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Since 1997, the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) has followed and analysed developments in industrial relations in the 15 EU Member States & Norway and at EU level. Coverage of the candidate countries started in 2002. This overview compares some key aspects of industrial relations

Communiqué is the newsletter of the Foundation It is published 6 times per year and provides up-to-date news and information on the Foundation's work and research. This issue contains the following articles: gender differences persist across EU labour markets; the Foundation and enlargement

Increased labour market participation is the key to achieving an inclusive European society for all. This report focuses on the issue of working time in the context of present employment policy priorities. It analyses findings from a survey carried out by the Foundation into working time across the

The process of Europeanisation of industrial relations has emerged as a key trend in the European Union since the ratification of the Treaty of Maastricht. Social dialogue has been fostered, new directives in the field of social policy have been issued, the sectoral social dialogue has been

This report looks at trends in working conditions across different sectors over a five-year period 1995-2000. Basing its findings on the Third European Survey on Working Conditions carried out by the Foundation in 2000 in the 15 EU Member States and Norway, it examines the quality of working life in

The Third European survey on working conditions was carried out in 2000 by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions; information was collected on the working conditions, health and well-being of the people in paid employment in the 15 EU Member States. The

In order to remain competitive, the European Union Member States have to adopt new work organisations which are innovative and create a high quality of work. What impact have the new forms of work organisation had on workers and companies? Has it led to greater control over work and more flexibility

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