Labour Relations in Comparative Perspective - Special Focus On the Sme Sector (Part Ii)

Zusammenfassung

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The evolution of the view and practice of "social partnership" is one basic element in the construction of the European Union. The paper gives an overview on the key actors and institutions of Labour Relations System (LRS) with special focus on the micro- small and medium sized enteprises (SME). In the first section, the author describes the key social partners and institutions of the LRS in the countries participating in an international research project carried out in 2003-2006. The second section of the paper deals with the particular features of the LRS in the SME sector. The strong "informality" of social dialogue is the key institutional pattern of LRS in the SME sector.

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Labour Relations in Comparative Perspective - Special Focus On the Sme Sector (Part Ii)

Foreword

The aim of the project supported by the Leonardo programme of the European Commission was to develop a research-based international comparative training curriculum about the SME sectors in eight European participant countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and the UK. The results of the fist project phase is summarised in a Comparative Report (CR). This analysis is focusing on the such social regulatory institutions of firms' behaviour as the Labour Relations System (LRS).2. Sources and forms of a firm's competitive advantage - literature review.

2.4. National level concertation and consultation institutions

The review of the various coordination forms of wage bargaining calls attention to the active role of national governments in influencing the outcomes of these bargaining. Evaluating the degree of government intervention in wage bargaining, we used the following 5-point scale measurement (Industrial Relations in Europe, 2005: 52.).1 Assessing the degree of government intervention in wage bargaining in the Leonardo countries, the results show considerable variations. The highest scores were reached in Belgium (4.1) and in France (3.1), followed by Hungary (3.0). The lowest level of government intervention was registered in such countries as the UK (1.2), Germany (1.9) and Spain (1.9). The scores on government intervention are occupying the middle position in Poland (2.5) and in Slovakia (2.5). Due to the important regulatory role of t...

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