A British Dilemma: Disclosure of Information for Collective Bargaining and Joint Consultation

Posted: 10 Feb 2003

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Howard Gospel

King's College London - The Management Centre

Graeme Lockwood

King’s College London

Paul Willman

University of Oxford - Said Business School; University of Oxford - Said Business School

Abstract

Information is a basic resource in enterprise decision-making and thereby affects the working lives of those employed in the firm. It is essential for collective bargaining, joint consultation, and other mechanisms which regulate employment. In this article, U.K. law on information disclosure by employers to employees and their representatives is examined as an important topic in its own right. It is also used to explore the tensions which have occurred when the traditional British approach based on collective bargaining has been compelled to come to terms with a continental European tradition, drawn more from Germany and France and based on more disclosure for joint consultation.

Suggested Citation

Gospel, Howard and Lockwood, Graeme and Willman, Paul, A British Dilemma: Disclosure of Information for Collective Bargaining and Joint Consultation. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=365320

Howard Gospel (Contact Author)

King's College London - The Management Centre ( email )

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Graeme Lockwood

King’s College London ( email )

Strand
London, England WC2R 2LS
United Kingdom

Paul Willman

University of Oxford - Said Business School ( email )

Park End Street
Oxford, OX1 1HP
Great Britain

University of Oxford - Said Business School ( email )

Park End Street
Oxford, OX1 1HP
Great Britain

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