Employee Representatives in France: Employers' Perceptions and Expectations towards Improved Industrial Relations

Aurélien Colson, Patricia Elgoibar () and Francesco Marchi ()
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Patricia Elgoibar: IESEG School of Management, Postal: Socle de la Grande Arche , 1, Parvis de La Défense, 92044 Paris La Défense Cedex , FRANCE, http://www.ieseg.fr
Francesco Marchi: ESSEC Business School, Postal: 1 AVENUE BERNARD HIRSCH, CS 50105 CERGY, 95021 CERGY PONTOISE CEDEX, FRANCE, http://www.essec.edu

No WP1407, ESSEC Working Papers from ESSEC Research Center, ESSEC Business School

Abstract: In Part 1, this paper provides an overview of historical, legal, political and cultural factors which have shaped, to this day, the system of industrial relations in France. Drawing on the quantitative results of an on-line survey and on the qualitative analysis of a series of interviews with a sample of HR managers in France, Part 2 and 3 analyze how employers perceive Employee Representatives when it comes to social dialogue: eight factors impacting the quality of industrial relations are summarized. Building on this, Part 4 introduces eight suggestions to improve the quality of social dialogue in France.

Keywords: France; Industrial Relations; Social Dialogue; Trade Unions; Negotiation; Trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J51 J52 J53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2014-04
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Working Paper: Employee Representatives in France: Employers’ Perceptions and Expectations Towards Improved Industrial Relations (2015)
Working Paper: Employee Representatives in France: Employers' Perceptions and Expectations towards Improved Industrial Relations (2014)
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