Employee Forums in the UK: Friend or Foe of Trade Unions?

Michael Whittall and Alan Tuckman

International Journal of Action Research, 2008, vol. 4, issue 3, 225 - 253

Abstract: With a tradition of informing and consulting employees resting on a single union channel, the 2002 EU Information and Consultation (ICE) Directive was bound to have a significant impact on employee relations in the UK Undoubtedly, the works council as an institution, or employee forum as it is often referred to in the UK, represents a totally new departure in UK employment relations. The article specifically focuses on the repercussions employee forums might have for trade unions. We focus on two companies which have both recently founded employee forums to comply with ICE regulation. We ask whether such forums should be considered as posing a threat to British trade unions, or platform for revitalising their position within the workplace.

Keywords: European Information and Consultation Directive; works councils; trade unions; British industrial relations; employee representation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 J51 J53 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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