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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Non-standard employment
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Poland: Non-standard workers may gain right to join a union

Workers with non-standard employment contracts might soon get the right to associate in unions

20 mai 2016
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Labour law
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue

France: Developments in working life – Q1 2016

Government plans to combat high levels of unemployment, controversial revisions to the Labour Code, negotiations about unemployment insurance schemes and the impact of digitalisation on working life are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest

16 mai 2016
Article
Non-standard employment
Labour law
Labour market policies
Teleworking
Job quality
Work-life balance
Working time
Social dialogue
Working conditions
Industrial relations
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Cyprus: Developments in working life – Q1 2016

Increased industrial action, demands for the restitution of lost trade union rights, a new agreement in the hotel sector and changes to fixed-term contracts are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Cyprus in the first

13 mai 2016
Article
Collective bargaining
Industrial action
Social partners
Labour law
Industrial relations
Labour and social regulation
Employment and labour markets
Industrial relations and social dialogue

The Netherlands: Developments in working life – Q1 2016

Refugees integration, the impact of new work and security legislation and pension funds are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2016.

12 mai 2016
Article
Migration and mobility
Minimum wage
Retirement
Labour law

Poland: Developments in working life – Q1 2016

The re-emergence of conflict in the coal-mining sector, noticeable pay pressure, significant changes to labour law and the new child benefit are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Poland in the first quarter of 2016.

10 mai 2016
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Retirement
Non-standard employment
Labour law
Industrial relations
Labour and social regulation
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Luxembourg: Developments in working life – Q1 2016

Tax reforms welcomed by social partners, failed negotiations over working time legislation, a slight decrease in unemployment levels, and reforms to parental leave allowance are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in

10 mai 2016
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Working time
Social dialogue
Social partners
Labour law
Working conditions
Industrial relations
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Austria: Developments in working life – Q1 2016

The results of a competence check of refugees, several labour law reforms and moderate wage increases are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Austria in the first quarter of 2016.

3 mai 2016
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Migration and mobility
Skills and training
Working time
Unemployment
Collective bargaining
Labour law
Working conditions
Working conditions and sustainable work

Czech Republic: Developments in working life – Q1 2016

Positive trends in economic performance (raising the issue of an imbalance between cheap labour and productivity), measures to deal with disadvantaged groups on the labour market, and equal pay are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in

29 avril 2016
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Gender equality
Pay and income
Teleworking
Labour law
Working conditions
Employment and labour markets
Industrial relations
Labour and social regulation
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Italy: Developments in working life – Q1 2016

Consultation on the renewal of industrial relations regulations, a proposal for a Charter of Universal Labour Rights, new rules on self-employment and 'smart working', and negotiations for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement in the metalworking sector are the main topics of interest

19 avril 2016
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Non-standard employment
Collective bargaining
Social dialogue
Labour law
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Ireland: National Minimum Wage rise follows Low Pay Commission report

The first rise in Ireland's National Minimum Wage (NMW) since 2007 was implemented on January 1, 2016. It comes after a recommendation in the Low Pay Commission’s first annual report to increase the NMW by 50 cents per hour to a new hourly rate of €9.15.

11 mars 2016
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Labour law
Employment and labour markets
Labour market policies
Labour and social regulation
Minimum wage
Pay and income
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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
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Collective bargaining
Industrial relations
Labour law
Pay and income
Industrial relations and social dialogue

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