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Trade Union Approaches towards the ICE Regulations: Defensive Realism or Missed Opportunity?
Author(s) -
Hall Mark,
Purcell John,
Terry Michael,
Hutchinson Sue,
Parker Jane
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of industrial relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.665
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-8543
pISSN - 0007-1080
DOI - 10.1111/bjir.12033
Subject(s) - trade union , collective bargaining , representation (politics) , legislature , legislation , workforce , statutory law , ambivalence , industrial relations , political science , political economy , public administration , public relations , economics , law , labour economics , social psychology , psychology , politics
Reflecting debates about whether statutory workforce‐wide consultation arrangements are likely to undermine or underpin trade union representation, unions' approaches towards the UK 's I nformation and C onsultation of E mployees R egulations 2004 have been ambivalent and their engagement with the legislation limited. Evidence from longitudinal case studies in 25 organizations suggests that the introduction of information and consultation bodies did not have the effect of marginalizing trade union representation and collective bargaining, and in some cases reinforced unions' standing within the organization. The article highlights the implications for union strategies and legislative reform, and suggests a research agenda.