs utilisent des données sur la couverture conventionnelle dans 80 pays pour évaluer l'apport des mécanismes d'extension des conventions collectives en tant que moyen d'instaurer des normes sociales et des conditions d'emploi minimales. Ce mode de réglementation, qui dépend des autorités publiques, a pour spécificité de reposer sur...

Using data on collective bargaining coverage for 80 countries, the authors analyse the merits of using the extension of collective agreements as a policy tool for creating a floor for conditions of work and employment. Issued by public authorities, this regulatory instrument is distinctive in that it is based on agreement between independent, auton...

This volume examines the extension of collective agreements and its use as a policy tool to expand the coverage of labour protection, and shore up collective bargaining.

This book examines industrial and employment relations in the emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Turkey, and assesses the contribution of industrial relations institutions to inclusive development. The book uses real-world examples to examine the evolution of industrial relations and of organised interest representation on...

Collective bargaining over wages and other working conditions between unions and employers is a key labour market institution in democratic societies. The coverage and impact of this institution varies over time and across countries. This policy brief examines differences in collective bargaining coverage for 75 countries.

This policy guide is aimed at public authorities tasked with establishing or improving the effectiveness of policies and institutions that promote collective bargaining. It provides guidance in respect of the essential elements of a policy to promote collective bargaining, the process by which such a policy might be formulated and some consideratio...

Resumen En su introducción, la coordinadora de este número monográfico sitúa la selección de artículos en su contexto. Las instituciones tradicionales de relaciones laborales, basadas en la premisa del derecho laboral del desequilibrio de poder entre trabajador y empleador, están siendo socavadas por cambios globales sin precedentes en los patrones...

In her introductory paper, the coordinator of this Special Issue puts the selection of subsequent contributions into context. Traditional industrial relations institutions, born of labour law's premise of unbalanced power relations between the worker and the employer, are being undermined by unprecedented global changes in patterns of work and form...

Résumé La coordinatrice de ce numéro spécial replace les contributions ci‐après dans leur contexte. Les institutions des relations professionnelles, nées de l'hypothèse fondatrice de la législation du travail selon laquelle le rapport de forces entre travailleurs et employeurs est déséquilibré, sont affaiblies par la mutation des modalités du trava...

Collective bargaining has served as a cornerstone institution for democracy, a mechanism for increasing workers' incomes, improving working conditions and reducing inequality, a means for ensuring fair employment relations and a source of workplace innovation. However, the number of workers belonging to trade unions has declined in many countries a...

Susan Hayter has put together a first-rate set of authors and chapters on the positive role collective bargaining and employee voice have to play in the global economy of the twenty-first century. Examples from numerous countries illustrate how negotiation and dialogue can lead to a win-win outcome of improved economic performance and enhanced equa...

Collective bargaining is a key means for improving wages and conditions of work and for regulating employment relations. Integration into global markets has intensified competition. In response, enterprises sought to be more flexible by introducing new forms of work organization and changing their employment practices. These changes present importa...

Currently globalization has produced global production systems, one of the main drivers behind the worldwide increase in trade and FDI. They promote an economic activity that is more focused on global organization and raise questions on how they can affect the social dimension of globalisation, meaning work, the quality and quantity of employment,...

In this paper we present a generic analytical picture of the development of national labour relations in Africa. We outline common features of industrial relations` actors and institutions, and, analyze the general conditions of labour markets in which these actors and institutions operate. We show that organized industrial relations in Africa face...