Sectoral variation in collectively agreed employment protection : evidence from Dutch flexicurity
Schils, Trudie
Sectoral variation in collectively agreed employment protection : evidence from Dutch flexicurity created by Trudie Schils and Hester Houwing - European journal of industrial relations Volume 16, number 2 .
This article addresses the flexicurity outcomes of sectoral collective bargaining in the Netherlands. Dutch experience — presented as a model by the European Commission — proves not to be a case of ‘one size fits all’. Taking an institutionalist but firm-centred perspective, our analysis links the flexicurity policy debate to the theoretical analyses of ‘Varieties of Capitalism’ (VoC), which also stress various institutional constellations that can lead to equally optimal outcomes. In contrast to the core argument of the VoC perspective that diversity between institutional regimes is persistent, we find convergence across sectors over time. However, sectoral differences in the negotiated flexicurity balance remain apparent.
09596801
Flexicurity--Employment protection--Netherlands--Labour market flexibility
HD9891.E87 EUR
Sectoral variation in collectively agreed employment protection : evidence from Dutch flexicurity created by Trudie Schils and Hester Houwing - European journal of industrial relations Volume 16, number 2 .
This article addresses the flexicurity outcomes of sectoral collective bargaining in the Netherlands. Dutch experience — presented as a model by the European Commission — proves not to be a case of ‘one size fits all’. Taking an institutionalist but firm-centred perspective, our analysis links the flexicurity policy debate to the theoretical analyses of ‘Varieties of Capitalism’ (VoC), which also stress various institutional constellations that can lead to equally optimal outcomes. In contrast to the core argument of the VoC perspective that diversity between institutional regimes is persistent, we find convergence across sectors over time. However, sectoral differences in the negotiated flexicurity balance remain apparent.
09596801
Flexicurity--Employment protection--Netherlands--Labour market flexibility
HD9891.E87 EUR