Doherty, Michael
(2008)
Hard law, soft edge? Information, consultation and
partnership.
Employee Relations, 30 (6).
ISSN 0142-5455
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to assess whether the transposition of the EU
directive on informing and consulting employees is likely to enhance voice
and participation rights of Irish employees. The paper assesses the reasons
for the “voice gaps” the evidence suggests exist in Irish workplaces and
analysing the implications of the legal changes brought in by the information
and consultation legislation. The paper argues that the transposition of the
EU Directive provided a unique opportunity to bolster voice mechanisms in
Irish workplaces and “plug” some of the gaps identified in the literature.
However, the paper argues this opportunity has been largely squandered, as
a result of the Irish Government’s minimalist approach to “hard” regulation of
information and consultation rights in the transposing legislation.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Employment regulation; information and consultation; employee rights; partnership; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: |
11806 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1108/01425450810910019 |
| Depositing User: |
Michael Doherty
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| Date Deposited: |
21 Nov 2019 17:36 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Employee Relations |
| Publisher: |
Emerald |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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