The European Sectoral Social Dialogue: An Uneven Record of Achievement?

Degryse, Christophe

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“…These collective agreements have been concluded in a range of sectors and concern topics as diverse as working time, lifelong learning and health and safety. Though some agreements have been implemented autonomously, most have been implemented via Council Directive (Degryse, ; European Commission, ). SSDCs have nonetheless also been the subject of critique.…”

Section: The Idea and Framework Of The Sectoral Social Dialoguementioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is no doubt that SSDCs have achieved a wide range of outputs yet that the texts produced differ in their status and follow‐up provisions (Degryse, ; Dufresne et al ., ). The most important type of outcome is certainly ‘agreements’ (European Commission, ), which are concluded in accordance with procedures outlined in the TFEU (Article 154 and 155).…”

Section: The Idea and Framework Of The Sectoral Social Dialoguementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The study analyses the record of SSDCs since they were launched in 1998 and takes into account the fundamental change of the EU due to enlargement in 2004. Thus, the empirical analysis covers SSDC agreements concluded in the EU27 from May 2004 (the date of enlargement of the EU) to December 2013 (Degryse, ; European Commission, ) taking the overall structural capacity of social partners representing the EU27 in SSDCs into account.…”

Section: Empirical Analysis and Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some attempts have been made by sectors such as education and public administration for which SSDCs were established in 2010. However, as in the case of public administration , not all countries engage in EU‐level dialogue, and as a consequence, the framework agreement concluded in 2010 is only binding for the 11 member states that so far take part in EU‐level dialogue (Degryse, : 33). This agreement was therefore not considered in the analysis.…”

Section: Empirical Analysis and Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite literature on the outcomes of European social dialogue, that is, on the joint texts produced in European‐level social dialogue (Degryse, ; European Commission, ; Pochet et al ., ) and the quality of implementation outcomes (Prosser, ; Prosser and Perin, ), little is known about the structural factors that account for the participation of social partners in the dialogue (Keller and Sörries, ; Leisink, ) and especially since enlargement of the EU in 2004. Against the background that the EC recently emphasised the importance of adequate structures of European social partner organisations and their national affiliates (European Commission, ), this article therefore aims to identify necessary and sufficient factors for the engagement of social partners at European‐level social dialogue by focusing on one major forum of institutionalised interaction, that is, on European sectoral social dialogue committees (SSDCs).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Engagement in European social dialogue: an investigation into the role of social partner structural capacity

Bechter

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Prosser

2017

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Despite the importance of social dialogue for the European social model, there has been little attention to the factors that account for social partner engagement with European social dialogue. On the basis of data from 28 European sectoral social dialogue committees, this article investigates structural factors that account for the conclusion of European sectoral social dialogue agreements. It is found that actors' organisational density is a necessary but not sufficient factor for successful European social dialogue and four different categories of sectoral social partner engagement with European social dialogue are identified.

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Section: The Idea and Framework Of The Sectoral Social Dialoguementioning

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Section: The Idea and Framework Of The Sectoral Social Dialoguementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Empirical Analysis and Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Empirical Analysis and Findingsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Engagement in European social dialogue: an investigation into the role of social partner structural capacity

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2017

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Trade Union Cooperation in Europe

Furåker¹,

Larsson²

2020

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The establishing of a European industrial relations system

Begega

Aranea

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine European Union (EU) industrial relations in their development over time. It describes and analyzes their main constituent parts, which are deployed along four interlinked institutional dimensions: tripartite concertation; cross-industry social dialogue; sectoral social dialogue; and employee representation and negotiation at the transnational company level. The focus lies strictly on the emerging EU layer of industrial relations, which is common to the different Member States and not on comparative European industrial relations. Design/methodology/approach The paper is conceptual in nature. It considers the differences and mutually interdependent legal and political processes, policies and institutions between EU industrial relations and national industrial relations. Findings The findings substantiate that EU industrial relations constitute an incomplete but perfectly traceable transnational reality distinct from industrial relations in the Member States. EU industrial relations are not to supersede but to supplement national industrial relations. Neither the EU institutional framework nor the European social partners have the mandate, legitimation or desire to perform a more ambitious role. Research limitations/implications More empirically oriented research would further support the findings in the paper. Originality/value The paper presents a conceptual review based on a comprehensive and critical reading of the literature on EU industrial relations. It also puts labor strategies at the forefront of the analysis in corporate relocation.

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The European Sectoral Social Dialogue: An Uneven Record of Achievement?

Cited by 15 publications

References 4 publications

Engagement in European social dialogue: an investigation into the role of social partner structural capacity

Engagement in European social dialogue: an investigation into the role of social partner structural capacity

Trade Union Cooperation in Europe

The establishing of a European industrial relations system

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