The aims of this project are to explore recent experiences in the practice of information and consultation (I&C) at national level, building on the findings of the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) 2011 report entitled Information and consultation practice across Europe five years
This report makes a first, exploratory attempt at examining the extent and nature of negotiating activity within EWCs. It focuses on examples of written joint texts concerning issues other than the EWC’s own constitution or internal affairs and looks in detail at 14 joint texts. The report concludes
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
The comparative supplement in this issue of EIRObserver analyses the main characteristics of today's industrial relations in the automotive sector in the current EU Member States, Norway and four of the countries which join the EU in 2004 (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia). It examines the key
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
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
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
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
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of features 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
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
State-owned company Remploy [1] was set up in the 1940s to provide employment for people with disabilities in the UK. It has a network of factories manufacturing a range of products, such as motor parts, furniture and protective clothing, for private and public sector clients. It also runs an
Employers in the UK are obliged to grant trade union recognition for collective bargaining if the union successfully applies to the independent Central Arbitration Committee (CAC [1]) under a statutory procedure introduced in 2000 (*UK0007183F* [2]). [1] http://www.cac.gov.uk [2] www.eurofound
The EU Directive on collective redundancies (98/59/EC [1]) became British law in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 [2]. It says employers who propose to make 20 or more employees redundant within a 90-day period must consult employee representatives. The consultation must
Based in France, GDF Suez [1] is an electricity, gas and energy environmental services group with 219,000 employees worldwide, around 191,000 of them in Europe. It was created in 2008 by the merger of GDF and Suez (*FR0808029I* [2]). [1] http://www.gdfsuez.com/ [2] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef
Since taking office in May 2010 (UK1005019I [1]) the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government has been reviewing the legislation on workplace dispute resolution, employment tribunals and dismissal. It argues that current rules make it excessively difficult and costly to resolve disputes
The Olympic Games [1] are being held in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012, with the Paralympic Games [2] taking place between 29 August and 9 September. The total number of visitors to London expected during the Olympics has been estimated at upwards of six million. Transport for London (TfL [3]
The union that represents 3,000 oil tanker drivers in the UK, Unite [1], says that the industry has become increasingly fragmented and unstable since 2000. There has been a general reduction in the length of contracts between oil companies and distribution firms, and mounting pressure from the
Opel/Vauxhall, the European arm of US-based General Motors (GM [1]), will build the next generation of the Astra compact car at the Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port in north-west England and the Opel plant in Gliwice, Poland. [1] http://www.gm.com/
Pay awards for many public sector workers are set by the government, based on the recommendations of independent pay review bodies (PRBs [1]). PRBs cover groups such as National Health Service (NHS) nursing and other staff (1.45 million employees), school teachers (450,000), NHS doctors and dentists