Towards more disorganised decentralisation? Collective bargaining in the public sector under pay restraint. Issue 1 (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grimshaw, Damian; Johnson, Mat; Marino, Stefania; Rubery, Jill
• Is Part Of: Industrial relations journal. Volume 48:Issue 1(2017:Jan.)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 41
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: Industrial relations -- Periodicals; 331.1942
• DOI: 10.1111/irj.12166
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0019-8692

Abstract

Abstract: While sector‐level collective bargaining can provide the institutional leverage to sustain and improve employment standards, a proliferation of disorganised local settlements may reduce its effectiveness. This article examines this proposition for local government in the UK, highlights the risks of a 'destructive' disorganisation of employment relations and calls for a renewal of articulation mechanisms between sector and local levels of collective bargaining.