Selected empirical findings on the development of industrial relations in Europe - current research

As a result of the signing of the Maastricht treaty, an increasing number of empirical studies of the development of industrial relations in Europe were carried out. The central aim of these studies was to assess the effects of European integration and economic internationalisation on industrial relations. Moreover several recent studies deal with the most distinctive institution of European industrial relations - European works councils. In the following chapter, we want to outline a few fundamental theses from these studies.