The aims of this project are to explore recent experiences in the practice of information and consultation (I&C) at national level, building on the findings of the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) 2011 report entitled Information and consultation practice across Europe five years
This report makes a first, exploratory attempt at examining the extent and nature of negotiating activity within EWCs. It focuses on examples of written joint texts concerning issues other than the EWC’s own constitution or internal affairs and looks in detail at 14 joint texts. The report concludes
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
The comparative supplement in this issue of EIRObserver analyses the main characteristics of today's industrial relations in the automotive sector in the current EU Member States, Norway and four of the countries which join the EU in 2004 (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia). It examines the key
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of features and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
The European Commission [1]’s database on women and men in decision-making [2] includes information on the gender composition of the boards of directors of the EU’s 600 largest publicly quoted companies. In 2010, only 12% of the members of these boards, and 3% of the boards’ chairs, were women
The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT [1]) has some 77,000 members, working in the railway sector, the shipping and offshore industries, and bus and road-freight transport. The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA [2]) represents around 28,000 administrative
Takeda Pharmaceutical [1] is Japan’s largest pharmaceuticals company, and also has operations elsewhere in Asia, Europe and North America. A little over half of its total workforce of nearly 20,000 people works outside Japan. [1] http://www.takeda.com
On 16 May 2011, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government (*UK1005019I* [1]) initiated a consultation on modern workplaces [2]. It sought views, by 8 August, on a range of proposed employment law changes aimed at encouraging ‘a more fair and flexible approach at work’ and contributing
The UK does not have a labour inspectorate responsible for enforcing compliance with employment law. Instead, a number of government bodies and agencies are responsible for enforcement. With regard to basic employment rights, the main responsibilities are as follows:
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, which took office in May 2010, (*UK1005019I* [1]) pledged to cut regulation and ‘red tape’ affecting business, including a review of employment and workplace laws to ‘ensure they maximise flexibility for both parties, while protecting fairness
The statutory National Minimum Wage (NMW) was introduced in 1999 (*UK9904196F* [1]). There are currently four separate NMW rates: [1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/articles/undefined/the-uks-first-national-minimum-wage
Since the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government took office in May 2010 (*UK1005019I* [1]), there have been numerous predictions that its policies will result in widespread industrial action, especially in the public sector, where the government has cut jobs, frozen pay and announced
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (as amended) provides that, in order to be lawful, industrial action organised by a trade union must be authorised by a secret postal ballot of its relevant members. The union must ballot all members who will be called on to take part in