The consequences of the crisis for public sector industrial relations

Public sector employees in virtually all countries have been affected by the crisis as governments seek to reduce the size and scope of the public sector. Adjustments have included pay freezes, pay cuts and reductions in staffing levels, although countries generally seem to fall into two clusters— those that have been severely affected and have put into place austerity measures, and those that have been affected to a lesser extent. The future appears to point towards more centralisation and unilateralism in public sector industrial relations