Collective bargaining as a tool to ensure a living wage. Experiences from the Nordic countries. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alsos, Kristin; Nergaard, Kristine; Van Den Heuvel, Andreas
• Is Part Of: Transfer. Volume 25:Number 3(2019:Aug.)
• Page Start: 351
• Page End: 365
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: Living wage -- minimum wage -- Nordic countries -- collective bargaining; Labor movement -- Europe -- Periodicals; Industrial relations -- Europe -- Periodicals; 331.09405
• DOI: 10.1177/1024258919861202
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1024-2589

Abstract

To date the Nordic countries have not had a public debate on living wages, in contrast to many Anglo-Saxon countries. This does not mean, however, that the concept of a living wage is alien to them. In this article we examine whether wage-setting mechanisms in the Nordic countries promote and secure a living wage for all employees, and how trade unions have approached the concept of a living wage.