27 November 2008 - 28 November 2008
Event background
Wage developments, minimum wages and wage flexibility, 27th – 28th November 2008, Paris, France
In cooperation with the OECD
Venue: OECD Conference Centre, 2 rue André Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16
Final programme
9.00 Welcoming remarks
John Martin, OECD
Jorma Karppinen, Director of Eurofound
9.15 Introduction: Aims and objectives of the 2008 annual seminar
Stavroula Demetriades, Eurofound
FIRST SESSION
Wage formation and pay developments all around the world
Chair: Stavroula Demetriades, Eurofound
9.30 Pay developments in the European Union
Isabella Biletta, Eurofound [presentation, pdf, 271kb]
Global wage trends
Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, ILO [presentation, pdf, 270kb]
Wage differentials in the OECD countries
Pascal Marianna and Paul Swaim, OECD [presentation, pdf, 600kb]
Discussion
11.00 Coffee break
Chair: Panos Konstantopoulos, European Parliament
11.20 Wage formation in emerging economies
China: John Benson, School of Management, University of South Australia [presentation, pdf, 96kb]
India: Debashish Bhattacherjee, Human Resource Group, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta [presentation, pdf, 125kb]
Discussion
13.00 Lunch
SECOND SESSION
Minimum wages, main issues
Chair: Stefano Scarpetta, OECD
14.15 Minimum wages in OECD Countries
Herwig Immervoll, OECD [presentation, pdf, 157kb]
14.45 Panel discussion: Minimum wages - Setting the right level
Bela Galgoczi, ETUC [presentation, pdf, 212kb]
Renate Hornung-Draus, Business Europe
Hélio Zylberstajn, University of São Paulo, Brazil [presentation, pdf, 126kb]
Discussion
16.15 Coffee break
**THIRD SESSION
Individualisation of wages, individualisation of employment relations
Chair: Andrew Chapman, European Commission
**
16.30 Setting the scene
USA: Arthur Wheaton, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations [presentation, pdf, 702kb]
Japan: _Keiichiro Hamaguch_i, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training [presentation, pdf, 36kb]
Discussion
Chair: Stavroula Demetriades, Eurofound
17.30 Panel discussion: Wage flexibility - Main challenges, main debates
Renate Hornung-Draus, Business Europe
Paul Marginson, Warwick Business School, UK
Nadja Salson, European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)
Discussion
18.30 End of the first day
20.00 Working dinner
Day 2: Friday 28th November
FOURTH SESSION
Wage developments, sectoral approaches
Chair: Volker Telljohann, Fondazione Istituto per il Lavoro, Italy
9.00 Overview of 2 sectors
Around the world: Manufacturing sector_
Roberto Pedersini_, Fondazione Regionale Pietro Seveso [presentation, pdf, 150kb]European trends: IT Sector_
Andrea Broughton_, Institute for Employment Studies [presentation, pdf, 41kb]
Discussion
10.00 General discussion - Sectoral trends
11.45 Coffee break
FIFTH SESSION
Industrial relations trends
Chair: Stuart Basefsky, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations, USA
12.00 Main issues in 2007/2008
China: John Benson, School of Management, University of South Australia [presentation, pdf, 83kb]
Japan: Keiichiro Hamaguchi, Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training [presentation, pdf, 36kb]
India: Debashish Bhattacherjee, Human Resource Group, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta [presentation, pdf, 48kb]
Discussion
13.30 Lunch break
Chair: Kasia Jurczac, Eurofound
15.00 Main issues in 2007/2008 (continued)
Brazil: Helio Zylberstajn, University of São Paulo [presentation, pdf, 49kb]
Europe: Isabella Biletta, Eurofound
USA: Arthur Wheaton, Cornell School of Industrial and Labour Relations [presentation, pdf, 94kb]
Discussion
16.45 Concluding remarks
Stavroula Demetriades, Eurofound
17.00 End of the meeting
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