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Teague, Paul and Donaghey, Jimmy (2018) Brexit : EU social policy and the UK employment model. Industrial Relations Journal, 49 (5-6). pp. 512-533. doi:10.1111/irj.12235
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12235
Abstract
Big claims that are often unsubstantiated are made about the likely impact of Brexit on the UK labour market. This paper seeks to go beyond the rhetoric and present a careful assessment of the employment relations consequences of Brexit for the UK. It addresses four key questions in particular: will Brexit end UK engagement in the EU’s free movement of labour regime and if so what will be the labour market consequences for the UK?; to what extent will Brexit weaken employment rights in the UK?; what impact will Brexit have on the behaviour of trade unions and on the functioning of collective bargaining in the UK?; and finally what will be the effect of Brexit on the interactions between London and Brussels on wider employment policy questions. The paper argues that Brexit poses acute policy dilemmas for the UK Government that are likely to generate considerable political and economic uncertainty. The fallout from this uncertainty is hard to predict in advance. It could either open the door to a Corbyn-led Labour Government or alternatively to an even more thorough-going deregulation of the UK labour market.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | European Union -- Great Britain, Labor market -- Great Britain, Labor unions -- Great Britain, Work environment -- Great Britain | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Industrial Relations Journal | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0019-8692 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | November 2018 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 49 | ||||||||
| Number: | 5-6 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 512-533 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/irj.12235 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Publisher Statement: | "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Teague, P., and Donaghey, J. (2018) Brexit: EU social policy and the UK employment model. Industrial Relations Journal, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12235. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions." | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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