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Journal
Journal of Collective Negotiations
ISSN
2167-7816 (print) 2167-7824 (electronic)
Volume
2
Issue
1
Date
3/1/1973

Article Facts

Title
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN BRITAIN TODAY: PROS AND CONS OF THE NEW LEGISLATION
DOI
10.2190/4JCL-JJ7H-7YMH-CPN1
Author
FRANK ANTON
Online Date
05/09/2002

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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN BRITAIN TODAY: PROS AND CONS OF THE NEW LEGISLATION

FRANK ANTON

DOI: 10.2190/4JCL-JJ7H-7YMH-CPN1

Abstract

The author discusses advantages and disadvantages, and major reforms in British labor relations stemming from passage of new legislation in 1971. Of greatest significance for labor relations is the requirement that collective agreements in both the public and private sector be negotiated within a legal framework. At the end of the article, the Code of Industrial Relations Practice--a set of guidelines for British employer-employee relationships--is presented. Labor courts and other governmental apparatus for maintaining labor peace that are described in the paper may well offer instructive examples for the United States. Industrial relations are interpreted in the Code in terms of human relations rather than procedural matters, thus emphasizing constructive employer policies and a cooperative view of the work and the enterprise.

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