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The Dynamics of European Employment Relations
National and international systems of employment relations are evolving rapidly in the face of cross-cutting pressures for change. Globalization is often seen as undermining national traditions of regulation in the private sector of the economy, while privatization, outsourcing and budgetary pressures have parallel effects in public services.
Yet national, regional and local governance regimes can be sources of competitive advantage, and the properties which might underpin the vision of a high-wage and high-skill Europe are widely discussed. European economic and market integration has been portrayed both as curtailing the autonomy of national industrial relations actors and institutions and as reinforcing their roles in securing much-needed economic adjustment.
Cutting across such issues are the consequences of EU enlargement, the shift from manufacturing to services, changes in the gender composition and demographic profile of the labour force and the growing influence of multinational companies. The Congress will address these issues in relation to four specific themes:
• Restructuring work: new approaches to pay and working time
• Voice at work: new challenges, new forms
• Regulating employment: towards multi-level governance
• Public sector restructuring: between state and market
Full Paper Submission
The abstract submission site is closed as the deadline dates have passed.
Emails are currently being sent out to all authors regarding the status of abstracts. For those that have been accepted for oral presentation, you are now required to work on your full paper and submit before 3 July 2007.
Full papers should be submitted using the following format and again can be uploaded online.
The full paper should be around 6000 words including references. The paper layout should be as shown in the example. Use Arial 10 pt with single line spacing. The content should be easily readable. References as in the example. Once the paper is complete, convert to pdf format (link to 'pdf by email' site) and upload.
