Changing Nordic Approaches to Bargaining and Participation: Some Implications for Australia

Russell D. Lansbury

The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 1994, vol. 5, issue 2, 3-13

Abstract: This paper presents an overview of industrial relations in Nordic countries. Key features are a high degree of centralisation, high levels of unionisation, a tripartite approach to government decision making and a keen interest in employee participation. The last decade has seen the onset of more turbulent economic forces, moves to decentralisation and a shift in wage determination towards a greater role for enterprise bargaining. Several parallels with Australian experience are explored. A critical difference is that Nordic unions have escaped the significant falls in membership suffered by Australian unions.

Date: 1994
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