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Torunn Olsen (ed.)

Industrial Relations Systems in the Public Sector in Europe

ISBN 82-7422-154-0
1996 208 s kr 200,- Ordrenr: 195 Bestilling

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Published by Fafo for European Public Services Committee

The publication is comissioned by the European Public Services Committee (EPSC). It is based on workshops undertaken by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the EPSC. The publication has been financed by the European Commission

Presentations of industrial relations in Europe concentrate often only on the private sector, overlooking the fact that the public sector is a large part of the labour market. This publication is an attempt at rectifying this, by providing systematic information on the industrial relations systems in the public sector in sixteen European countries, i.e. the fifteen EU countries and Norway. This report is not only unique because of this ambition, but also because it is the public sector trade unions themselves which have been the main providers of information.

The report gives an insight into the main features of industrial relations in the public sector, i.e. the system and contents of collective bargaining.

Contents

Prefaces

Note from the editor

Introduction

I Framework conditions for collective bargaining: The national systems of industrial relations in the public sector

Each national presentation contains the following elements:
General background
Social partners
Collective bargaining autonomy and the influence of Parliament
The level of collective bargaining
Duration of collective agreements
Right to strike
Arbitration and conciliation

1 Austria
2 Belgium
3 Denmark
4 Finland
5 France
6 Germany
7 Greece
8 Ireland
9 Italy
10 Luxembourg
11 The Netherlands
12 Norway
13 Portugal
14 Spain
15 Sweden
16 The United Kingdom

II Content of collective bargaining

1 Wages
1.1 General wage determination
1.2 Wage systems and wage differentiation
1.3 Social elements of remuneration or special wage groups for women
1.4 Supplements for special hardships
1.5 Remuneration of young employees
1.6 Part-time employees

2 Working time
2.1 Average working time
2.2 Legal regulation and maximum working hours
2.3 Overtime
2.4 Annual leave and public holidays
2.5 Flexible working hours

3 Women in the public sector
3.1 Women in the public sector
3.2 Women in trade unions
3.3 Women and part-time work
3.4 Parental leave
3.5 Women and remuneration
3.6 Equal opportunities
3.7 Sexual harassment
3.8 Consequences of changes in the public service

4 Pensions
4.1 Statutory and agreement-based pension systems
4.2 Pension entitlement

Apendix: Contributing unions

Bibliography