Adam, Georg
COVID-19 in the workplace: Employer’s responsibility to ensure a safe workplace
16 juni 2022
Throughout 2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, specific occupational health and safety rules were reintroduced due to increases in infection rates. Mandatory face masks, physical distancing and hygiene measures were enforced, and the recommendation to telework was largely re-instated in phases of high epidemiological risk. In many countries, employers were obliged to perform a COVID-19 risk assessment and implement measures accordingly.
Back to work after COVID-19: Testing, vaccines and green certificates
16 juni 2022
In the second pandemic year 2021, access to one’s place of work was increasingly dependent on providing proof of either having been tested, vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 in several countries. Specific professional groups – such as essential workers and workers in critical infrastructure – were prioritised in vaccination programmes. A general vaccination mandate was introduced only in one country – Austria – where, however, the legislation was suspended shortly after its launch. In several countries, vaccination was made mandatory for specific employee groups, and this policy, if contested, was by and large endorsed by court rulings. Social partners have generally encouraged employees to get vaccinated, with unions mostly opposed to both the obligation on workers to disclose their vaccination status and mandatory vaccinations.
Mixed impacts of COVID-19 on social dialogue and collective bargaining in 2020
27 april 2021
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Insurance sector
07 oktober 2019
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Banking sector
07 oktober 2019
Austria: Latest working life developments Q4 2018
28 februari 2019
Austria: Latest working life developments Q3 2018
20 november 2018
Austria: latest working life developments Q2 2018
06 september 2018
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Tanning and leather industry
07 november 2017
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Footwear sector
19 oktober 2017