The new edited text examines the implications for various stakeholders of the new EU Directive on Information and Consultation. As well as containing new and classic readings , it will also contain newly commissioned contributions by leading academic, employment, trade union and legal experts, analysing the value-added potential to be derived by the effective implementation of information and consultation procedures.

Introductory Overview
PART ONE: THE IDEA OF ADDED-VALUE THROUGH INFORMATION AND CONSULTION
The Idea of Information Disclosure and Consultation as Part of the High Performance Workplace
PART TWO: THE EVIDENCE OF ADDED-VALUE THROUGH INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION, IMPACT AND OUTCOMES
Benefiting form a Multi-Channel Approach
Employee Information and Consultation in Ireland
PART THREE: INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION IN CONTEXT
The Place of Information and Consultation in the Wider Context of Employment Relations
Perspectives of Key Parties:
A Trade Union Perspective
An Employers Perspective
The IPA
PART FOUR: LEGAL INTERVENTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
The European Union (2002) Directive 2002/14/EC
DTI Guidance Notes July/August 2004
Transposition into English Law
A Legal Interpretation
PART FIVE: OPTIONS, ISSUES AND QUESTIONS ARISING
Alternative Models of Informing and Consulting with Employees
Information and Consultation in the Public Sector
Implications for Employees and Employee Representatives
Risks and Associated Issues
Information and Consultation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
What Kind of Financial Literacy do Employee Representatives Need?
PART SIX: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
European Comparative Practice in Information and Consultation
Comparatively Open: Statutory Information Disclosure for Consultation and Bargaining in Germany, France and the UK
PART SEVEN: MAKING THE MOST OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION
Adding Value
Features of High Performance Workplaces

JOHN STOREY is Professor of Human Resource Management at the Open University Business School, Milton Keynes, UK.