Kessler, Ian and Dickens, Linda (2008) Dispute resolution and the modernization of the public services in Britain : the case of the local government pay commission. In: 14th World Congress of the International-Industrial-Ralations-Association, Lima, Peru, Sep, 2006. Published in: The Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol.50 (No.4). pp. 612-629.

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Abstract

This article focuses on an ad hoc body, the UK Local Government Pay Commission, as a means of developing a broader argument on the relationship between collective dispute resolution and the nature of public service reform. It suggests that the character of disputes in this sector and the 'fitness for purpose' of those institutions designed to resolve them are critically related to an industrial relations agenda, which is in turn shaped by changing forms of public service provision. An extended period of public service 'modernization' in local government led to a restructuring of collective bargaining with substantive and procedural consequences: new issues emerged and related tensions arose that could not be managed by the traditional bargaining machinery or by the use of existing third-party conciliation or arbitration mechanisms. It required relatively novel arrangements in the form of the LGPC whose nature and operation and lessons are discussed.

Item Type:	Conference Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Industrial Relations & Organisational Behaviour Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Labor disputes -- Great Britain, Local officials and employees -- Salaries, etc. -- Great Britain, Collective labor agreements -- Local officials and employees -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	The Journal of Industrial Relations
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0022-1856
Date:	September 2008
Volume:	Vol.50
Number:	No.4
Number of Pages:	18
Page Range:	pp. 612-629
Identification Number:	10.1177/0022185608094113
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Title of Event:	14th World Congress of the International-Industrial-Ralations-Association
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Lima, Peru
Date(s) of Event:	Sep, 2006
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/29185

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