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Agreements are the outcome of collective bargaining and social dialogue processes. Social partners are encouraged to negotiate and conclude collective agreements  that can then be implemented at European, national, regional, sectoral or company level.  Increasingly Union labour laws are shaped by agreements that the parties voluntarily enter into and by soft law mechanisms. 

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In this pilot project, Eurofound successfully established the feasibility of, and piloted, an EU-wide database of minimum pay rates contained in collective agreements related to low-paid workers. A conceptual and...

26 január 2024
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Christine Aumayr-Pintar is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound. Her current research topics include minimum wages, collectively agreed wages and gender...

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Working life research unit
Publications results (40)

In this pilot project, Eurofound successfully established the feasibility of, and piloted, an EU-wide database of minimum pay rates contained in collective agreements related to low-paid workers. A conceptual and measurement framework was devised, a total of 692 collective agreements – related to 24

26 January 2024

This report explores EU Member States’ legislation around the right to disconnect and assesses the impact of company policies in this area on employees’ hours of connection, working time, work–life balance, health and well-being, and overall workplace satisfaction.

30 November 2023

This report examines the average weekly working hours across Europe in 2021 and 2022. It covers important developments resulting from legislative reforms in collective bargaining at national or sectoral level, drawing on debates about the reduction of working time and the four-day working week.

24 October 2023

Automation and digitisation technologies, including artificial intelligence, are rapidly evolving and becoming increasingly powerful and pervasive. The full range of their effects in the workplace is yet to be seen. It is, however, important not only to explore the ethical implications of digital te

12 September 2023

After a long period of price stability, inflation has made a remarkable comeback in the EU. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the energy crisis spurred by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the disruption of the international supply chain, among other factors, have driven up the

06 September 2023

This report investigates the involvement of social partners in the just transition to a climate-neutral economy, with a particular focus on the territorial just transition plans. These plans aim to support the regions most negatively affected by the just transition by assisting workers to retrain

19 July 2023

Táto správa bola vypracovaná v rámci trojročného pilotného projektu (2021 – 2023) s názvom Úloha minimálnej mzdy pri vytváraní všeobecnej záruky práce, ktorým Európska komisia poverila nadáciu Eurofound. Zameriava sa na modul 3 projektu, ktorý skúma minimálne mzdy a iné formy odmeňovania samostatne

30 November 2022

This working paper investigates the practical implementation of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive at company level. It explores the challenges faced by existing EWCs and provides examples of solutions identified and remaining issues from the point of view of both workers and management. In

25 October 2022

Účelom tejto správy je zmapovať a analyzovať právne predpisy a kolektívne vyjednávanie týkajúce sa telepráce v 27 členských štátoch a Nórsku. Poukazuje sa v nej na hlavné rozdiely a podobnosti medzi krajinami v oblasti právnych predpisov týkajúcich sa telepráce, ako aj na najnovšie zmeny týchto

01 September 2022

V tejto správe sa analyzuje najnovší vývoj a nové postupy v procesoch a výsledkoch kolektívneho vyjednávania, najmä v súkromnom sektore. Správa sa týka systémov kolektívneho vyjednávania v 10 členských štátoch EÚ a vychádza z prípadov zistených prostredníctvom rozhovorov s kľúčovými zainteresovanými

31 August 2022

Online resources results (321)

One-hour strike ends collective agreement dispute in transport

Social partners in the transport sector began negotiations on a new collective agreement in the autumn of 2012. However, no consensus had been reached by the time the previous agreement expired at the end of February 2013.

Renault signs first competitiveness agreement for France

The management of the French car manufacturer Renault [1] has signed an agreement with union representatives of the French Confederation of Professional and Managerial Staff – General Confederation of Professional and Managerial Staff (CFE-CGC [2]), the French Democratic Federation of Labour (CFDT

New collective agreement for the electricity sector

Following seven months of negotiations, the new national Collective Agreement for the Electric Sector (in Italian, 2.03Mb PDF) [1] was signed on 18 February 2013. [1] http://www.filctemroma1.it/file/ipotesiccnlelettrico.pdf

Impact of consultation and information process

The purpose of the INFORMIA II [1] research project was to study the impact of the recast of the European Union’s Directive on information and consultation [2]. It also aimed to look at the links between national and European level in this context in a number of EU Member States and candidate

Electricity sector training needs agreed

On 15 March 2013, the EU-level social partners in the electricity sector – Eurelectric [1] for employers, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU [2]), and IndustriAll Europe [3] for the trade unions – adopted a joint framework of actions, Competences, qualifications and anticipation

Unions in Bulgaria and Romania establish interregional council

The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB [1]) and the Romanian National Trade Union Confederation (Cartel Alfa [2]) signed a bilateral agreement in the summer of 2012. The establishment of an interregional council for Bulgaria and Romania is a natural continuation of this

Social partners sign pact on youth unemployment

The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR, in Swedish [1]) and the Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union (Kommunal [2]) have signed an agreement (in Swedish, 272Kb PDF) [3] on ‘working life introductory positions’. The aim of the agreement is to encourage municipalities, county

New agreement in chemical and pharmaceutical sector

In March 2013, Italy’s employer organisations agreed on a renewal of the National Collective Agreement for the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sector. The agreement was signed by the Federchimica [1] and Farmindustria [2], as well as all of the sectoral trade union federations – the Filctem Cgil [3]

Social partners in labour market talks

Finland’s leading business organisation, the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK [1]), has opened the way for a national accord on jobs and employment in the country. It says it is willing to take part in tripartite negotiations with unions, but wants workers to consider a two-year pay freeze.

Protection for call centre workers

On 1 February 2013, the national collective agreement (in Italian, 3.66Mb PDF [1]) for employees working in telecommunications enterprises was renewed. It was signed for the employers by the Italian Employers Association of Telecommunication Operators, ASSOTELECOMUNICAZIONI – ASSTEL [2], and for the


Blogs results (2)
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Minimum wages have risen significantly in 2022, as the EU Member States leave behind the cautious mood of the pandemic. However, rising inflation is eating up these wage increases, and only flexibility in the regular minimum wage setting processes may avoid generalised losses in purchasing power

15 jún 2022
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Whatever the benefits of telework – and there are many, including more flexible working time, increased productivity and less commuting – there are drawbacks, as many of the one-third of Europeans who were exclusively working from home during the pandemic will attest. Primary among these is the ‘alw

3 december 2020

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