Toplu Pazarlık Kapsamını Etkileyen Faktörler: Karşılaştırmalı Endüstri İlişkileri Temelinde Türk Endüstri İlişkileri Sisteminin Modernizasyonu

Abstract

As it is in Scandinavian countries, a high union density ensures the enhancement of collective bargaining coverage rates and also, the collective bargaining coverage can be boosted by the extension mechanism in countries with a high employer organisation density, as it is in France. Additionally, the role of collective bargaining levels, coordination degrees among bargains and the extension mechanism should be examined to fully understand the disparities in collective bargaining coverage rates across countries, and the differences of union density and collective bargaining coverage within the country. However, in the case of Turkey, it has been seen that there is a limited number of empirical studies related to the coverage and changes in the structure of collective bargaining and the factors affecting the collective bargaining coverage. To address this gap and to contribute to the literature, this research, using Amsterdam University database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts and OECD’s data, mainly aims to analyse the relationship between collective bargaining coverage and the factors affecting collective bargaining coverage based on the comparative industrial relations. Additionally, in the conclusion section, the model proposals for the modernisation of the Turkish industrial relations system are discussed. This study originally concluded that there is a significantly moderate size of correlation relationship between collective bargaining coverage rates and coordination degrees of collective bargaining and the usage frequency of the extension mechanism while having a significantly large size of correlation relationship between collective bargaining coverage rates and the employer organisation density, and a predominant collective bargaining level.