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By Brian Towers

Published in September 1999

This book is the third in a series of Comparative Notes published by the Institute of Employment Rights.

By Susan Corby

Published in May 1999

This book is the second in a series of Comparative Notes published by the Institute of Employment Rights.

The Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 introduced mediation as an alternative to Tribunals for resolving unfair dismissal disputes.

This booklet, with a foreword by Angela Foulkes, Secretary of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, looks at the differences between conciliation, mediation and arbitration, as forms of alternative dispute resolution and concludes that mediation is by far the most effective.

By David Chinn

Published in July 1998

This publication is produced in association with trade unionists in Australia and looks at how unions can strengthen international labour standards by linking them to international trade through the use of social clauses.

To do this effectively, the author argues that we need to move away from the ‘social dumping’ argument and argue for a social dimension to the global economy.

By Steve Gibbons

Published in July 1998

As we approach the 50th anniversary of ILO Convention 87 (Freedom of Association) and against the background of a global attack on workers’ rights, the author looks at new ways of pressurising governments and transnational companies into respecting labour standards. This publication looks specifically at the role of corporate codes of conduct.

By Anthony Forsyth

Published in April 1998

This is the first in a series of comparative papers outlining how labour law operates in other countries and highlighting lessons to be learned from the experiences of workers from around the world.

Edited by Keith Ewing

Published in March 1998

A comparative paper looking at how recognition and collective bargaining procedures operate in Sweden, Germany, Italy, America and Canada, and drawing out important lessons for UK trade unionists.