Institutional support for new work roles: The case of care coordinators in the United States and England

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Abstract

Drawing on comparative employment relations literature, this article explores how employment relations (ER) institutions support the ‘care coordinator’, a new role tasked with aiding the exchange of information between health and social services in the United States and the UK. Findings show that in both countries, multi-employer collective bargaining facilitated this role by providing good working conditions and a stable work environment; additionally, the new role performed better in England due to the broader scope of bargaining and supportive management practices. The article advances a comparative institutional perspective on the creation of new tasks focused on sub-national (sectoral and regional) ER.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)951-974
Number of pages24
JournalBritish Journal of Industrial Relations
Volume61
Issue number4
Early online date5 May 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

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