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Source: IRS Employment Review

Issue: 848

Date: 02/06/2006

Publisher: IRS

Waiting for the backlash

TOPICS:

pay and benefits	pay levels and awards pensions
HR policy and strategy	business challenges
employee relations	employee relations challenges and tools trade unions

SECTORS:
manufacturing (other)
public services
services (other)

AUTHOR: Mark Crail

Could the long period of peaceful industrial relations be coming to an end? Despite generally positive reports about their relationship with the unions, some employers are anticipating a possible backlash over restructuring and changes to working practices.

Key points

Trade union recognition remains more prevalent in larger organisations and among those in the public sector, with little indication that unions are set to make any major gains in terms of new recognition agreements.

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