Have Industrial Relations in the UK Really Improved?

Stephen Drinkwater () and Peter Ingram

LABOUR, 2005, vol. 19, issue 2, pages 373-398

Abstract:  < The number of strikes reported in British industry has been on a downward trend over the past two decades, falling in 1998 to its lowest level since records began. This may indicate that relations within British industry have improved; however, the same period has also witnessed a sharp increase in the number of individual ACAS and employment tribunal cases. We discuss possible reasons for the changes in the patterns of industrial unrest over time and use individual micro-data to examine whether the observed decline in strike activity has actually been associated with an improvement in perceptions of workplace industrial relations. Copyright 2005 CEIS, Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini and Blackwell Publishing Ltd..

Date: 2005

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