TOWARDS A NEW DEFINITION OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

Economic development has brought about a process of individualization and crisis of representation in the world of work. This constitutes a threat to social integration and regulation. But it also offers the op portunity to formulate a new life and work ethic, to develop other con cepts of solidarity. To this end, the author proposes a ''re-regulatio n'' of the employment relationship that is compatible with productive efficiency, one that introduces the concept of ''citizenship'' into th e enterprise, recognizes individual diversity and need for autonomy, a nd establishes a new style of dialogue and communication in workplace relations.