Worker's Representation in Central and Eastern Europe. Challenges and Opportunities for the Works Councils' System

By Roger Blanpain

The works council, as a participatory means of regulating the employer-employee relation, is long established in Western European countries, but has failed to take signi cant root in other parts of the world where it has been tried. This is particularly the case where transition from socialist state control to a particularly free-wheeling form of capitalism and massive privatization has wreaked havoc on the employer-employee relation. This book is the rst in-depth exploration of the legal, political, and cultural forces that complicate this transposition. Focusing on Eastern and Central Europe, where the works council system has been most extensively applied and where the evident reasons for its lack of purchase are most telling, the contributors examine the relevant experience, both negative and positive, in twelve countries, with a particular focus on non-union representation of workers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9041147462
• ISBN13: 9789041147462
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Kluwer Law International
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"