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Eurofound publishes its work in a range of publication formats to match audience needs and the nature of the output. These include flagship reports on a particular area of activity, research reports summarising the findings of a research project and policy briefs presenting policy pointers from research projects or facts and figures relevant to policy debates. Also included are blog articles, regular articles on working life in Europe, presentations, working papers providing background material to ongoing or already concluded research, and reports arising from ad hoc requests by policymakers. Other corporate publications include annual reports, brochures and promotional publications. Web databases and online resources such as data visualisation applications are available in Data and resources.

  • Telefónica to make 6,500 workers redundant

    • 15 December 2011
    • Article
    Telefónica de España SAU [1] held the public telecommunications monopoly in Spain until thesectorwas liberalised in the 1990s. In May 2011 the multinational company, seeking to make itself more competitive in its home market, applied for a Redundancy Procedure (ERE) which would initially have made 8,500 workers redundant. This was despite reportingprofitsof€10,000 million in 2010. [1] http://www.telefonica.com/en/home/jsp/home.jsp

  • Working longer, living better – Promoting good working conditions

    • 14 December 2011
    • Information sheet
    For most people work is not only a source of income but also an important aspect of their personal identity and their social life. When workers grow older, the positive elements of work often retain their importance, but for many it becomes more difficult to do their jobs. This fact sheet forms part of the Eurofound resource pack on Living longer, working better – Active ageing in Europe. The pack explores the impact of an ageing society and workforce, providing insights into developments at EU, national and company level.

  • Living longer, working better – Older workers in the recession

    • 14 December 2011
    • Information sheet
    Keeping older employees in the workforce for longer has been at the heart of national and European policies since the late 1990s. These policies have had an impact. Employment rates for older workers aged 55 to 64 have increased considerably over the last ten years, from 38% to 47% (Eurostat, 2000–2010). This fact sheet forms part of the Eurofound resource pack on 'Living longer, working better – Active ageing in Europe'. The pack explores the impact of an ageing society and workforce, providing insights into developments at EU, national and company level.

  • Living longer, working better – Demographic change

    • 14 December 2011
    • Information sheet
    Europeans are living longer than ever before, but fewer babies are being born. The increased lifespan is great news but also poses many questions for individuals, their families and social systems. This fact sheet forms part of the Eurofound resource pack on 'Living longer, working better – Active ageing in Europe'. The pack explores the impact of an ageing society and workforce, providing insights into developments at EU, national and company level.

  • Living longer, working better – Work after retirement

    • 14 December 2011
    • Information sheet
    Over the past five years employment rates among workers aged 65 to 74 years increased by 15% in the EU27 (Eurostat, 2011). Most people in this age group are pensioners, demonstrating that it has become more common for pensioners to take on paid employment, albeit starting from a fairly low level. This fact sheet forms part of the Eurofound resource pack on 'Living longer, working better – Active ageing in Europe'. The pack explores the impact of an ageing society and workforce, providing insights into developments at EU, national and company level.

  • Strengthened regulation of internships

    • 12 December 2011
    • Article
    Interns represent an affordable labour force for companies, providing employers with a cheap supply of highly qualified graduates. For the young people concerned, internships are indispensable in their transition to the higher end of the labour market. Regulating this arrangement in order to reduce potential abuse is difficult as there is a risk that internship opportunities for students could be curtailed.

  • First assessment of representativeness reform

    • 12 December 2011
    • Article
    A report (in French) [1] published in February 2011, and commissioned by the Ministry of Work, Employment and Health [2], examines the impact of the reform of representativeness [3] in 2008 (*FR0808039I* [4]) on industrial relations in 12 French companies. [1] http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00609506/fr/ [2] http://www.travail-emploi-sante.gouv.fr/ [3] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations-dictionary/representativeness [4] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/articles/new-rules-for-union-representativeness-and-working-time

  • Social partners agree national pay settlement

    • 08 December 2011
    • Article
    A tripartite framework for a new centralised national agreement on wages and working conditions [1] working conditions has been worked out between Finland’s social partners. The agreement will be for 25 months, offering a pay increase of 4.3 % by the end of the agreement period, with a first increase of 2.4% covering the first 13 months, and a further 1.9% increase for the remaining 12 months. A lump sum payment of €150 at the beginning of 2012 is also included in the agreement. [1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations-dictionary/working-conditions

  • Commission issues new Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility

    • 08 December 2011
    • Article
    The Communication [1], A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility (136Kb PDF) [2],was published on 25 October 2011/./ It states that a strategic approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is increasingly important for the competitiveness of businesses and can bring benefits in terms of risk management, cost savings, access to capital, customer relationships, human resource management and the capacity for innovation. CSR can also benefit society as a whole by contributing to the achievement of the European Union’s Treaty objectives of sustainable development and a competitive social market economy, and underpinning the Europe 2020 [3] strategy’s objectives. [1] http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/_getdocument.cfm?doc_id=7010 [2] http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/_getdocument.cfm?doc_id=7010 [3] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations-dictionary/europe-2020

  • Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults

    • 07 December 2011
    • Report
    This report describes over 50 cases of companies in 11 Member States that have adopted measures to support their employees with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults. Key initiatives by companies include: various types of leave; reduced working hours; and such supportive measures as information, counselling and practical support. The report concludes that: raising awareness is particularly important; that particularly effective approaches combine measures targeted at working carers, and measures that the entire workforce can avail of; that line managers have a pivotal role to play in supporting working carers; and that it is possible to create solutions that either avoid the need for employees to leave the job, or that enable them to return to work. An annotated bibliography and an executive summary are also available, together with a searchable database.

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