Collective Bargaining and Temporary Contracts in Call Centre Employment in Austria, Germany and Spain

This study compares the effectiveness of bargaining institutions in regulating temporary contracts in Austrian, German and Spanish call centres. Unions’ capacities to bargain over the expansion and conditions of temporary contract use are shaped by bargaining structures and state regulation of vario...

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Published in:European journal of industrial relations 2009-12, Vol.15 (4), p.437-456
Main Authors: Shire, Karen A., Schönauer, Annika, Valverde, Mireia, Mottweiler, Hannelore
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Austria
Call centers
Call centres
Collective Bargaining
Contracts
Employment
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
Labor unions
Labour contract
Labour relations
Regulation
Spain
Subcontracting
Temporary employment
Trade unions
Unions
Workplaces
Works councils
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Call centers
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Collective Bargaining
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Employment
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Labor unions
Labour contract
Labour relations
Regulation
Spain
Subcontracting
Temporary employment
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