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Engaging with variable pay : a comparative study of the metal industry
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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 |
| Date: | June 2009 |
| Volume: | Vol. 15 |
| Number: | No. 2 |
| Number of Pages: | 22 |
| 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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| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/27799 |
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