Initial Responses to the Statutory Recognition Provisions of the Employment Relations Act 1999

Sarah Oxenbridge, William Brown, Simon Deakin and Cliff Pratten

British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2003, vol. 41, issue 2, 315-334

Abstract: We report how trade unions and employers initially reacted to the introduction of the statutory recognition procedure in the Employment Relations Act 1999 (ERA). Interview data indicate that the ERA and the drift of EU influence have acted to shift employer attitudes towards greater approval of unions and have accelerated the rate at which employers are redesigning their relationships with unions. Although they are restricting unions’ influence over traditional issues such as pay‐setting, employers are increasingly seeking their assistance in implementing organizational changes. We explore the impact of these developments on union activity and on collective representation more broadly.

Date: 2003
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