The main aims of this article are: a presentation of the theoretical framework for the analysis of the social pacts policy (taking into consideration that social pacts are phenomena which are very difficult to clearly define) and the presentation of the practice of this policy in chosen European countries (including three cases of “using” social pacts for the shaping of public policy, taking into consideration the fact that the form and content of social pacts vary from country to country). Social pacts are very special kinds of agreements between the representatives of the state and the interest groups. They can include various issues of social and economic policies, but they can also be used for solving economic difficulties and sustaining progress, including the development of the state. Social Pacts Policy is useful for a weak state and interest groups, which as a result of it can have an influence on public policy. Although, its application is not a facile process of agreement between the state and the social partners, it can have various forms and can include different goals of social and economic policies. Similarly, the range, institutionalisation and length of social pacts are not the same in all countries. Moreover, as the article indicates it refers to the economic, cultural and social circumstances, which can also cause the disappearance of the social pacts mechanism.
The social dialogue which can be understood as a process which “includes all types of negotiation, consultation and exchange of information between, or among, representatives of governments, employers and workers on issues of common interest” operates in the wider industrial relations area. If we take into consideration a fact that there are the very dynamic issues in this area, we will have to explore the matters, for example, such as the legal and organisational frameworks for the social dialogue, actors of it (including the most important social partners), or, tendencies for this area. The main aim of the paper, therefore, is a presentation of these chosen issues in the context of the Irish social dialogue. It can be seen as an effort for the presentation of Ireland’s social dialogue in outline
The social dialogue which can be understood as a process which “includes all types of negotiation, consultation and exchange of information between, or among, representatives of governments, employers and workers on issues of common interest”1 operates in the wider industrial relations area. If we take into consideration a fact that there are the very dynamic issues in this area, we will have to explore the matters, for example, such as the legal and organisational frameworks for the social dialogue, actors of it (including the most important social partners), or, tendencies for this area. The main aim of the paper, therefore, is a presentation of these chosen issues in the context of the Irish social dialogue. It can be seen as an effort for the presentation of Ireland’s social dialogue in outline.
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Dialog społeczny, który może być postrzegany jako proces, który „włącza wszelkie typy negocjacji, konsultacji i wymiany informacji pomiędzy lub pośród przedstawicielami rządów, pracodawców i pracowników poświęcone zagadnieniom wspólnego interesu”2 funkcjonuje na szerszej arenie stosunków przemysłowych. Jeśli weźmiemy pod uwagę fakt, że w tym obszarze funkcjonują bardzo dynamiczne zjawiska, będziemy musieli zgłębić takie zagadnienia jak np. prawne, organizacyjne ramy dla dialogu społecznego, jego aktorów (włączając najważniejszych partnerów społecznych) lub tendencje w tym obszarze. Toteż głównym celem artykułu jest prezentacja tych wybranych zagadnień w kontekście irlandzkiego dialogu społecznego.
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