This article draws on past as well as present to offer a systematic overview of co-ordinated bargaining, which many commentators see as a likely vehicle for the 'Europeanization' of industrial relations. It argues that co-ordinated bargaining is indeed likely to play a major role within the EU,...

This article examines the human resource management problems currently facing UK higher education institutions, particularly in relation to academic staffing. It outlines the structural characteristics of employment in HE which shape the demand for labor and influence personnel policies....