Hard law, soft edge? Information, consultation and partnership

Employee Relations

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 608-622

  Doherty, Michael ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Employee participation; Employee rights; Employment; Employment legislation; European Union; Ireland; Partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249097459     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450810910019     Document Type: Article

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