Engaging with Variable Pay: A Comparative Study of the Metal Industry

This article discusses differences in the responses of company employee representatives to variable pay systems, drawing on a comparative study in the metalworking sector in Austria, Norway, Spain and the UK. We find that the approaches of organized labour are contingent, first, on the type of pay s...

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Published inEuropean journal of industrial relations Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 125 - 146
Main Authors Nergaard, Kristine, Dølvik, Jon Erik, Marginson, Paul, Arasanz Díaz, Juan, Bechter, Barbara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2009
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Austria
Bonuses
Collective Bargaining
Comparative Analysis
Comparative studies
Labor unions
Labour relations
Metal Industry
Norway
Pay for performance
Payment systems
Spain
Trade unions
Unions
United Kingdom
Wages
Workers' representation
Works councils
trade unions
company representatives
bonuses
national collective bargaining regimes
variable pay systems
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Summary:This article discusses differences in the responses of company employee representatives to variable pay systems, drawing on a comparative study in the metalworking sector in Austria, Norway, Spain and the UK. We find that the approaches of organized labour are contingent, first, on the type of pay system and its influence on total remuneration; and second, on the role of local trade unions or works councils within the national system of pay determination.
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ISSN:0959-6801
1461-7129
DOI:10.1177/0959680109103607