This report maps the impact of the global financial, economic and public debt crisis on industrial relations and working conditions at national level in the EU Member States from 2008 to end 2012. The impact of the crisis on industrial relations is mapped with regard to the actors, processes and
The European Company Survey 2009 on flexibility practices and social dialogue is the second European-wide establishment survey to be undertaken by Eurofound. The survey documents flexibility strategies in firms and is a unique source of comparative information on social dialogue at the workplace
This report presents a comparison of national industrial relations systems in the EU25, exploring the differences between individual systems and their effects on the economy. The report is based on the more detailed findings of a research project entitled ‘Quality of industrial relations
In operation since 2003, the Proxima project (in Dutch and French) [1] aims to carry out research into home care and improve the quality of working conditions in the subsector. The research is accompanied by the dissemination of information, training initiatives and public awareness campaigns
After a brief recovery, Belgium’s textiles sector has once again experienced difficult economic times during 2005 and 2006. Following years of restructuring, downsizing and delocalisation, the sector has increasingly been transformed into an industry specialising in high-tech market niches (
After a prolonged bargaining round amounting to 23 hours, the Belgian social partners in the private sector agreed an extensive national intersectoral agreement for the period 2007–2008. The agreement, entitled ‘For an innovative economy and employment’ (Voor een innovatieve economie en
The recent increase in temporary employment has provided an opportunity to re-evaluate well-established stress models. Models that proved to be predictive among permanent workers are being retested among temporary workers, that is, employees who hold dependent jobs of limited duration, as in the
In the autumn of 2006, Belgium revised its law on the protection from violence, moral harassment (bullying) and sexual harassment at the workplace (42Kb PDF) [1], which has been in practice since 2002 (*BE0205301N* [2]). The revision is based on an evaluation (in French) [3] that has been conducted
Research leading to the awarding of a doctorate degree in social sciences has investigated the situation of Polish and Bulgarian workers who illegally migrate to Brussels. The analysis was systematic and in-depth in nature, transcending the often rudimentary knowledge about eastern Europeans in
Prior to the recent introduction of new theft control measures for employees, controls were regulated by the Minister of Internal Affairs under the Law on Private Security (Wet op de private en bijzondere veiligheid [1]/Loi réglementant la sécurité privée et particulière [2]) of 10 December 1990
On 26 October 2006, up to 100 members and supporters of the extreme right-wing political party Vlaams Belang [1] took part in a demonstration in Liederkerke, in the province of Flemish-Brabant surrounding the Brussels capital region. The protest was organised as a result of the expulsion of a member
On 19 September 2006, the new 2005–2006 intersectoral agreement for the public sector (in Dutch) [1] was signed by two of the three trade union organisations representing employees in the civil service. The signatory unions included the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (Confédération des
In Belgian companies, members of the works council and the committee for risk prevention and health protection at work (*BE0309304T* [1]) can in theory only be dismissed on urgent grounds which have previously been accepted by the labour court, or for economic or technical reasons which have