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L’agenzia tripartita dell’UE che fornisce le conoscenze per contribuire allo sviluppo di migliori politiche sociali, occupazionali e relative al lavoro
Eurofound publishes its work in a range of publication formats to match audience needs and the nature of the output. These include flagship reports on a particular area of activity, research reports summarising the findings of a research project and policy briefs presenting policy pointers from
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The third European Company Survey (ECS) maps practices in establishments with 10 or more employees across the EU28, and in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey. In all, over 30,000 establishments were surveyed by Gallup Europe, with a target sample size per country ranging from 300 to 1,650. Topics comprise work organisation, human resources (HR) practices, employee participation and social dialogue, and how these practices support ‘smart growth’.
Romania’s National Institute of Statistics (INS) conducted a survey of
companies, taking 2010 as the reference year, and in December 2012 published
a report, Characteristics of professional training in Romanian enterprises in
2010, based on the data gathered.
A new report published by Italy’s National Institute for Statistics (Istat
[1]) in cooperation with Italy’s tripartite National Economics and Labour
Council (Cnel [2]) looks at the health and well-being of workers in Italy.
The 2013 Equitable and sustainable well-being report (BES) [3] attempts to
assess the impact on workers’ health and on social issues such as
inequality of factors not measured by gross national product statistics.
[1] http://www.istat.it/
[2] http://www.cnel.it/home
[3] http://www.istat.it/it/archivio/84348
Undeclared work is a serious concern for employer organisations and trade
unions in Bulgaria, particularly because of the risks it poses both for
businesses and workers. In the last few years, the social partners have
increased their joint efforts to combat undeclared work through various
initiatives.
During the summer of 2013, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO [1]) announced
it was to ballot members on industrial action. It was part of the union’s
lengthy campaign for reduced working hours for junior doctors – known in
Ireland as non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHD)
[1] http://www.imo.ie/
As part of the European Commission’s (EC [1]) better regulation policy, it
issued a ‘Fitness Check’ report in July 2013 focusing on worker
involvement issues in EU law. It examines the directives that cover worker
information and consultation at national level (*EU1308011I*).
[1] http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
The Working Time Directive issued by the European Commission (Directive
2003/88/EC [1]) defines working time [2] and provides for a maximum 48-hour
working week, including overtime [3], rest periods and breaks, and a minimum
of four weeks’ paid leave each year, to protect workers from adverse health
and safety risks. To comply, workers must be required to work no more than 48
hours a week averaged out over a four-month reference period. The aim is to
guarantee that workers do not work excessive hours or excessively at night,
and are entitled to adequate rest and holidays.
[1] http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003L0088:EN:HTML
[2] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations-dictionary/working-time
[3] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/observatories/eurwork/industrial-relations-dictionary/overtime
The European Union’s Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs
Council (EPSCO [1]) is composed of Member States’ ministers for employment,
social protection, consumer protection, health and equal opportunities. They
meet around four times a year.
[1] http://www.consilium.europa.eu/policies/council-configurations/employment,-social-policy,-health-and-consumer-affairs?lang=en
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