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Nergaard, Kristine, Dolvik, Jon Erik, Marginson, Paul, Diaz, Juan Arasanz and Bechter, Barbara (2009) Engaging with variable pay : a comparative study of the metal industry. In: Industrial Relations in Europe Conference 2006, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2006. Published in: European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 15 (No. 2). pp. 125-146.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680109103607

Abstract

This article discusses differences in the responses of company employee representatives to variable pay systems, drawing on a comparative study in the metalworking sector in Austria, Norway, Spain and the UK. We find that the approaches of organized labour are contingent, first, on the type of pay system and its influence on total remuneration; and second, on the role of local trade unions or works councils within the national system of pay determination.

Item Type:

Conference Item (Paper)

Subjects:

H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor

Divisions:

Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Merit pay, Metal trade, Bonus system, Collective bargaining, Labor unions

Journal or Publication Title:

European Journal of Industrial Relations

Publisher:

Sage Publications Ltd.

ISSN:

0959-6801

Official Date:

June 2009

Dates:

Date	Event
June 2009	Published

Volume:

Vol. 15

Number:

No. 2

Number of Pages:

Page Range:

pp. 125-146

Identification Number:

10.1177/0959680109103607

Status:

Peer Reviewed

Publication Status:

Published

Access rights to Published version:

Restricted or Subscription Access

Funder:

Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), European Science Foundation (ESF), Spain. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)

Grant number:

RES-000–23–0453 (ESRC), SEJ2005-06582 (MICINN)

Conference Paper Type:

Paper

Title of Event:

Industrial Relations in Europe Conference 2006

Type of Event:

Conference

Location of Event:

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Date(s) of Event:

2006

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