The aim of the study is to provide a greater level of information about the environmental problems produced, and sometimes experienced by, small and medium industrial enterprises located in certain poorly developed regions of Spain.
This report present a synthesis of the deliberations of the Fifth European Ecology of Work Conference which was held at the Foundation in Dublin, Ireland. For the past 20 years Ecology of Work conferences have been regular events in North America and have aimed to contribute to the improvement of
Urban infrastructure is part of the man-made capital of a city, an endowment created over time and added to the 'stock' of urban assets. This study explores the challenges for urban policy makers in the European Union in terms of ensuring transmission of a stable or augmented urban infrastructure.
Europe's public services are often seen as a particularly archaic instance of bureaucracy and hierarchy. However, a ten country survey of 5,800 private and public service workplaces shows a high degree of workplace innovation. Public services are more likely to utilise practices which facilitate
Progress towards European integration and the extension of the Commission's competence in social affairs have encouraged the proliferation of studies designed to produce information at European level and to enable comparative work to be undertaken between Member States. Researchers now have
One of three field research studies designed to measure the employment and competitiveness impact of existing environment policies in order to help design future policies. The research described here focuses on iron foundries and mechanical engineering.
One of three research studies designed to measure the employment and competitiveness impact of existing environment policies in order to help design future policies. The research described here focuses on the ceramic tile industry.
Eurocounsel is an action research programme focusing on ways to improve guidance and employment counselling services for the long-term unemployed, and those at risk of long-term unemployment. It has been based primarily on work in the ten local labour market areas in six Member States and detailed
Environmental economic instruments offer a means to monetize the basis of policy decisions while allowing industry and individuals to choose how to respond. This is a report of the conference on 'Environmental Economic Policies: Competitiveness and Employment', organised by the Foundation as part of
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