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Prospects for union growth in the UK voluntary sector: the impact of the Employment Relations Act 1999
Author(s) -
Cunningham Ian
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2338.00157
Subject(s) - legislation , industrial relations , voluntary sector , position (finance) , government (linguistics) , representation (politics) , face (sociological concept) , turnover , business , labour economics , public economics , public administration , political science , economics , law , management , sociology , finance , politics , social science , linguistics , philosophy
The article argues that despite the imminent introduction of the Employment Relations Act 1999, unions face a difficult environment in which to achieve recognition deals in the voluntary sector. However, it also highlights how some large charities are re‐evaluating their position on employee representation in response to government legislation and that unions can use these developments to encourage further growth.