Fundação Europeia para a Melhoria das Condições de Vida e de Trabalho
A agência tripartida da União Europeia que disponibiliza informação com o objetivo de contribuir para o desenvolvimento de melhores políticas sociais, de emprego e laborais
A agência tripartida da União Europeia que disponibiliza informação com o objetivo de contribuir para o desenvolvimento de melhores políticas sociais, de emprego e laborais
Almost 400 members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) in
Ireland's state-owned airline, Aer Lingus, are to receive a pay award
averaging 7% after accepting the findings of an independent pay review on 5
July 1997. The review, which means a restructuring of pilots' pay in the
airline, was carried out by Phil Flynn, the former general secretary of the
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and the current chair of the
state-owned ICC Bank.
The Industry Ministry and the UGT and CC.OO trade unions signed the /Plan for
the future of coal mining/ in Spain on 15 July 1997. The plan defines the
volume of aid for the mining sector, as well as production targets and labour
restructuring, for the period 1998-2005.
Social partners at national level in the Netherlands have recently
recommended investment in the quality of the workforce. Alongside the
reduction of working time, the new spearhead for improving terms and
conditions of employment focuses on the education of workers. For the
Industrial Union affiliated to the Dutch Trade Union Federation
(Industriebond FNV), contracts with employers on investment in employment and
the education of workers will be a major item on the collective bargaining
agenda in the future. The potential significance of this is clearly
illustrated in the agreement concluded in June 1997 at Heineken.
The collective agreement recently approved in the insurance sector provides
for a reduction of 10 minutes in the working week in 1997 and a further 20
minutes in 1998. Henceforth, weekly working hours will be below the 36
established by law across this sector for many years. The agreement, however,
lays down two particular types of working pattern, relaxing a rather rigid
traditional system to adapt it to new commercial policies:
On 15 July 1997, the collective bargaining parties in the east German
construction industry, the construction union IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU)
and the two employers' associations, Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie
(HDB) and Zentralverband des Deutschen Baugewerbes (ZDB), signed an agreement
which covers 360,000 employees and includes the following:
Members of the finance trade unions BIFU and UNiFI who work at Barclays Bank
were balloted in July 1997 over whether to take industrial action. The ballot
took place after a consultative ballot concerning the bank's new pay
proposals showed overwhelming rejection by staff. Jim Lowe, the BIFU general
secretary, said that: "Staff are very angry ... If these proposals go through
as they stand, potentially over 25,000 staff face a wage freeze as well as
leaving pensions expectations in ruins. We believe this is totally immoral."
In its Communication on /People first - the next steps/, adopted on 23 July
1997, the European Commission argues that the social dimension of the
"information society" needs to be strengthened further if the European Union
is to take full advantage of the job-creation potential and improvements in
the quality of life potentially offered by new information and communication
technologies (ICT s). It sets out a strategy for achieving this objective at
national, European and international level.
Under the terms of the collective agreements reached in the 1997 bargaining
round (DK9705110F [1]), from 1 January 1998 government institutions can
experiment with new forms of decentralised pay bargaining. From 1 April 1998,
56% of all local government employees and 60% of all regional government
employees will be covered by a new system of pay determination - consisting
of a centrally determined basic salary and three decentralised negotiated
allowances based on function, qualifications and results.
Tripartite negotiations over the reform of Italy's welfare and social
security system started in earnest in July 1997. Two main points of tension
have so far arisen - pensions and flexibility in recruitment and redundancy.
France's Minister for Transport, Housing and Public Infrastructure,
Jean-Claude Gayssot announced in July 1997 the creation of 2,000 new jobs at
the SNCF railway company, in exchange for a reduction in the state-owned
company's indebtedness. He also confirmed the separation to be made between
the management of infrastructure and the operation of the rail network.
Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) maps and analyses company policies and practices which can have an impact on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as the development of social dialogue in companies. This series consists of outputs from the ECS 2009, the second edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2004–2005 as the European Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance.
Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) maps and analyses company policies and practices which can have an impact on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as the development of social dialogue in companies. This series consists of outputs from the ECS 2013, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2004–2005 as the European Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance.
Eurofound’s European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2003, the first edition of the survey.
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2007, the second edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2012, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2005, the fourth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2010, the fifth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
This publication series explores scenarios for the future of manufacturing. The employment implications (number of jobs by sector, occupation, wage profile, and task content) under various possible scenarios are examined. The scenarios focus on various possible developments in global trade and energy policies and technological progress and run to 2030.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the professional football sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound’s study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the professional football sector in the EU Member States.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the extractive industries sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound’s study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the extractive industries sector in the EU Member States.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the woodworking sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound’s study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the woodworking sector in the EU Member States.
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence, are rapidly evolving, and becoming increasingly powerful and pervasive. While the implications of digital technologies on ethics and working conditions should be explored as they emerge, it is also important to anticipate any unintended effects that raise new ethical challenges. Drawing on different research methods and building on previous research, this report examines the effects of digital technologies on fundamental rights, ethical principles and working conditions.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the construction sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound’s study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the construction sector in the EU Member States.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in European sectoral social dialogue taking place at cross-sectoral level. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound’s study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations at cross-sectoral level in the EU Member States.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the furniture sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound’s study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the furniture sector in the EU Member States.
This report maps and analyses key dimensions and indicators of industrial relations in the EU. It expands on the four key indicators identified in Eurofound’s 2016 study: industry democracy, industrial competitiveness, job and employment equality, and social justice. With a key focus on industrial democracy, the report provides an in-depth analysis of divergence and convergence patterns across countries. The analysis also includes the development of a composite indicator and an integrated indicator for all four industrial relations dimensions.
The interaction between workers and machines has increased due to the rapid advancement of automation technologies. The new wave of robots can perform tasks with more flexibility, greater sophistication and in a way that protects workers’ physical safety. Drawing on case studies of advanced robotics, this report explores the benefits and risks that come with closer human–machine interaction, the organisational practices needed to deal with emerging issues and the real concerns and challenges.
The report describes trends in social and economic discontent across the EU between 2002 and 2020, highlighting in particular the turbulent times brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report explores the evolution of social cohesion and its impact on economic and social discontent. It assesses the relationship between social cohesion and discontent during the pandemic, allowing for a comparison of the situation as it stands in 2023. The focus of the report is on regions where social cohesion is low, where a contrast is drawn with regions where social cohesion is much higher.
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