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Agreements

Agreements are the outcome of collective bargaining and social dialogue processes. Social partners are encouraged to negotiate and conclude collective agreements  that can then be implemented at European, national, regional, sectoral or company level.  Increasingly Union labour laws are shaped by agreements that the parties voluntarily enter into and by soft law mechanisms. 

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In this pilot project, Eurofound successfully established the feasibility of, and piloted, an EU-wide database of minimum pay rates contained in collective agreements related to low-paid workers. A conceptual and...

26 jaanuar 2024
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Christine Aumayr-Pintar is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound. Her current research topics include minimum wages, collectively agreed wages and gender...

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Working life research unit
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In this pilot project, Eurofound successfully established the feasibility of, and piloted, an EU-wide database of minimum pay rates contained in collective agreements related to low-paid workers. A conceptual and measurement framework was devised, a total of 692 collective agreements – related to 24

26 January 2024

This report explores EU Member States’ legislation around the right to disconnect and assesses the impact of company policies in this area on employees’ hours of connection, working time, work–life balance, health and well-being, and overall workplace satisfaction.

30 November 2023

This report examines the average weekly working hours across Europe in 2021 and 2022. It covers important developments resulting from legislative reforms in collective bargaining at national or sectoral level, drawing on debates about the reduction of working time and the four-day working week.

24 October 2023

Automation and digitisation technologies, including artificial intelligence, are rapidly evolving and becoming increasingly powerful and pervasive. The full range of their effects in the workplace is yet to be seen. It is, however, important not only to explore the ethical implications of digital te

12 September 2023

After a long period of price stability, inflation has made a remarkable comeback in the EU. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the energy crisis spurred by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the disruption of the international supply chain, among other factors, have driven up the

06 September 2023

This report investigates the involvement of social partners in the just transition to a climate-neutral economy, with a particular focus on the territorial just transition plans. These plans aim to support the regions most negatively affected by the just transition by assisting workers to retrain

19 July 2023

Aruanne koostatakse kolmeaastase katseprojekti (2021–2023) „Miinimumpalga roll üldise töögarantii kehtestamisel“ raames, mille Euroopa Komisjon on delegeerinud Eurofoundile. See keskendub projekti 3. moodulile, milles uuritakse miinimumpalka ja füüsilisest isikust ettevõtjate muid palgavorme. Teatud

30 November 2022

This working paper investigates the practical implementation of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive at company level. It explores the challenges faced by existing EWCs and provides examples of solutions identified and remaining issues from the point of view of both workers and management. In

25 October 2022

Selle aruande eesmärk on kaardistada ja analüüsida kaugtöö valdkonna õigusakte ja kollektiivläbirääkimisi 27 liikmesriigis ja Norras. Aruandes tuuakse esile peamised riikidevahelised erinevused ja sarnasused seoses kaugtöö valdkonna õigusaktide ja nende hiljutiste muudatustega. Samuti uuritakse

01 September 2022

Käesolevas aruandes analüüsitakse kollektiivläbirääkimiste protsesside ja tulemuste hiljutisi arenguid ja uusi tavasid, peamiselt erasektoris. Aruanne hõlmab 10 ELi liikmesriigi kollektiivläbirääkimiste süsteeme ning põhineb juhtumitel, mis on tuvastatud vestlustel riikliku tasandi peamiste

31 August 2022

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Agreement safeguards more than 900 jobs at tyre plant

In March 2013, Bridgestone Europe [1] announced the closure of its car tyres plant in the southern Italian town of Modugno near Bari, in a region already suffering from high unemployment. The plant is owned by Bridgestone Italia [2]. The company said it was struggling to compete with low-cost

Experts meet to discuss income policy

Participants in the round table meeting included representatives of state institutions, trade unions and employers, as well as experts from the Low Pay Commission in the UK and the International Labour Organization (ILO [1]). [1] http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm

Social partners agree measures to promote growth and employment

In a joint report, Legislation for stability in jobs and growth (in Italian, 512KB) [1], the employers’ association Confindustria [2] and Italy’s three largest trade union confederations – the General Confederation of Italian Labour (Cgil [3]), the Italian Confederation of Workers’ Unions (Cisl [4])

Collective agreement in construction sector finally renewed

On 10 July 2013, unions and employer organisations in Luxembourg’s construction industry agreed to renew a sectoral collective agreement which covers about 14,000 people.

Social partners sign agreement against harassment in the banking sector

An agreement between Luxembourg's social partners in the banking sector reached on 9 July 2013 (published September 2013) sets out the conditions of the national agreement on harassment that are specifically aimed at this sector.

New company agreement at Fiat to safeguard production in Italy

Following the signing of a new company agreement (*IT1102019I* [1], *IT1007029I* [2], *IT1111029I* [3]), the Fiat Group withdrew from the collective bargaining framework for the metalworking industry, which had been in effect since 1 January 2012. [1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork

Unions decry abrupt ending of banking sector agreement

The banking sector’s national collective agreement was renewed on 19 January 2012 (*IT1202039I* [1]), just over a year after the expiry of the previous one in December 2010. Negotiations were concluded quickly and with little difficulty, and were signed by the Italian Federation of Insurance and

Social partners uneasy over government deals with multi-nationals

The Government of Hungary [1] has been negotiating deals with large multinational companies in the manufacturing sectors. These ‘strategic agreements’ are intended to guarantee cooperation and mutual support between the Hungarian authorities and the companies involved. However, both trade unions and

Court rules some austerity measures to be unconstitutional

For the fourth time since the bail-out of Portugal by the Troika, the country’s Constitutional Court [1] has rejected austerity measures proposed by the centre-right Government of Portugal [2]. [1] http://www.tribunalconstitucional.pt/tc/home.html [2] http://www.portugal.gov.pt/en.aspx

One million workers to lose collective agreement protection

The ‘ultra-activity’ principle of Spanish labour law guaranteed the continuation of a collective agreement, even after its expiry date. Its aim was to protect current working conditions even if an employer refused to sign a new agreement.


Blogs results (2)
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Minimum wages have risen significantly in 2022, as the EU Member States leave behind the cautious mood of the pandemic. However, rising inflation is eating up these wage increases, and only flexibility in the regular minimum wage setting processes may avoid generalised losses in purchasing power

15 juuni 2022
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Whatever the benefits of telework – and there are many, including more flexible working time, increased productivity and less commuting – there are drawbacks, as many of the one-third of Europeans who were exclusively working from home during the pandemic will attest. Primary among these is the ‘alw

3 detsember 2020

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