Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to examine the implementations of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in December 2007 on the Laval case in Sweden for trade unions. Design/methodology/approach – The editorial outlines the ECJ decision and then examines the response of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the response of industrial relations systems to the current financial crisis. Design/methodology/approach – This editorial outlines the effect of the financial crisis on industrial output, unemployment and redundancies. It then examines the...

Purpose – The purpose of this Editorial is to outline the main functions of the UK industrial relations state agencies – the Certification Officer, the Central Arbitration Committee and The Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service. Design/methodology/approach – The Editorial outlines...

Examines the changes in the UK legal framework, surrounding the employment relations system, to be introduced by the new Labour Government elected in May 1997. Discusses how these changes are designed to improve competitiveness, establish fairness at work, provide minimum employment standards...