The roles of Trade Unions and Employer Organisations in the UK today

ReWAGE has just published two reports examining the related topics of trade unions and employer organisations in the UK today. Trade Unions in contemporary Britain re-examines trade unions – how they operate and their effects on their membership and wider society. A review of employer membership organisations in the UK examines the role of employer organisations in the UK economy, including their relevance to policy debate about labour market reform.

ReWAGE is fortunate in having some of the UK’s foremost thinkers on its Expert Group, drawn from leading universities and research organisations from across the UK. Between them they have a huge breadth of knowledge, covering such subjects as the labour market, job quality, employment relations and the changing nature of work.

This week we are pointing the spotlight onto Damian Grimshaw, Professor of Employment Studies at King’s College London and ReWAGE’s expert on international comparisons of low-wage labour markets, outsourcing and precarious work.