Comhpháirtithe sóisialta
Is téarma é 'comhpháirtithe sóisialta' a úsáidtear go ginearálta san Eoraip chun tagairt a dhéanamh d'ionadaithe na gcomhpháirtíochtaí sóisialta (eagraíochtaí fostóirí agus ceardchumainn), agus i gcomhthéacsanna áirithe d'údaráis phoiblí, a ghlacann páirt in idirphlé sóisialta. Tagraíonn an téarma "comhpháirtithe sóisialta Eorpacha" go sonrach do na heagraíochtaí sin ar leibhéal an Aontais atá ag gabháil don idirphlé sóisialta Eorpach, dá bhforáiltear faoi Airteagail 154 agus 155 den Chonradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh (CFAE). Tá ról lárnach ag na comhpháirtithe sóisialta i rialachas an chaidrimh fostaíochta, agus is príomhghníomhaithe iad i gcórais chaidrimh thionsclaíocha. I bhformhór na mBallstát AE, múnlaíonn siad dálaí oibre agus bíonn tionchar acu ar bheartas sóisialta, trí chomhmhargáil nó trí idirphlé sóisialta tríthaobhach. Is páirteanna iad i gcóras rialachais illeibhéil a chuimsíonn leibhéil na hEorpa, na hEarnála, na Cuideachtaí agus na Bunaíochta.
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Ionadaíocht na n-eagraíochtaí comhpháirtithe sóisialta Eorpacha: Earnáil na talmhaíochta – 2026
Soláthraíonn an staidéar seo faisnéis a cheadaíonn measúnú a dhéanamh ar ionadaíocht na n-eagraíochtaí a bhfuil baint acu le coiste idirphlé sóisialta earnála na hEorpa don earnáil talmhaíochta. Déanann a n-ionadaíochacht choibhneasta dlisteanú ar a gceart dul i gcomhairle leo agus ar a gcumas comhaontuithe a chaibidliú. Is é aidhm staidéir Eurofound maidir le hionadaíocht ná na heagraíochtaí comhpháirtíochta sóisialta náisiúnta agus Eorpacha ábhartha san earnáil a aithint. Aithníonn an staidéar seo Cónaidhm Eorpach na gCeardchumann Bia, Talmhaíochta agus Turasóireachta (EFFAT), a dhéanann ionadaíocht ar fhostaithe, agus Grúpa Fostóirí na nEagraíochtaí Gairmiúla Talmhaíochta san Aontas Eorpach / Coiste na nEagraíochtaí Gairmiúla Talmhaíochta san Aontas Eorpach (GEOPA-COPA), a dhéanann ionadaíocht ar fhostóirí, mar na heagraíochtaí comhpháirtíochta sóisialta ar leibhéal Eorpach is ionadaíocha san earnáil talmhaíochta.
Rannpháirtíocht eagraíochtaí fostóirí agus ceardchumainn sa Seimeastar Eorpach in 2024–2025
Scrúdaítear sa tuarascáil seo ról na gceardchumann agus na n-eagraíochtaí fostóirí i múnlú na bpleananna struchtúracha fioscacha meántéarmacha agus na dtuarascálacha bliantúla ar dhul chun cinn 2025. Déantar anailís inti ar rannpháirtíocht na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta ar an leibhéal náisiúnta le rialtais, chomh maith lena rannpháirtíocht leis an gCoimisiún Eorpach i misin aimsithe fíricí, tuarascálacha tíre agus moltaí tír-shonracha, agus déantar measúnú ar a rannpháirtíocht sa seimeastar Eorpach níos leithne, lena n-áirítear an creat nua um chóineasú sóisialta.Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Personal services sector – 2026
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the personal services sector.Déanann Eurofound imscrúdú agus tuairiscí ar fhorbairtí a bhaineann leis na comhpháirtithe sóisialta, agus scrúdaíonn sé an chaoi ar fhreagair siad i mBallstáit an Aontais Eorpaigh agus san Iorua ar an iliomad dúshlán nua polaitiúla, dlíthiúil agus sóisialta a tháinig chun cinn le blianta beaga anuas.
Aithnítear agus cuireann CFAE ról na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta ar leibhéal an Aontais chun cinn agus doiciméadaítear tiomantas an Aontais idirphlé idir na comhpháirtithe sóisialta a éascú, agus a neamhspleáchas á urramú acu. Léirítear an t-aitheantas sin trí ghlacadh na gclár oibre ilbhliantúil de chuid na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta. Sna cláir sin, leagann na comhpháirtithe sóisialta féin a dtosaíochtaí agus a gclár oibre caibidlíochta amach agus déanann siad cinneadh maidir leis na hionstraimí iomchuí don idirphlé sóisialta.
Thar na blianta, tá aitheantas níos mó tugtha ag na hinstitiúidí Eorpacha do ról na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta ar leibhéal an Aontais. Léirítear é sin, mar shampla, i mbunú cruinniú mullaigh sóisialta tríthaobhach bliantúil idir an Chomhairle Eorpach, an Coimisiún Eorpach agus na comhpháirtithe sóisialta, lena gcuirtear ar chumas an gcruinniú sin rannchuidiú, i gcomhthéacs a n-idirphlé sóisialta, leis na comhpháirteanna éagsúla de rialachas eacnamaíoch agus sóisialta an Aontais. Is iad seo a leanas na príomheagraíochtaí trastionscail a dhéanann ionadaíocht ar na comhpháirtithe sóisialta ar leibhéal an AE:
Cónaidhm na gCeardchumann Eorpach (ETUC)
Cónaidhm Ghnó na hEorpa (BusinessEurope)
Cumann na gCeardaíochta agus na bhFiontair Bheaga agus Mheánmhéide san Eoraip (SMEunited, UEAPME roimhe seo)
an Lárionad Eorpach d'Fhostóirí agus d'Fhiontar a sholáthraíonn Seirbhísí Poiblí agus Seirbhísí Leas Ginearálta (CEEP)
Tá ról suntasach ag na comhpháirtithe sóisialta i múnlú reachtaíocht shóisialta an Aontais. Ní mór don Choimisiún dul i gcomhairle leis na comhpháirtithe sóisialta sula gcuireann sé tograí isteach i réimse an bheartais shóisialta trí nós imeachta comhairliúcháin éigeantach dhá chéim (Airteagal 154 CFAE). Ina theannta sin, is féidir le comhpháirtithe sóisialta comhaontuithe a chaibidliú ar féidir iad a chur chun feidhme go neamhspleách de réir cleachtais náisiúnta, nó iad a chur chun feidhme arna iarraidh sin dóibh ar leibhéal an Aontais trí chinneadh ón gComhairle (Airteagal 155 CFAE). Sa mhéid sin, bhí ról suntasach ag comhaontuithe na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta a cuireadh chun feidhme ar leibhéal an Aontais i bhforbairt acquis sóisialta an Aontais.
Ina theannta sin, measann comhlachtaí institiúideacha na hEorpa go bhfuil an dá thaobh tionscail ríthábhachtach d'fhorbairt an tSeimeastair Eorpaigh, timthriall an chomhordaithe beartais eacnamaíoch agus fhioscach laistigh den Aontas. Cé nach leagtar amach go soiléir ról na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta sa Seimeastar sa chreat reachtach, aithníodh agus neartaíodh a rannpháirtíocht i Rialachán 1175/2011 maidir le faireachas ar riochtaí buiséadacha agus maidir le faireachas agus comhordú beartais eacnamaíocha. Leis an Seimeastar Eorpach athnuaite, a tionscnaíodh in 2015, tugtar níos mó ama don idirphlé agus do rannpháirtíocht níos mó na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta ar gach leibhéal. I mí an Mhárta 2025, shínigh an Coimisiún agus na comhpháirtithe sóisialta trastionscail Comhshocrú comhpháirteach maidir le hidirphlé sóisialta na hEorpa a neartú. Tógann sé seo ar Dhearbhú Comhpháirtithe Sóisialta Val Duchesse 2024.
An Coimisiún Eorpach: Síníonn an Coimisiún agus na comhpháirtithe sóisialta Comhshocrú comhpháirteach chun an t-idirphlé sóisialta san Eoraip a neartúopens in new tab
An Coimisiún Eorpach: An Seimeastar Eorpachopens in new tab
An Coimisiún Eorpach: Comhairliúcháin leis na comhpháirtithe sóisialtaopens in new tab
BusinessEurope: Idirphlé sóisialta Eorpach – Clár oibre 2022–2024opens in new tab
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Soláthraíonn taighdeoirí Eurofound léargas saineolaithe agus is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh leo le haghaidh ceisteanna nó fiosrúcháin ó na meáin.
Peter Kerckhofs
Senior research managerIs bainisteoir taighde sinsearach é Peter Kerckhofs san aonad Saoil Oibre ag Eurofound. Díríonn a chuid oibre ar ról na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta sa Seimeastar Eorpach agus ar thuairisciú náisiúnta ar fhorbairtí caidrimh thionsclaíocha freisin. Tá saineolas leathan ag Peter ar fhorbairt na modheolaíochta do staidéir ionadaíocha, critéir ionadaíocha Eorpacha agus náisiúnta a chur i bhfeidhm i gcomhthéacs sonrach earnálacha éagsúla, agus eolas domhain a charnadh ar thírdhreach an chaidrimh thionsclaíoch in earnálacha éagsúla. D'oibrigh Peter freisin ar thionscadail a bhaineann le Comhairlí Oibreacha na hEorpa agus le hIdirphlé Sóisialta Earnála na hEorpa. Sula ndeachaigh sé isteach i Eurofound, d'oibrigh sé mar thaighdeoir do ETUI agus UCL, mar rúnaí polaitiúil do EMCEF agus bhí sé ina chomhordaitheoir eolaíoch ar Scoil PhD dhámh na n-eolaíochtaí sóisialta KU Leuven. Tá céim Bhaitsiléara aige in Obair Shóisialta agus céim Mháistir san Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil ó KU Leuven agus ceann i gCaidreamh Idirnáisiúnta ó UCL, agus tá PhD aige i gCaidreamh Tionsclaíoch ó Ollscoil Mhanchain.
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