Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Description
In 1977 a new law called 'Act on Co-determination' came into force in Sweden. According to this law trade unions have the right to be informed about all circumstances that are, or could be, of importance for the members of the union. The unions have the right to express their opinions on almost every important question at 'the establishment'. This is allowed for in a special type of negotiation. An employer has after negotiations however the right to make a decision without bothering about the union's opinion. This law is supposed to regulate the unions rights to participate in the decision making process at the establishment. It is an important part of the complex system of formal norms that regulates the relations between trade unions and employers in Sweden. The research project 'Work, Unions and participation' studied how local actors - unions and employers - have adapted to this system of norms.
This study is composed of two survey studies, designed as a panel study. The population is restricted to following branches: manufacturing, trade, transports and communications, education, social
Subject area
Labour relations/conflict, Working conditions
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Sociology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
Principal organisation
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Responsible department/unit
University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 0041
Description
In 1977 a new law called 'Act on Co-determination' came into force in Sweden. According to this law trade unions have the right to be informed about all circumstances that are, or could be, of importance for the members of the union. The unions have the right to express their opinions on almost every important question at 'the establishment'. This is allowed for in a special type of negotiation. An employer has after negotiations however the right to make a decision without bothering about the union's opinion. This law is supposed to regulate the unions rights to participate in the decision making process at the establishment. It is an important part of the complex system of formal norms that regulates the relations between trade unions and employers in Sweden. The research project 'Work, Unions and participation' studied how local actors - unions and employers - have adapted to this system of norms.
This study is composed of two survey studies, designed as a panel study. The population is restricted to following branches: manufacturing, trade, transports and communications, education, social
Language
Swedish
Time period(s) investigated
1979-09-01 — 1980-04-01
1981-01-01 — 1982-01-01
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Unit of analysis
Time Method
Subject area
Labour relations/conflict, Working conditions
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Sociology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
Hörte, S.Å. (1983) Medbestämmande : En analys av kontaktmönster mellan parter vid arbetsställen. Monograph no 28. Göteborg: Department of Sociology. ISBN 91-7222-576-9.
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Hörte, S.Å. (1980) Kontakter mellan arbetsgivare och fackliga organisationer på det lokala planet : Förhandlings- och informationsverksamhet vid arbetsställen. Research report no 71. Göteborg: Department of Sociology. ISBN 91-7222-576-9.
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ISBN:
9789172225763
Hörte, S.Å. (1981) Medbestämmande vid arbetsställen : MBL-survey 1979. Arbetsrapport 1981. Göteborg: Department of Sociology.
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Dataset 1
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1979-09 — 1980-04
Source of the data: Population group
Variables
500
Number of individuals/objects
1500
Dataset 2
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1979-09 — 1980-04
Dataset 3
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1981
Variables
500
Number of individuals/objects
1000
Dataset 4
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Sven-Åke Hörte - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Horst Hart - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
Time period(s) for data collection: 1981