Employee training practices and unions: Perspectives from Quebec

Based on a survey of 301 small and medium‐sized enterprises in Quebec, this article explores the influence of unions on employee training in these firms. While unionization is generally found to have an influence on employee training practices, the authors' focus on the inclusion or non‐inclusi...

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Published inInternational labour review Vol. 156; no. 1; pp. 133 - 144
Main Authors HASSI, Abderrahman, FOUCHER, Roland
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Geneva International Labour Organization, represented by the International Labour Office (ILO) 01.03.2017
Subjects
Canada
Collective agreements
Companies
Employees
Job training
Labor unions
Participation
regional level
small enterprise
trade union role
training opportunity
Unionization
Workplaces
Canada
Quebec Canada
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Summary:Based on a survey of 301 small and medium‐sized enterprises in Quebec, this article explores the influence of unions on employee training in these firms. While unionization is generally found to have an influence on employee training practices, the authors' focus on the inclusion or non‐inclusion of specific training clauses in collective agreements shows that such clauses establish a regulatory framework for certain forms of learning and training support at the workplace, which enhances union influence. Overall, however, the inclusion (or absence) of training clauses in collective agreements does not necessarily translate into higher (or lower) participation in actual training activities.
Bibliography:Responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the ILO.
ISSN:0020-7780
1564-913X
DOI:10.1111/j.1564-913X.2015.00045.x