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 specific themes. The comparative supplement in this issue of EIRObserver examines the extent and characteristics of employment relationships which may involve such ‘economically dependent work’ across the EU and Norway, and provides an overview of the debate on the implications of these developments. The study also looks at the impact of economically dependent workers on industrial relations, and notably on trade union representation and collective bargaining. It concludes that ‘economically dependent work’ is a varied but currently limited phenomenon, which requires a response from both legislators and the social partners.
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