The first part of the study compares the institutional settings of employee representation and collective bargaining in France and Germany. One important difference is that in France, many aspects of collective agreements are defined by labour law, whereas in Germany, collective bargaining...

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introducing Comparative Employment Relations -- 2. Understanding Variety and Change in Capitalist Economies -- 3. The Changing Role of the State in Employment Relations -- 4. Trade Unions in and Beyond the Workplace -- 5. Does Collective Bargaining Still...