Unions, joint regulation and workplace equality policy and practice in Britain: evidence from the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey

Kim Hoque and Nicolas Bacon
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Kim Hoque: Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK
Nicolas Bacon: Cass Business School, City University London, UK

Work, Employment & Society, 2014, vol. 28, issue 2, 265-284

Abstract: This article provides an empirical assessment of the relationship between unionization and the adoption of equal opportunities (EO) policies and practices in British workplaces, using data from the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey. The results demonstrate an association between union recognition and the adoption of a range of EO practices. However, this association largely only holds where unions are able to influence EO decision-making via negotiation or consultation. There is little evidence that the equality practices adopted in unionized workplaces where negotiation and consultation does not occur are any different from those adopted in non-unionized workplaces.

Keywords: equal opportunities; equality bargaining; family-friendly practices; joint regulation; trade unions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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