Through six named company case studies in the service sector, Rüb and Platzer explore the scope and background for transnational employee relations conflicts and the mechanisms that have emerged to resolve and anticipate these, highlighting the complex relationships between employee representatives, management and trade unions.

This book provides a detailed analysis of the process of negotiating European company-level agreements based on ten company case studies, as well as a quantitative study of European company-level bargaining in the metalworking industry. It is a comprehensive overview of the emerging order of European company-level industrial relations.