Economic Citizenship and Workplace Conflict in Anglo-American Industrial Relations Systems

This article argues that the expansion of individual employment rights is presenting a series of challenges to the collective model of economic citizenship that prevailed in most of the Anglo‐American world during the last century. We examine developments in the management of workplace conflict in A...

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Published in:British journal of industrial relations 2016-06, Vol.54 (2), p.358-384
Main Authors: Currie, Denise, Teague, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative dispute resolution
Citizenship
Conflict resolution
Disputes
Economic expansion
Employment
Industrial development
Labor law
Labor relations
Legislation
Management
Studies
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Summary:This article argues that the expansion of individual employment rights is presenting a series of challenges to the collective model of economic citizenship that prevailed in most of the Anglo‐American world during the last century. We examine developments in the management of workplace conflict in Anglo‐American countries to highlight the institutional manoeuvrings that have been taking place to mould the nature of national regimes of employment rights. We argue that Governments almost everywhere are actively seeking to create institutional regimes that weaken the impact of employment legislation and we find that statutory dispute resolution agencies are eagerly trying to develop organizational identities that are aligned with rights‐based employment disputes.
ISSN:0007-1080
1467-8543
DOI:10.1111/bjir.12150