- Employers' organization
An employers' organization, employers' association or employers' federation is an association of
employer s. Atrade union , which organizesemployee s is the opposite of an employers' organization. The role and position of an employers' organization differs from country to country, dependent on theeconomic system of a country.In countries with a
pluralist or anglo-saxon economic system (such as the United Kingdom and the United States), where there is no institutionalized cooperation between employers' organizations, trade unions and government, an employers' organization is aninterest group oradvocacy group that throughlobbying tries to influencegovernment policy . In these countries, employers' organizations tend to be weak, with many of their functions taken over byindustry trade group s, which are basicallypublic relations organization.In countries with a
social market economy , such as Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands, the employers' organizations are part of a system of institutionalized deliberation, together with government and the trade unions. In tri-partite bargaining the so-calledsocial partners strike agreements on issues likeprice level s, wage increases,tax rate s and pension entitlements. In these countriescollective bargaining is often done on a national level not between one corporation and one union, but national employers' organizations and national trade unions.ee also
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Chamber of Commerce
*List of employer associations
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