'An umbrella full of holes?' Corporate Restructuring, Redundancy and the Effectiveness of ICE Regulations

Phil Taylor; Chris Baldry; Andy Danford; Paul Stewart

doi:10.7202/029537ar

'An umbrella full of holes?' Corporate Restructuring, Redundancy and the Effectiveness of ICE Regulations

Phil Taylor, Chris Baldry, Andy Danford, Paul Stewart

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This article concerns the manner in which the European Union Information and Consultation of Employees (ICE) Directive has been implemented in the UK in the harsh corporate conditions of restructuring, redundancy and site closure. Drawing on interview and documentary evidence from six case companies (Peugeot-Citroen, General Motors, Prudential, Aviva, Marconi, Rolls Royce), the article exposes major faultlines in the effectiveness of the UK's ICE Regulations to provide even limited protection for employees who were presented with redundancy as a fait accompli. Contrary to management claims ICE arrangements have not provided additional levels of representation either to complement unions or to fill the 'representation gap' left by declining coverage. The failure to consult raises broader questions of the wider political and legislative environment in the UK.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-49
Number of pages	22
Journal	Industrial Relations/Relations Industrielles
Volume	64
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7202/029537ar
Publication status	Published - 30 Mar 2009

Keywords

European Union
ICE
UK
Plant closure

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