Are social partnerships the way forward in the new millenium?

Are Social Partnership Agreements the Way Forward in the New Millennium? Social partnership is very fashionable right now. It has become the new "buzzword" in Industrial Relations. The 'new' government, the TUC and the CBI are all promoting partnership at work, every week there is another conference held somewhere in the country on the topic of partnership. There is also a huge amount being written about the issue, some Industrial Relations commentators have even hailed …

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