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Portugal: latest working life developments Q2 2018

The new tripartite action plan to combat job insecurity and new measures to promote collective bargaining are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on...

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Norway: latest working life developments Q2 2018

A settlement on pensions, amendments to the Working Environment Act, plans for a survey of foreign tour bus companies and a new report on working environments and occupational health are...

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Liability in subcontracting processes in the European construction sector

Against a backdrop of increased European and national policy attention regarding this highly sensitive issue, Eurofound has conducted a pioneering piece of research by analysing existing national legislation on liability in subcontracting processes in the construction sector. The report underlines

12 November 2008
Publication
Research report
Labour law
Employment and labour markets
Posted workers
Social partners

Flexibility and security over the life course

In recent years, the issue of flexicurity – how to maintain a balance between the needs of companies for more flexibility in employment contracts and the needs of workers for flexible working hours and for security of employment – has shifted to centre-stage in the policy arena. This report looks at

25 February 2008
Publication
Research report
Working time
Working conditions
Labour market policies
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work

Employment and labour market policies for an ageing workforce and initiatives at the workplace - National overview report: Malta

This report looks at the evolution of initiatives related to older employees undertaken by selected organisations (case studies) in Malta over the last decade. It reviews the following points: main impacts of measures/initiatives at the company level; driving forces for implementing good practice at

16 October 2007
Publication
Research report
Ageing workforce
Labour law
Employment and labour markets
Labour and social regulation

Employment and labour market policies for an ageing workforce and initiatives at the workplace - National overview report: Slovenia

This report looks at the evolution of initiatives related to older employees undertaken by selected organisations (case studies) in Slovenia over the last decade. It reviews the following points: main impacts of measures/initiatives at the company level; driving forces for implementing good practice

13 October 2007
Publication
Research report
Ageing workforce
Labour law
Employment and labour markets
Labour and social regulation

Attractive workplace for all: a contribution to the Lisbon strategy at company level - National report for Germany

The Foundation project ‘Attractive workplace for all: A contribution to the Lisbon Strategy at company level’ aims at identifying pioneer company practices, policies and agreements and showing how the Lisbon strategy is being implemented on the ground at company level. Examples of innovative company

28 September 2007
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Research report
Labour law
Working conditions
Labour and social regulation
Working conditions and sustainable work

Working conditions and working time in an enlarged Europe (report)

Working conditions and working time in an enlarged Europe presents a comparative study of working time in 10 central and eastern European countries (CEECs). Eight of these countries (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) are among the 10 new Member

17 November 2005
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Research report
Non-standard employment
Working time
Working conditions
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations
Employment and labour markets
Labour law
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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Portugal: latest working life developments Q2 2018

The new tripartite action plan to combat job insecurity and new measures to promote collective bargaining are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on one of the latest developments in working life in Portugal in the second quarter of 2018.

19 septembre 2018
Article
Collective bargaining
Employee representation
Employment relationship
Employment status
Labour law
Working time

Norway: latest working life developments Q2 2018

A settlement on pensions, amendments to the Working Environment Act, plans for a survey of foreign tour bus companies and a new report on working environments and occupational health are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working

19 septembre 2018
Article
Agreements
Collective bargaining
Employment relationship
Health and well-being at work
Labour law
Teleworking
Retirement

Slovakia: latest working life developments Q2 2018

An increase in wage supplements, easier access for people from countries outside the EU to join the Slovak labour market and new legislation for social enterprises are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Slovakia in

11 septembre 2018
Article
Collective bargaining
Inclusive labour markets
Job creation
Labour law
Labour market policies
Migration and mobility
Pay and income
Social inclusion
Unemployment
Working conditions
Employment and labour markets
Working conditions and sustainable work

France: latest working life developments Q2 2018

The adoption of labour market reforms, strikes in the transport sector and new leadership among the social partners are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the second quarter of 2018.

10 septembre 2018
Article
Employment status
Fraudulent work
Industrial action
Labour law
Labour market policies
Pay and income
Posted workers
Skills and training
Social partners

Sweden: latest working life developments Q2 2018

A historic agreement on industrial action regulations and a narrowing gender pay gap are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Sweden in the second quarter of 2018.

7 septembre 2018
Article
Agreements
Collective bargaining
Gender equality
Industrial action
Industrial relations
Inequality
Labour law
Pay and income
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Austria: latest working life developments Q2 2018

Amendments to the Working Time Act, a streamlining of the social insurance system and the renewal of important collective agreements are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Austria in the second quarter of 2018.

6 septembre 2018
Article
Collective bargaining
Labour law
Working time

Greece: New labour law leads to revival of social dialogue

The government has passed a labour law aimed at strengthening workers’ rights, while staying within the framework of individual and collective labour relations set for the country when it entered the Financial Stability Mechanism. The law has had a mixed reception, though it has led to a revival of

6 mars 2018
Article
Labour law

Luxembourg: Extending parental leave to improve work–life balance

Since 1 January 2018, paternity leave in Luxembourg has been increased from 2 to 10 days, under legislation passed in December 2017. The law, aimed to improve people’s work–life balance, also introduces more flexibility for parents to use leave to take care of a sick child, but reduces some leave

15 février 2018
Article
Labour law
Leave
Work-life balance

France: Latest working life developments – Q4 2017

Progress in labour law reform, a roadmap for the transformation of apprenticeships and the merger of the two mandatory supplementary pension schemes are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in France in the fourth quarter

24 janvier 2018
Article
Collective bargaining
Labour law
Skills and training

Austria: Equal treatment for blue- and white-collar employees

The Austrian Parliament has voted to abolish the legal differences between blue-collar workers and white-collar workers, which will particularly affect sick pay, notice periods and entitlement to paid absences from work. This harmonisation has been a long-standing demand of the trade unions

22 janvier 2018
Article
Employment status
Labour law
Blogs results (1)
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Seniority entitlements: A policy of the past, or a fix for the future?

Seniority entitlements have largely been on the decline since the 1990s, and have been gradually phased-out from legislation in Europe, as well as in collective agreements. However, it would be premature to dismiss seniority-based entitlements as a thing of the past, as they remain in force across

17 avril 2019
Christine Aumayr-Pintar
Blog
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations
Labour law
Pay and income
Industrial relations and social dialogue

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