Research on industrial relations in Germany is generally lagging behind if compared to the US or Great Britain. This holds true for all company size classes. Furthermore, most of the existing German studies and investigations are focussed on large enterprises, where organisational structures for
A paper linking some of the main findings of the Foundation's Equal Opportunities and Collective Bargaining projects with the European Employment Strategy.
The is the final report from the research on 'The Firm and the Environment - Italy'. This report presents three case studies undertaken in 1994, with an updating chapter on each, together with a new case study which was concluded in March 1996. This research forms part of the Foundation's wider
A report on the EU's Environmental Management and Audit Scheme and its interaction with the management of safety and health. Systems for environmental management or health and safety management may be integrated or set up separately, or they may be part of an explicit total quality management
A digest final report from a four-year programme of work on employment and sustainability by the Foundation. The work described here is based on two pairs of competing hypotheses selected to reflect the expectations and fears of those in politics and business concerning these issues. It exploits the
Two key components of people's quality of life are the quality of the environment in which they live and the quality of the environment in which they work. This report examines the use of economic instruments to improve both of these components and looks at the linkages between them and how policy
The articles in this publication are one result of the exploratory reviews on the links between work and welfare, which have been undertaken by the Foundation over the past few years. The articles review current developments aimed at the integration into work of welfare recipients and excluded
This two-volume series sets out to provide information on the various industrial relation systems found across the EU, describing and analysing the key elements and concepts of industrial relations in the different Member States, from a comparative perspective. The contributions focus on three
The third report in the series analyses, provides examples of, and promotes agreements that are innovative from the point of view of equal opportunities. It gives concrete examples of some agreements which have good potential for equality. This report is based on more than 250 provisions in