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No WP1407: Employee Representatives in France: Employers' Perceptions and Expectations towards Improved Industrial Relations

Aurélien Colson (), Patricia Elgoibar () and Francesco Marchi ()
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Aurélien Colson: ESSEC Business School, Postal: 1 AVENUE BERNARD HIRSCH, CS 50105 CERGY, 95021 CERGY PONTOISE CEDEX, FRANCE
Patricia Elgoibar: IESEG School of Management, Postal: Socle de la Grande Arche , 1, Parvis de La Défense, 92044 Paris La Défense Cedex , FRANCE
Francesco Marchi: ESSEC Business School, Postal: 1 AVENUE BERNARD HIRSCH, CS 50105 CERGY, 95021 CERGY PONTOISE CEDEX, FRANCE

Abstract: In Part 1, this paper provides an overview of historical, legal, political and cultural factors which have shaped, to this day, the system of industrial relations in France. Drawing on the quantitative results of an on-line survey and on the qualitative analysis of a series of interviews with a sample of HR managers in France, Part 2 and 3 analyze how employers perceive Employee Representatives when it comes to social dialogue: eight factors impacting the quality of industrial relations are summarized. Building on this, Part 4 introduces eight suggestions to improve the quality of social dialogue in France.

Keywords: France; Industrial Relations; Social Dialogue; Trade Unions; Negotiation; Trust

JEL-codes: J51; J52; J53

14 pages, April 2014

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