Pathways in Decentralised Collective Bargaining in Europe

One of the main challenges in labour relations in Europe is the ongoing decentralisation of collective bargaining from national and sectoral levels to company levels. Based on recent qualitative research, this book shows high varieties across European countries and economic sectors in degrees, forms and impacts of decentralisation.

Dr. Frank Tros is sociologist and senior researcher at AIAS-HSI, University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). He is experienced in researching labour relations, collective bargaining, social dialogue and co-determination in the Netherlands and in cross-country comparisons. He initiated and coordinated the research project Comparisons in Decentralised Bargaining (CODEBAR), co-financed by the European Commission (2020-2022).

1. Decentralisation of collective bargaining: comparing institutional change and company practices in Europe, 2. Decentralised bargaining and the role of law, 3. Decentralisation of collective bargaining in the manufacturing sector, 4. Decentralisation of collective bargaining in the retail sector, 5. Interplay between state and collective bargaining, comparing France and Spain, 6. Does decentralisation leads to new relationships between trade unions and works councils ? Germany and the Netherlands compared, 7. Trade union participation and influence in decentralised collective bargaining, Authors, Index