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Engaging with Variable Pay: A Comparative Study of the Metal Industry

Kristine Nergaard

Fafo, NORWAY, kristine.nergaard{at}fafo.no

Jon Erik Dølvik

Fafo, NORWAY, jon.erik.dolvik{at}fafo.no

Paul Marginson

University of Warwick, UK, paul.marginson{at}wbs.ac.uk

Juan Arasanz Díaz

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SPAIN, j_arasanz{at}hotmail.com

Barbara Bechter

Universität Wien, AUSTRIA, barbara.bechter{at}univie.ac.at

This article discusses differences in the responses of company employee representatives to variable pay systems, drawing on a comparative study in the metalworking sector in Austria, Norway, Spain and the UK. We find that the approaches of organized labour are contingent, first, on the type of pay system and its influence on total remuneration; and second, on the role of local trade unions or works councils within the national system of pay determination.

Key Words: bonuses • company representatives • national collective bargaining regimes • trade unions • variable pay systems

European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 15, No. 2, 125-146 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0959680109103607
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