Gives an overview on the practice of consultation and conditions of reflecting competitiveness and employment in bargaining processes at national level. Provides, at local level, examples from a bank and three firms in the computer, electronics and metal industries.

Though the British and Dutch approaches to disability in the construction sector exhibit common features, Britain tends towards a capabilities model compared with the Netherlands which is closer to a social model. The construction sector is considerably more regulated in the Netherlands but is...

Women and ethnic minorities remain seriously underrepresented in skilled construction occupations despite European Union policy to overcome labour market segregation and despite their increasing participation in the economy-wide labour market. The paper seeks to account for differences in female...