Digital discussion on role of trust in industrial relations and collective bargaining.
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Digital DEMDIS discussion: Do we need trust in industrial relations?
February 20, 2025
February 20, 2025
Digital discussion on role of trust in industrial relations and collective bargaining.
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December 3, 2024
TRUE Europe Mid-Term Conference on November 28 in Bucharest.
The TRUE Europe research team met to share preliminary findings and experiences regarding stakeholders’ perspectives on trust in industrial relations.
Thank you to everyone who attended and made this conference a success.
(more…)November 29, 2024
The TRUE Europe consortium met on Thursday, November 28, in Bucharest to share preliminary findings and experiences regarding stakeholders’ perspectives on trust in industrial relations.
Partners from Austria, Czechia, Ireland, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Sweden presented their respective country cases and discussed their insights and challenges in exploring opportunities to strengthen collective bargaining in their countries.
(more…)November 18, 2024
Trust is a fundamental element in shaping industrial relations (IR), fostering cooperation and effective social dialogue between employers, employee representatives, and unions. Research shows that trust positively affects the performance and efficiency of institutions, and influences broader societal outcomes such as economic stability, democracy, and social equity.
(more…)November 13, 2024
Trust plays a critical role in fostering cooperation and productive relationships within industrial relations. In the context of employment, trust is fundamental to relationships between employers, unions, and employees, supporting collaboration, negotiation, and effective collective bargaining. The complex nature of trust arises from its roots in both contractual agreements and the power imbalances within the employer-employee relationship. This complexity is further heightened by differing values, expectations, and external factors such as public interests, regulatory demands, and media attention.
This analysis illuminates how trust operates across industrial relations, underpinning both the challenges and the potential for transformative, durable alliances in the workplace.
(more…)September 12, 2024
The TRUE Project brought preliminary results from interviews about the role of trust between employee and employer representatives in social partner relationships. They were already presented at the European Sociological Association conference.
(more…)August 30, 2024
Researchers from Linnaeus University, the lead of the consortium of the TRUE EUROPE project will present preliminary results from the interviews about the role of trust between employee and employer representatives in collective bargaining.
(more…)June 17, 2024
This chapter focuses on investigating Industrial Relations (IR) and trust in banking and finance, metal, and transport sectors across eight countries with a wide range of IR national regimes. These sector are examined in Sweden, Austria, Ireland as well as Central and Easter European countries as Czechia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Romania and Serbia.
(more…)March 28, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our website on March 28, 2024. Here, you’ll find all project details, including our timeline of deliverables, team members, and contact information. Explore now.
March 27, 2024
On the 27th of March, all partners met online to discuss the visual identity and best communication strategies to reach social partners. Communication guidelines were finalized.
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Bucharest University
Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI)
Dublin City University
Linnaeus University
Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences (LCSS)
University of Belgrade
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