Tjenestemandsreformen af 1969 - Begyndelsen på det offentlige aftalebaserede reguleringssystem
Oversat titel
The Public Civil Servant System of 1969 - The beginning of the public collective bargaining system
Forfatter
Simonsen, Rasmus Buus
Semester
4. semester
Uddannelse
Udgivelsesår
2022
Afleveret
2022-06-01
Antal sider
67
Resumé
Denne afhandling undersøger Tjenestemandskommissionen af 1965 og dens rolle i tilblivelsen af Tjenestemandsreformen af 1969. Indtil 1969 blev løn- og arbejdsvilkår for statens tjenestemænd fastsat ved lov. Reformen indførte et aftalebaseret system, hvor ændringer sker gennem forhandlede aftaler, og dermed mindskede behovet for ny lovgivning. Tidligere forskning har ofte beskrevet reformen som en formalisering af den eksisterende praksis, blandt andre hos sociologerne og arbejdsmarkedsforskerne Jesper Due og Jørgen Steen Madsen. Afhandlingen udvider denne forståelse ved at undersøge kommissionens mål og begrundelser for at vælge en aftalebaseret tilgang. Analysen bygger især på Tjenestemandskommissionens arkiver i Rigsarkivet, suppleret af folketingsdebatter og udvalgte artikler i fagblade for tjenestemænd. Studiet konkluderer, at skiftet fra lovfastsættelse til aftaler var led i et bredere forsøg på at overføre fordelene ved det private arbejdsmarkeds overenskomstsystem (den danske model) til den offentlige tjenestemandssektor, så systemet fortsat kunne fungere i staten. I modsætning til den danske model gav det nye system dog ikke adgang til kollektive kampskridt som strejke og lockout ved uenighed. I stedet blev lovindgreb valgt som den primære måde at løse konflikter på for at sikre Folketingets kontrol med statens udgifter og opretholde et ordentligt og tillidsbaseret forhold mellem stat og tjenestemænd. Afhandlingen peger, uden endeligt bevis, på at kommissionens formand havde stor indflydelse på udformningen ved at afvise elementer, der kunne gøre gennemførelsen af reformen i 1969 vanskeligere. Derudover diskuteres, om kollektive kampskridt var politisk acceptable, og om de overhovedet gavner offentligt ansatte.
This thesis examines the 1965 Civil Servants Commission and its role in the 1969 Civil Service Reform. Before 1969, pay and working conditions for state civil servants were set by law. The reform introduced an agreement-based system, where changes are made through negotiated agreements, reducing the need for new legislation. Earlier research, including work by sociologists and labor market scholars Jesper Due and Jørgen Steen Madsen, often described the reform as merely formalizing existing practice. This thesis broadens that view by analyzing the commission’s aims and reasons for choosing an agreement-based approach. It draws mainly on the commission’s archives at the Danish National Archives, supported by parliamentary debates and selected articles in professional journals for civil servants. The study concludes that the move from lawmaking to agreements was part of a broader effort to bring advantages of private-sector collective bargaining (the Danish Model) into the public civil service so the system would remain viable within the state. However, unlike the Danish Model, the new public-sector system excluded collective action such as strikes and lockouts in case of disagreement. Instead, legislative intervention was chosen as the primary way to resolve conflicts, to safeguard Parliament’s control over state spending and to maintain an orderly, trust-based relationship between the state and civil servants. While no definitive proof is offered, the thesis suggests that the commission’s chair had significant influence by resisting features that might complicate or delay the completion of the 1969 reform. It also discusses whether collective action was politically acceptable and whether it benefits public employees.
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