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Variable pay and collective bargaining in British retail banking

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Arrowsmith, James and Marginson, Paul (2011) Variable pay and collective bargaining in British retail banking. British Journal of Industrial Relations, Volume 49 (Number 1). pp. 54-79. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8543.2009.00768.x ISSN 0007-1080.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2009.00768.x

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Abstract

The growth of variable pay schemes (VPS) appears to threaten collective approaches to pay determination, which are based on standardization and centralization. This article utilizes case study research to analyse the still little-known relationship between collective bargaining and VPS. It focuses on the retail banking sector, where trade union representation and collective bargaining remain relatively robust. The research identifies an emergent process whereby the growth of bonus schemes has both supplanted collective profit-share and permitted greater standardization of merit-pay awards. Unions have therefore achieved some success in terms of limiting variation in base pay, at the same time as the overall purchase of collective bargaining on employee earnings has diminished. The factors contributing to this development are explained.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Banks and banking -- Great Britain, Merit pay -- Great Britain, Collective bargaining -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: British Journal of Industrial Relations
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0007-1080
Official Date: March 2011
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March 2011Published
Volume: Volume 49
Number: Number 1
Page Range: pp. 54-79
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2009.00768.x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC)
Grant number: RES-000-23-0453 (ESRC)

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