National Industrial Relations
National industrial relations differ significantly from one European country to another, thereby making harmonisation at EU level extremely difficult. The ongoing internationalisation of business makes the European dimension of social dialogue and cross-border cooperation among worker representatives and their unions more and more important. This section seeks to contribute to better mutual understanding by offering basic information on different key aspects of national industrial relations backgrounds.
The National Industrial Relations section summarises some of the key features of the way industrial relations are arranged in each of the COUNTRIES and in a comparative way ACROSS EUROPE. The MAP OF EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS and the COMPARE TOOL give you a first insight into the countries’ main differences.
Information covers the following topics
- Trade Unions
- Collective Bargaining
- Workplace Representation
- Board-level Representation
- European-level Representation
- Health and Safety
- Financial Participation
