ABSTRACT
The benefits for industry seem to be agreed by industrialists, with some reservations from those whose firms are exposed to a new competition, and the growth rate of the Common Market countries has been considerably in advance of that of the UK. The need for greater output may help to change the present climate of industrial relations, providing that the mere act of joining the Market is not regarded as a magic ointment which will heal minds and tongues. There are two main ways by which Britain, and the other three entrants, will be influenced by the Common Market in the field of industrial relations. One is by the influence of competitive pressures and meetings, the devising of common policies by employers and, for their part, by trade unions. The other way by which countries are influenced is by the policy of harmonisation contained in the Treaty of Rome.
