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Committees and special interests
Felgenhauer, Mike; Grüner, Hans Peter - 2003
committees benefits from voting insincerely accrue not only when a decision maker's vote is pivotal. As the number of voters … increases, the cost of voting insincerely declines in an open committee because the probability of being pivotal declines. This … is not the case in a closed committee where costs and benefits of insincere voting only arise when a voter is pivotal. …
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Sector-level bargaining and possibilities for deviations at company level : Belgium
Keune, Maarten - Amsterdam Institute of Advanced Labour Studies, … - 2011
The Belgian collective bargaining system is highly institutionalised and coordinated. Over 90% of employees are covered by a collective agreement, placing Belgium among the countries with the highest coverage in Europe. Also, the Belgian trade unions have a relatively high level of membership...
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Sector-level bargaining and possibilities for deviations at company level : Germany
Bispinck, Reinhard; Schulten, Thorsten - 2011
The legal basis of collective bargaining in Germany is laid down by the Collective Agreements Act, 1949. Collective agreements can be concluded between employer associations (or individual employers) and trade unions. In contrast, works councils – statutory employee representation bodies...
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Industrial relations and sustainability: the role of social partners in the transition towards a green economy
Vitols, Katrin; Schütze, Kim Lorraine; Mestre, Alain - 2011
This study examined best practice examples of social partner involvement in greening the economy in different Member States. It analysed the role of the trade unions and employers’ associations as well as employees, their direct representatives and company management in selected projects at...
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Industrial relations in EU Member States 2000 - 2004
Van Gyes, Guy; Vandenbrande, Tom; Lehndorff, Steffen; … - 2007
This report presents a comparison of national industrial relations systems in the EU25, exploring the differences between individual systems and their effects on the economy. The report is based on the more detailed findings of a research project entitled "Quality of industrial relations:...
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The Integration of Migrants and its Effects on the Labour Market
Eichhorst, Werner; Giulietti, Corrado; Guzi, Martin - 2011
This study provides an overview of the situation of immigrants in the European Union, by focusing on the process of their integration and its impact on the labour market. Section 1 provides information on the scale of the migration phenomenon, focusing on the origin patterns of immigrants to the...
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Social dialogue and the recession
Demetriades, Stavroula; Kullander, Mats - 2009
This paper aims to give a flavour of the latest developments across Europe and inform policy makers of topical issues. It will present measures taken in response to the recession (both employment market measures and financial stimulus packages), outline the extent of social partner involvement,...
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Gross job flows and institutions in Europe
Gómez-Salvador, Ramón; Messina, Julián; Vallanti, … - 2004
We examine job flows in the 1990s for a sample of 13 European countries. By using a dataset of continuing firms that covers all sectors, we find firm characteristics to be important determinants of job flows, with smaller and younger firms within services typically having a larger degree of job...
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Institutions and service employment
Messina, Julián - 2004
We live in a service economy, but the extent of development of service employment differs across developed countries. This paper assesses the role of structural factors and institutions in explaining the common patterns and main differences in the recent expansion of service employment in OECD...
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Reconciling the welfare state with sound public finances and high employment
Buti, Marco; Franco, Daniele; Pench, Lucio R. - 2000
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