This report examines the use of economic instruments to improve integration between the quality of the external environment and the quality of the working environment. Case studies of instrument application in both the environment and health and safety fields in four EU countries are identified and
A summary of the main findings of comparative research undertaken in five European countries published in the journal BEST No. 1/99. The research aimed to highlight the reasons for and extent of urban time policies in Europe during recent years, as well as identifying and analysing innovative cases
Since 1989 the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions has published BEST – a periodical dealing with broad issues of ‘time’. One of the most important factors affecting the way people live and work, time has featured in the work programmes of the Foundation since
The persistent high levels of unemployment and the EU policy initiatives have fuelled a broad public debate on the concept of pacts for employment and competitiveness (PECs) in most Member States and at EU level. PECs try to combine three major elements - competitiveness, employment and partnership
The Turku Conference examined the development, implementation and assessment of 'active strategies' - the policies and practices in favour of the participation in employment and productivity of the ageing workforce. It also looked at the development of more integrated public polices for an ageing
A brief summary of the conclusions from the Turku Conference which examined the development, implementation and assessment of 'active strategies' - the policies and practices in favour of the participation in employment and productivity of the ageing workforce.
This report explores how organisations in the UK design and implement employment policies in response to changing internal needs of the organisation and a range of pressures in the external environment, and also assesses how these policies shape working conditions for different groups of employees.
The aims of the study are to provide an outline of SMEs in their social, economic, and environmental context; a rough determination of SMEs’ needs for education and training relating to the environment and sustainable development; a rough determination of training and information needs of regulatory
The aims of the study are to provide an outline of SMEs in their social, economic, and environmental context; a rough determination of SMEs’ needs for education and training relating to the environment and sustainable development; a rough determination of training and information needs of regulatory