Employee choice of voice and non‐union worker representation

Existing research emphasises employer choice in determining the form and content of non‐union employee representation (NER) structures. This article puts forward an alternative but complementary thesis: we conceptualise NERs as an ‘offer’ that employees can choose to either accept or reject, with se...

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Published inIndustrial relations journal Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 503 - 522
Main Authors Donaghey, Jimmy, Cullinane, Niall, Dundon, Tony, Dobbins, Tony, Hickland, Eugene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2022
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Case studies
Employers
Prospects
Workplaces
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Summary:Existing research emphasises employer choice in determining the form and content of non‐union employee representation (NER) structures. This article puts forward an alternative but complementary thesis: we conceptualise NERs as an ‘offer’ that employees can choose to either accept or reject, with several shades of settlement in between. This article argues that employee choice matters insofar as it determines the likely impact and sustainability of the NER offering. Contributing an original typology of employee choices and the associated prospects for the NER, we illustrate our argument via six workplace case studies assessing NER trajectory.
ISSN:0019-8692
1468-2338
DOI:10.1111/irj.12383