Recent trends in British trade union density: how much of a compositional effect?

Article Abstract:

An analysis of the decline in aggregate trade union density in the UK in the period 1983-89 shows that it has been affected by changes in the composition of employment. Changes in employee composition in terms of gender, age, occupation, full-time or part-time status, size of establishment, industry and region were partly responsible for aggregate union density falling to 38% in 1990. Research based on a comparison of two surveys of trade union membership carried out in 1983 and 1989 indicates that compositional changes accounted for 30% of the fall in trade union density over that period.

Membership, Labor unions, Employment surveys

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Trends in the training of male and female workers in the United Kingdom

Article Abstract:

Research revealed that there has been a change in UK trends concerning the access of women workers to employee training. Research conducted during the late 1980s and early 1990s found that women employees had less access to training than male employees. However, researchers who examined training data for 1995 found that, overall, women had almost the same access to training as men. The researchers considered several aspects of training participation, and some of the measures showed that female participation exceeded male participation.

Research, Training, Working women, Employee training

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Union recognition and paid holiday entitlement

Article Abstract:

There seems to be substantial evidence to support the view that trade unions in the UK have been successful in negotiating generous paid holiday entitlement for their members. Research indicates that union-recognized workers generally enjoy a larger paid holiday entitlement than their non-recognized counterparts. However, employers in the UK are generally more firmly opposed than those in other countries to having paid holidays enforced by law. For this reason, the UK has a relatively small number of public holidays.

Labor relations, Employee vacations

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