Caprile, María
Measuring varieties of industrial relations in Europe: A quantitative analysis
21 december 2018
Previous Eurofound research has identified four key dimensions of industrial relations: industrial democracy, industrial competitiveness, social justice, and quality of work and employment. This report seeks to build a set of indicators to measure country performance in industrial relations in terms of these four dimensions and to develop a typology of industrial relations systems, enabling a cross-country analysis of trends.
Mapping varieties of industrial relations: Eurofound’s analytical framework applied
29 januari 2018
Eurofound’s 2016 report Mapping key dimensions of industrial relations identified four key dimensions of industrial relations: industrial democracy, industrial competitiveness, social justice, and quality of work and employment. This report builds upon that earlier study, developing a dashboard of 45 indicators to assess how and to what extent the conceptual framework of these key dimensions can be applied at national level.
Gender equality slowly gaining ground in collective agreements
18 december 2003
A report by Spain's Economic and Social Council, published in October 2003,
finds that provisions on equality between men and women are beginning to gain
ground in collective agreements at sector and company level. In the opinion
of the CES, the situation is 'modest but hopeful'.
Thematic feature - redundancies and redundancy costs
15 december 2003
This article examines the procedures and costs involved in collective
redundancies in Spain, as well as current trends and debate in this area, as
at November 2003.
Thematic feature - social partner involvement in the 2003 NAP
18 november 2003
This article examines social partner involvement in the preparation of
Spain’s 2003 National Action Plan for employment drawn up in response to
the EU Employment Guidelines.
Agreement to reduce temporary employment in Navarre
05 november 2002
In October 2002, the regional government of Navarre in Spain and the CC.OO
trade union signed an agreement to promote stable recruitment and reduce
temporary employment. This pioneering agreement reinforces the systems of
control of temporary recruitment and promotes collective bargaining on the
conversion of temporary contracts into open-ended ones.
Negotiations begin over cutting industrial accident rate
04 november 2002
In October 2002, Spanish trade unions met the Minister of Labour to start a
process aimed at reaching an agreement between unions, employers and the
government on reducing the high rate of industrial accidents. The meeting
came after a year with a large number of industrial accidents, particularly
fatal ones.
Differences emerge over wage moderation
07 oktober 2002
In October 2002, negotiations began over a new central agreement laying down
guidelines for Spanish collective bargaining in 2003, to succeed the deal
reached for 2002. The talks got off to a difficult start. Whereas the
government and the employers are in favour of maintaining wage moderation,
the trade unions have announced that they will demand higher pay increases to
prevent the loss of purchasing power, foster domestic demand and stimulate
the economy.
First case of bullying brought in criminal courts
07 oktober 2002
In September 2002, a Barcelona court started consideration of Spain's first
criminal case relating to alleged bullying at work. The fact that the case
has been taken to a criminal court, which is reserved for cases of special
gravity, shows the increasing importance of bullying in Spain.
First effects of unemployment benefit reform assessed
07 oktober 2002
In September 2002, the CC.OO trade union confederation published some figures
on the effects of the unemployment benefit reform that came into force in
Spain in May 2002. One of the main findings is that over 85,000 dismissed
workers have lost the right to the 'interim wages' formerly paid while
awaiting the outcome of unfair dismissal cases.