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Sociální dialog

Sociální dialog lze definovat jako vyjednávání, konzultace, společné akce, diskuse a sdílení informací mezi zaměstnavateli a zaměstnanci. Dobře fungující sociální dialog je klíčovým nástrojem pro formování pracovních podmínek, do něhož je zapojena řada různých aktérů na různých úrovních. Nachází rovnováhu mezi zájmy zaměstnanců a zaměstnavatelů a přispívá k hospodářské konkurenceschopnosti i sociální soudržnosti.

Politické diskuze na úrovni EU zdůrazňují, že především od krize v roce 2008 se objevily nové diskuze o sociální spravedlnosti, demokracii, kvalitě práce a nových modelech vztahů mezi sociálními partnery, což staví tradiční pracovněprávní vztahy a systémy sociálního dialogu před nové výzvy.

Třicet let po historickém zahájení evropského sociálního dialogu ve Val Duchesse v Bruselu Komise dala tomuto procesu nový impulz vyhlášením nového začátku pro sociální dialog na akci na vysoké úrovni konané 5. března 2015, na níž se sešly organizace sociálních partnerů z celé Evropy. Evropský sociální dialog je nástrojem sociální politiky EU, který se přímo podílí na formování pracovněprávních předpisů a politik EU.

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From January to June 2022, Eurofound supported the work of France's presidency of the Council of the EU, providing valuable research results on specific topics linked with the presidency priorities.

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From July to December 2023, Eurofound supported the work of Spain's presidency of the Council of the EU, providing valuable research results on specific topics linked with the presidency priorities.

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Činnost nadace Eurofound

Tvůrci politik potřebují solidní fakta, aby pochopili změny, které na trhu práce probíhají, a mohli reagovat na měnící se dynamiku pracovněprávních vztahů v Evropě. Eurofound používá údaje a analýzy své sítě korespondentů ve 28 členských státech EU a Norsku k mapování trendů a vzorců a ke zdůraznění příkladů řádně fungujícího sociálního dialogu na evropské i vnitrostátní úrovni.

Výzkum nadace Eurofound je zaměřen na aspekty, jako je účast zaměstnanců, kolektivní vyjednávání, zastoupení zaměstnanců a pracovněprávní vztahy na všech úrovních. Zkoumá, do jaké míry se pracovněprávní vztahy přizpůsobily vzniku nadnárodních organizací. Na danou problematiku nahlíží také z globálního hlediska, přičemž srovnává systémy pracovněprávních vztahů a výsledky ekonomik mimo EU, například v USA a Japonsku.

Hlavní příspěvky

Eurofound má za sebou za více než 40 let rozsáhlé činnosti v oblasti sledování měnících se stránek sociálního dialogu v Evropě na různých úrovních: podnikové, vnitrostátní, evropské a mezinárodní.

V posledních letech nadace Eurofound provedla hloubkové analýzy různých ústředních aspektů sociálního dialogu, např.: 

Studie v oblasti reprezentativnosti, které nadace Eurofound provedla v různých odvětvích na základě pověření Komise z roku 2006, poskytují základní informace potřebné pro zřízení a fungování výborů pro evropský odvětvový sociální dialog.

Zdroje

Evropský slovník vztahů mezi sociálními partnery byl vytvořen v roce 2005 jako on-line referenční nástroj pro tvůrce politik a pracovníky z praxe, který je cenným zdrojem informací o zaměstnanosti a pracovněprávních vztazích v EU. Profily zemí z hlediska pracovního života poskytují relevantní kontextové informace o strukturách, institucích a právních předpisech upravujících pracovní život ve 28 členských státech EU a na úrovni EU.

Účelem databází informací o kolektivním vyjednávání o mzdách a o mzdách, pracovní době a kolektivních sporech je poskytnout výzkumným pracovníkům a tvůrcům politik kvantitativní a kvalitativní údaje o těchto tématech ve všech členských státech a Norsku od roku 2000 do současnosti.

Key outputs

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V posledních letech došlo k obecnému poklesu protestních akcí ve všech členských státech EU, a to kromě několika přerušovaných výkyvů. Během pandemie COVID-19 tento trend pokračoval, přičemž k nejvýznamnějším pracovním...

7 Únor 2022
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Research report
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This publication consists of individual country reports on working life during 2020 for 29 countries – the 27 EU Member States, Norway and the United Kingdom. The country reports summarise...

23 Březen 2021
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Other
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V rámci svého poslání podporovat dialog mezi sociálními partnery nadace Eurofound sleduje a analyzuje vývoj systémů vztahů mezi sociálními partnery na úrovni EU a v členských státech EU již více...

11 Prosinec 2020
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Flagship report

Current and ongoing research

 

In the course of the programming period 2021–2024, Eurofound will continue regular monitoring of social dialogue, including through the EU PolicyWatch database.

Other topics addressed include:

  • Monitoring of the role of national social partners in the European semester and analysis of quality and effectiveness of their involvement 
  • Summary of discussions on capacity-building social dialogue to support a meaningful and effective social dialogue 
  • Research on industrial relations covering topics related to both social dialogue and working life developments, including updates on collectively agreed pay
  • Representativeness studies on a variety of sectors to provide the European Commission required information to assess the representativeness of European sectoral social partner organisations.

 

Eurofound expert(s)

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Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras is a research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound and focuses on comparative industrial relations, social dialogue and collective bargaining...

Research manager,
Working life research unit
Publications results (251)

Three years after the adoption of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), this report reviews the quality of the social partners’ involvement in 2023 in the ongoing implementation of reforms and investments funded by that initiative. It also examines the quality of their involvement in the prepa

26 February 2024

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the furniture sector.

08 December 2023

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the woodworking sector.

21 November 2023

This study provides information to allow for an assessment of the representativeness of the national and supranational social partners at cross-industry level in the EU.

09 November 2023

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the professional football sector.

26 October 2023

Automation and digitisation technologies, including artificial intelligence, are rapidly evolving and becoming increasingly powerful and pervasive. The full range of their effects in the workplace is yet to be seen. It is, however, important not only to explore the ethical implications of digital te

12 September 2023

After a long period of price stability, inflation has made a remarkable comeback in the EU. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the energy crisis spurred by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the disruption of the international supply chain, among other factors, have driven up the

06 September 2023

In 2022, the European Semester process was updated to take into account the launch of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in February 2021. Over the past year, Member States have implemented national recovery and resilience plans (RRPs) in a context of huge geopolitical and economic upheaval

29 March 2023

This paper provides an overview of the involvement of the social partners in policymaking and social dialogue in recent years, primarily at national peak level. It will focus on the evolution of social dialogue over the past decade and a half in terms of its response to external shocks, focusing on

20 March 2023

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the civil aviation sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participat

20 December 2022

Online resources results (435)

Patterns and trends in social partner involvement in times of crises. 20-21 March 2023, EMCO meeting hosted by the Swedish Presidency, Stockholm. Presentation by Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras, Research Manager, Eurofound.

23 Březen 2023
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Mixed impacts of COVID-19 on social dialogue and collective bargaining in 2020

​​​​​​​A first analysis of developments in working life in 2020 shows that the COVID-19 pandemic had a considerable impact on social dialogue and collective bargaining in the EU, Norway and the UK, albeit to varying degrees. While in some countries, standard procedures were by and large maintained

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Changing priorities: The impact of COVID-19 on national policy agendas

A first analysis of working life policies and developments in 2020 shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has in some cases speeded up and in other cases slowed down several policy developments in the EU, Norway and the UK, albeit to varying degrees, and dependent on national contexts. Increased

EU level: Latest developments in working life Q2 2020

Activities of the European Commission and social partners regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the high-level hearing on implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and a fair EU minimum wage initiative are the main topics of interest in this article. This EU update reports on the latest

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EU seeks views on the minimum wage

Against a background of growing polarisation, it is worth remembering the model of social dialogue that allows us each year to debate and reach thousands of agreements that start from different and distant positions and interests.

Latvia: latest working life developments Q2 2018

A new agreement on overtime pay, a warning about the power balance between employers and employees, an increase in wages and a workforce deficit are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Latvia in the second quarter of

Czech Republic: Latest working life developments – Q4 2017

New employment strategies to address labour shortages, the post-election political shift in the Chamber of Deputies and an award-winning documentary on working conditions are the main points of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the

Lithuania: Trilateral agreement promoting social dialogue signed

An agreement on reforms crucial to Lithuania’s economic growth was signed on 16 October after almost a year of discussions. The agreement, signed by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and representatives of the social partners, identifies long-term objectives such as improving efficiency in the

EU-level: Latest working life developments – Q3 2017

Launch of the second phase consultation of social partners of the Written Statement Directive, social partners’ positions regarding aspects of the European Pillar of Social Rights​ , and President Juncker's State of the Union address are the main topics of interest in this article. This country


Blogs results (6)

The COVID-19 pandemic made us acutely aware of how dependent our society is on certain essential workers. We felt deep gratitude towards workers in healthcare especially, because they worked ceaselessly in often-difficult conditions.

22 Listopad 2023
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Decision-makers approached minimum wage setting for 2021 cautiously due to the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Despite this, nominal statutory minimum wages rose in most Member States and the UK, although at lower rates than in recent years.

8 Červen 2021
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In the context of the ongoing trend of a fall in collective bargaining coverage, and recent calls at EU level to promote collective bargaining coverage as an instrument to support fair and decent wages, new data from Eurofound’s fourth European Company Survey (ECS) show that two-thirds of workers

28 Říjen 2020
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The workings of industrial relations are constantly evolving. In this blog piece, Eurofound authors Christian Welz and Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras discuss a tool that Eurofound has developed to enable this process of change to be monitored and analysed, enabling stakeholders in Member States to

28 Březen 2018
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Europe has gone through significant economic change over the past decade. Businesses have had to manage the challenges posed by the financial crisis, globalisation and a rapidly changing labour market. Eurofound's new report Win-win arrangements: Innovative measures through social dialogue at

3 Říjen 2016
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The new European Commission (EC) under President Jean-Claude Juncker is committed to re-launching social dialogue and a first step was taken with the organisation of a high-level conference in Brussels on 5 March. The aim of the conference was to discuss concrete ways to strengthen social dialogue

20 Duben 2015
Upcoming publications results (7)

This report reviews the quality of the national social partners’ involvement in the implementation of the reforms and investments shaping the digital and green transition in the context of national policymaking. These reforms and investments stem mainly from the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

March 2025

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the extractive industries sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective par

November 2024

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the construction sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participatio

November 2024

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the chemical sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in

November 2024

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the road transport sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participat

November 2024

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the postal and courier activities sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effec

November 2024

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the graphical industry. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation

November 2024

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