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The Petroleum Driver Passport scheme: a case study in reregulation
Author(s) -
Heery Edmund,
Gooberman Leon,
Hauptmeier Marco
Publication year - 2017
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/irj.12179
Subject(s) - scheme (mathematics) , competence (human resources) , petroleum , petroleum industry , industrial organization , business , international trade , economics , engineering , management , environmental engineering , mathematical analysis , paleontology , mathematics , biology
The Petroleum Driver Passport is an example of the reregulation of the labour market, the development of employment rules that apply across multiple employers in a given industry, occupation or region. The scheme requires drivers of road tankers to possess a Passport, indicating their safety competence, if they are to collect and transport fuel in the UK's downstream oil‐distribution industry. This article presents a case study of the Passport scheme, which identifies the factors that contributed to the scheme's development, assesses its impact and draws lessons for other possible initiatives to reregulate the labour market.