Opting out of pay devolution? The prospects for local pay bargaining in UK public services: a comment

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There is a debate on the extent to which pay devolution became widespread in the UK public sector during the 1980s. David Bach and Stephen Winchester argue that it is not important and that local pay schemes are likely to be inhibited by a number of factors. They argue, for example, that trusts within the National Health Service (NHS) are not able to develop local terms easily. Other research indicates that pay devolution is important and that Bach and Winchester may give too much weight to operational constraints.

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Opting out of pay devolution? The prospects for local pay bargaining in UK public services: reply

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UK government minister have sought to impose devolved pay negotiations on the private sector. This move has had limited success, as can be seen from an examination of pay bargaining for teachers and nurses. There is a debate over what pay devolution means, but the terminology of the debate is less important than the future of pay bargaining as a whole. Some writers, such as Ron Beadle, argue that local pay bargaining is likely to become entrenched, but such prediction are difficult to make with certainty.

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The contraction of collective bargaining in Britain

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Collective bargaining in the UK is overviewed in terms of quality, structure, coverage and prospects. Reforms suggested in the Donovan Commission report have been implemented, with single-employer agreements gradually replacing multi-employer agreements. Changes may not necessarily be permanent, however. The organizational security of unions has been worn down, union involvement has decreased, the scope of bargaining has lessened and collective agreement coverage has declined.

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