영국 공공부문 노사관계의 특징 : 지방정부 사례

The industrial relations of the local government in Britain had been a coordinated decentralization type for a long period. Since 198Q<;, considerable changes have emerged in many aspects. Some individual local governments stepped aside from the existing system, criticizing its weaknesses. What they did was to operate their own bargaining structure instead of being wholly a part of the central structure. This actually happened after the adaptation of the market mechanism for the British economy in general and the public sector in particular by the Thatcher government. Even after Single Status Agreement, such decentralization has been maintained. But this has also emerged within the framework of the central bargaining. We could define this as articulation between central and local level. This is due to the accumulated bargaining power and the organizational strength that were obtained by Local level trade unions for a long period. Another issue is regarding partnership. Under the weakened position of the British unions this partnership option might be the best one. The consciousness that antagonistic relationship between employers and employees is no useful at all for both side now rapidly spread across the sectors, so that the partnership concept is expected to settle down in a good shape in Britain. In conclusion, the industrial relations of the local government in Britain has become much more complex. Unlike the dominance of a single form such as constitutional one that is categorized as sophisticated modern, another type of sophisticated modem such as partnership and sophisticated paternalism are used.