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Employee choice of voice and non‐union worker representation
Author(s) -
Donaghey Jimmy,
Cullinane Niall,
Dundon Tony,
Dobbins Tony,
Hickland Eugene
Publication year - 2022
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.12383
Subject(s) - typology , representation (politics) , argument (complex analysis) , employee voice , settlement (finance) , business , law and economics , public relations , political science , economics , sociology , law , finance , politics , biochemistry , chemistry , anthropology , payment
Existing research emphasises employer choice in determining the form and content of non‐union employee representation (NER) structures. This article puts forward an alternative but complementary thesis: we conceptualise NERs as an ‘offer’ that employees can choose to either accept or reject, with several shades of settlement in between. This article argues that employee choice matters insofar as it determines the likely impact and sustainability of the NER offering. Contributing an original typology of employee choices and the associated prospects for the NER, we illustrate our argument via six workplace case studies assessing NER trajectory.