Are Works Councils and Joint Consultative Committees a threat to Trade Unions? A comparative analysis

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Brewster, C., Wood, G., Croucher, R. and Brookes, M. 2007. Are Works Councils and Joint Consultative Committees a threat to Trade Unions? A comparative analysis. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 28 (1), pp. 49-77. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X07073027
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TitleAre Works Councils and Joint Consultative Committees a threat to Trade Unions? A comparative analysis
AuthorsBrewster, C., Wood, G., Croucher, R. and Brookes, M.
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This article assesses whether the operation of works councils or joint consultative committees (JCCs) is inimical to unionization in different business systems. An extensive transnational survey reveals that both works councils and JCCs are positively associated with a union
presence; there is no evidence from this sample that either is used to any significant extent as a substitute for unions. The finding holds true irrespective of business system. Its implications for industrial relations actors are examined.

Research GroupEmployment Relations group
PublisherSage
JournalEconomic and Industrial Democracy
ISSN1461-7099
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PrintFeb 2007
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Deposited26 Nov 2008
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X07073027
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Croucher, R., Parry, E. and Gooderham, P. 2006. The influences on direct communication in British and Danish Firms: country, 'strategic HRM' or unionisation? European Journal of Industrial Relations. 12 (3), pp. 267-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680106068913
A German employee network and union renewal: the Siemenskonflikt
Croucher, R., Martens, H. and Singe, I. 2007. A German employee network and union renewal: the Siemenskonflikt. Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations. 62 (1), pp. 143-169. https://doi.org/10.7202/015801ar
Resolving near carrier spectral infinities due to 1/f phase noise in oscillators.
Chorti, A. and Brookes, M. 2007. Resolving near carrier spectral infinities due to 1/f phase noise in oscillators. IEEE.
On the effects of memoryless nonlinearities on M-QAM and DQPSK OFDM signals
Chorti, A. and Brookes, M. 2006. On the effects of memoryless nonlinearities on M-QAM and DQPSK OFDM signals. IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques. 54 (8), pp. 3301-3315. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2006.879129
A spectral model for RF oscillators with power-law phase noise
Chorti, A. and Brookes, M. 2006. A spectral model for RF oscillators with power-law phase noise. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers. 53 (9), pp. 1989-1999. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSI.2006.881182
The legal structuring of women's collective voice in the South Korean workplace
Croucher, R. and Miles, L. 2009. The legal structuring of women's collective voice in the South Korean workplace. Journal of contemporary Asia. 39 (2), pp. 231-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472330902723816
Employee communication
Croucher, R. and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 2008. Employee communication. in: Muller-Camen, M., Croucher, R. and Leigh, S. (ed.) Human resource management : a case study approach London Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. pp. 355-376
Trade unions and democracy in South Africa: union organisational challenges and solidarities in a time of transformation
Buhlungu, S., Brookes, M. and Wood, G. 2008. Trade unions and democracy in South Africa: union organisational challenges and solidarities in a time of transformation. British Journal of Industrial Relations. 46 (3), pp. 439-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2008.00685.x
Similarity, isomorphism or duality? Recent survey evidence on the human resource management policies of multinational corporations
Brewster, C., Brookes, M. and Wood, G. 2008. Similarity, isomorphism or duality? Recent survey evidence on the human resource management policies of multinational corporations. British Journal of Management. 19 (4), pp. 320-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00546.x
Transnationale Gewerkschaftskooperationen-Erfahrung und Forschungsfragen.
Croucher, R., Kruse, W., Martens, H., Singe, I. and Tech, D. 2004. Transnationale Gewerkschaftskooperationen-Erfahrung und Forschungsfragen. Dortmund Beiträge aus der Forschung, SFS Dortmund.
Flexible working time and interest representation in German and British banking.
Croucher, R. and Singe, I. 2002. Flexible working time and interest representation in German and British banking. in: Zeytinoglu, I. (ed.) Flexible work arrangements: conceptualizations and international experiences. Kluwer Law International. pp. 147-160
Unions and the informal sector: the case of Ghana.
Croucher, R. 2007. Unions and the informal sector: the case of Ghana. in: Wood, G. and Brewster, C. (ed.) Industrial Relations in Africa Palgrave. pp. 209-215
Industrial relations in Francophone Africa: the case of Niger.
Croucher, R. 2007. Industrial relations in Francophone Africa: the case of Niger. in: Wood, G. and Brewster, C. (ed.) Industrial Relations in Africa Palgrave. pp. 198-204
Human resource management: a case study approach.
Muller-Camen, M., Croucher, R. and Leigh, S. 2008. Human resource management: a case study approach. Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Varieties of firm: complementarity and bounded diversity
Wood, G., Croucher, R., Brewster, C., Collings, D. and Brookes, M. 2009. Varieties of firm: complementarity and bounded diversity. Journal of Economic Issues. XLIII (1), pp. 241-260.
Skills and training: a strategic role for trade unions or the limits of neoliberalism?
McIlroy, J. and Croucher, R. 2008. Skills and training: a strategic role for trade unions or the limits of neoliberalism? in: Daniels, G. and McIlroy, J. (ed.) Trade Unions in a Neoliberal World: British Trade Unions under New Labour London Routledge. pp. 283-315
German employers' inputs to employee skills development
Croucher, R. and Brookes, M. 2009. German employers' inputs to employee skills development. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society. 48 (2), pp. 231-236. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232X.2009.00555.x
Global unions, global business: global union federations and international business
Croucher, R. and Cotton, E. 2009. Global unions, global business: global union federations and international business. London, UK Middlesex University Press.
Human resource management and performance in European firms
Rizov, M. and Croucher, R. 2009. Human resource management and performance in European firms. Cambridge Journal of Economics. 33 (2), pp. 253-272. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/ben037
Retired members in a British union
Flynn, M. and Croucher, R. 2006. Retired members in a British union. Work, Employment and Society. 20 (3), pp. 593-603. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017006067004
The impact of trade union education; a study of three countries in Eastern Europe
Croucher, R. 2004. The impact of trade union education; a study of three countries in Eastern Europe. European Journal of Industrial Relations. 10 (1), pp. 90-109. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680104041190
Enforcing a national minimum wage: the British case
Croucher, R. and White, G. 2007. Enforcing a national minimum wage: the British case. Policy Studies. 28 (2), pp. 145-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870701309080
'Peak' employers' organisations: international attempts at transferring experience
Croucher, R., Tyson, S. and Wild, A. 2006. 'Peak' employers' organisations: international attempts at transferring experience. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 27 (3), pp. 463-484. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X06065964
What determines the size of HR function? A cross-national analysis
Brookes, M., Brewster, C., Wood, G. and Van Ommeren, J. 2006. What determines the size of HR function? A cross-national analysis. Human Resource Management. 45 (1), pp. 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.20093
Social relations, firms and societies: a study of institutional embeddedness
Brookes, M., Brewster, C. and Wood, G. 2005. Social relations, firms and societies: a study of institutional embeddedness. International Sociology. 20 (4), pp. 403-426. https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580905058322
Pulled apart, pushed together: diversity and unity within the Congress of South African Trade Unions
Brookes, M., Hinks, T., Wood, G., Dibben, P. and Roper, I. 2004. Pulled apart, pushed together: diversity and unity within the Congress of South African Trade Unions. Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations. 59 (4), pp. 769-792. https://doi.org/10.7202/011338ar
Collective and individual voice: convergence in Europe?
Brewster, C., Croucher, R., Wood, G. and Brookes, M. 2007. Collective and individual voice: convergence in Europe? International Journal of Human Resource Management. 18 (7), pp. 1246-1262. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190701393582
Flexible working practices and the trade unions
Croucher, R. and Brewster, C. 1998. Flexible working practices and the trade unions. Employee Relations. 20 (5), pp. 443-452. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459810238710