Unions and Skills Utilisation - Research Paper 11

Unions and Skills Utilisation - Research Paper 11

By Francis Green is Professor of Labour Economics and Skills Development at the Institute of Education, University of London.

This authoritative paper by Francis Green sets out the need for greater policy focus on the utilisation of skills and how it is linked with High Involvement Work Practices (HIWPs). It outlines the relatively low adoption of HIWPs by employers and sets out the possible advantages and disadvantages of such practices for employees. The report considers whether unions have stimulated or inhibited the introduction of HIWPs and whether they have improved or harmed them.

The report describes the work of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and the Scottish Executive in developing strategies for the implementation of skills utilisation in the voluntary system. The report makes recommendations on how unions can get more involved in skills utilisation strategies and negotiate new organisational practices and fair shares of productive gains.

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