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Prosser, Thomas (2009) The implementation of 'new phase' European social dialogue agreements and texts in European member states. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
The research evaluates the implementation of the Framework Agreements on
Telework and Work-related Stress in Belgium, Denmark, UK, and Czech Republic
and in the banking and local Government sectors within these countries. Further, it
evaluates the various factors that explain divergent implementation outcomes in
countries and sectors. It develops two benchmarks to assess the efficacy of the
Agreements as modes of European social partner ‘soft’ law governance; a benchmark
that assesses the procedural implementation of the Agreements, and a benchmark
that assess the substantive implementation of the Agreements. A multi-level
governance theoretical approach is also adopted.
It emerged that ‘effective’ procedural implementation of the Agreements largely
occurred in Belgium and Czech Republic, but did not occur to the same degree in
Denmark and UK. It also emerged that the substantive effect of the Agreements was
patchy and that the substantive impact of the Telework Agreement was greater than
that of the Work-related Stress Agreement. Although structural factors were
important in explaining divergent implementation outcomes, it also emerged that it
was primarily policy and actor related factors that explained divergent national and
sectoral implementation outcomes. The research ends with a rather skeptical
evaluation of the Agreements as modes of European social partner ‘soft’ law
governance.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor K Law [LC] > K Law (General) |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Telecommuting -- International cooperation, Job stress -- International cooperation, Law -- Europe | ||||
Official Date: | November 2009 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Warwick Business School | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Marginson, Paul ; Meardi, Guglielmo | ||||
Extent: | 390 leaves | ||||
Language: | eng |
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