Employment status

Research by Estonia’s National Audit Office (NAO [1]) has investigated ways the state has tackled the issue of unemployment in the country. The report, State activity in bringing the unemployed to the labour market (in Estonian, 1,39Mb PDF [2]), assessed the support provided by the Estonian

A study into undeclared work in the domestic sector, In the depth of the shadows: domestic work, gender and immigration (in Portuguese, 443KB PDF) [1], has been published by the School of Economics and Management at the Technical University of Lisbon (ISEG-UTL [2]). The study, based on doctoral

Outplacement in Belgium provides specialised support for people who have lost their jobs. It has become an increasingly important instrument in Belgian labour policy. Outplacement has been particularly useful where collective redundancies have been made. It has been seen to support dismissed

The main aim of the report, The impact of the economic crisis on the situation of women and men and on gender equality policies (3MB PDF) [1], is to chart the impact of the financial and economic crisis on those working in the EU and on gender equality [2] policies in particular. The report was

The effects of the economic crisis in Spain have been analysed by the First of May Foundation [1], a non-profit institution created by the Trade Union Confederation of Workers’ Committees (CCOO [2]). Its findings have been published in a report, The economic crisis and its effects on jobs in Spain

A new survey in Greece has highlighted the devastating effect of the financial crisis on small businesses, which make up the vast majority of the country’s economy. The survey is the second conducted in 2012, and the eighth in a series carried out by the Institute of Small Enterprises of the

The book /Invisible Portugal/, published in 2010 and reprinted in 2012, includes a chapter called ‘Is Undeclared Work Invisible?’ This chapter explores the relationship between regular employment and undeclared work. It identifies a range of possible motives for undeclared work, and show how they

A survey by the Cyprus Labour Institute (INEK-PEO [1]) has highlighted the multifaceted issue of breaches in collective agreements in the hotel industry. It has also looked into the extent of these breaches and at the groups of workers directly affected. [1] http://www.inek.org.cy/english/