Corby, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7702-3425 (2013) Labour courts in Great Britain and Sweden: a self-service model v collective regulation. [Working Paper]

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Abstract

The institutions for adjudicating employment rights in Great Britain and Sweden are superficially similar – in both countries there are labour courts with lay judges and both countries are covered by European Union employment legislation. Beneath this surface, however, there are important differences. In Sweden there is collective regulation as the social partners (that is trade unions and employers organisations) continue to play a significant part in the labour court process. In contrast the social partners no longer play a role in the adjudication of employment rights in Great Britain, which provides an individualistic, self-service model. This article traces these changes in Great Britain, and the lack of them in Sweden, before offering theoretical explanations for the differences.

Item Type:	Working Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords:	labour court, individualism, adjudication
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) K Law > K Law (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) > Work & Employment Research Unit (WERU) Faculty of Business > Department of Human Resources & Organisational Behaviour
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Last Modified:	11 Dec 2019 12:45
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/10204

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