Catalan labour relations framework: brief reflection on institutional frame

Abstract

The current economic situation has reopened the debate on the reform of public administration, particularly from the perspective of the expenditure carried out and the type of services that must continue being offered or not. Several studies and reports have been also tackling the discussion on the viability of certain public bodies in order to achieve better efficiency and avoid duplications. We focus our study on three institutions that comprise the institutional frame of labour relations in Catalonia (Labour Relations Board, the Labour Court of Catalonia, Economic and Social Council of Catalonia), models will be designed using “MOE”’s methodology (Strategic Orientation Models) in order to explore alternative institutional frames that may fit properly in economic and labor current context and also respond to requirements for more efficient organizational structures.