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Sociálny dialóg

Sociálny dialóg možno definovať ako rokovania, konzultácie, spoločné akcie, diskusie a výmenu informácií medzi zamestnávateľmi a pracovníkmi. Dobre fungujúci sociálny dialóg je kľúčovým nástrojom pri formovaní pracovných podmienok zahŕňajúci rôznych aktérov na rôznych úrovniach. Prispieva k dosiahnutiu rovnováhy medzi záujmami pracovníkov a zamestnávateľov a k hospodárskej konkurencieschopnosti, ako aj sociálnej súdržnosti.

Nedávne politické diskusie na úrovni EÚ poukázali na to, že najmä od krízy v roku 2008 sa objavujú nové diskusie o sociálnej spravodlivosti, demokracii, kvalite práce a nových modeloch pracovnoprávnych vzťahov, ktoré spochybňujú tradičné pracovné vzťahy a systémy sociálneho dialógu.

Tridsať rokov po historickej inaugurácii európskeho sociálneho dialógu vo Val Duchesse v Bruseli, Komisia spustila znovu proces – nový začiatok pre sociálny dialóg – na podujatí vysokej úrovne, na ktorom sa 5. marca 2015 zúčastnili organizácie sociálnych partnerov z celej Európy. Európsky sociálny dialóg je nástroj sociálnej politiky EÚ, ktorý priamo prispieva k formovaniu pracovnoprávnych predpisov a politík EÚ.

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French presidency 2022: Eurofound's contribution

From January to June 2022, Eurofound supported the work of France's presidency of the Council of the EU, providing valuable research results on specific topics linked with the presidency priorities.

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Spanish presidency 2023: Eurofound's contribution

From July to December 2023, Eurofound supported the work of Spain's presidency of the Council of the EU, providing valuable research results on specific topics linked with the presidency priorities.

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EU context

Práca nadácie Eurofound

Tvorcovia politík potrebujú spoľahlivé dôkazy na pochopenie zmien, ku ktorým dochádza na trhu práce a aby dokázali reagovať na meniacu sa dynamiku pracovnoprávnych vzťahov v Európe. Nadácia Eurofound používa údaje a analýzu zo svojej siete korešpondentov v 28 členských štátoch EÚ a Nórsku na mapovanie trendov a modelov a na poukázanie na príklady dobre fungujúceho sociálneho dialógu na európskej a národnej úrovni.

V rámci výskumu nadácie Eurofound sa skúmajú také aspekty ako účasť pracovníkov na kolektívnom vyjednávaní, zastúpenie zamestnancov a pracovnoprávne vzťahy na všetkých úrovniach. Skúma sa, do akej miery sa pracovnoprávne vzťahy prispôsobili vzniku nadnárodných organizácií. A zohľadňuje sa aj globálna perspektíva porovnaním systémov pracovnoprávnych vzťahov a výsledkov ekonomík mimo EÚ, ako napríklad USA a Japonsko.

Hlavné príspevky

Nadácia Eurofound vykonala veľký kus práce za vyše 40 rokov, v rámci ktorej sa mapovali mnohé a meniace sa formy sociálneho dialógu v Európe na rôznych úrovniach: podnikovej, národnej, európskej a medzinárodnej.

V posledných rokoch nadácia Eurofound vykonala podrobné analýzy rôznych záležitostí v centre sociálneho dialógu, ako napríklad: 

Štúdie o reprezentatívnosti nadácie Eurofound vykonané vo viacerých odvetviach na základe poverenia Komisie v roku 2006 poskytujú základné informácie, ktoré sú potrebné na zriadenie a fungovanie európskych výborov pre odvetvový sociálny dialóg.

Zdroje

Európsky slovník pracovnoprávnych vzťahov vypracovaný v roku 2005 ako online referenčný nástroj pre tvorcov politík a odborných pracovníkov je cenným zdrojom informácií o zamestnanosti a pracovnoprávnych vzťahoch v EÚ. Profily krajín z hľadiska pracovného života poskytujú relevantné kontextové informácie o štruktúrach, inštitúciách a pravidlách zaoberajúcich sa pracovným životom v členských štátoch EÚ-28 a Nórsku, ako aj na úrovni EÚ.

Databázy týkajúce sa kolektívneho vyjednávania o mzdách a miezd, pracovného času a kolektívnych sporov poskytujú výskumníkom a tvorcom politík kvantitatívne a kvalitatívne informácie o týchto témach vo všetkých členských štátoch a v Nórsku od roku 2000 až doteraz.

Key outputs

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Kolektívne pracovné spory v EÚ

V posledných rokoch okrem niektorých dočasných prudkých nárastov došlo v členských štátoch EÚ k všeobecnému poklesu počtu kolektívnych akcií. Počas pandémie ochorenia COVID-19 tento trend pokračoval, pričom najvýznamnejšie pracovné spory...

7 február 2022
Publication
Research report
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Working life in the COVID-19 pandemic 2020

This publication consists of individual country reports on working life during 2020 for 29 countries – the 27 EU Member States, Norway and the United Kingdom. The country reports summarise...

23 marec 2021
Publication
Other
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Pracovnoprávne vzťahy: Vývoj v rokoch 2015 – 2019

V rámci svojho mandátu podporovať dialóg medzi sociálnymi partnermi nadácia Eurofound viac než 40 rokov sleduje a analyzuje vývoj v systémoch pracovnoprávnych vzťahov na úrovni EÚ a v členských štátoch...

11 december 2020
Publication
Flagship report

Current and ongoing research

 

In the course of the programming period 2021–2024, Eurofound will continue regular monitoring of social dialogue, including through the EU PolicyWatch database.

Other topics addressed include:

  • Monitoring of the role of national social partners in the European semester and analysis of quality and effectiveness of their involvement 
  • Summary of discussions on capacity-building social dialogue to support a meaningful and effective social dialogue 
  • Research on industrial relations covering topics related to both social dialogue and working life developments, including updates on collectively agreed pay
  • Representativeness studies on a variety of sectors to provide the European Commission required information to assess the representativeness of European sectoral social partner organisations.

 

Eurofound expert(s)

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Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras

Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras is a research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound and focuses on comparative industrial relations, social dialogue and collective bargaining...

Research manager,
Working life research unit
Publications results (251)

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Postal and courier activities sector

This study provides information designed to encourage sectoral social dialogue in the postal and courier activities sector. The aim of Eurofound’s series of studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in the field of industrial

20 February 2017
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social partners
Social dialogue
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Addressing digital and technological change through social dialogue

Evidence from the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy and Spain reveals that social partners are closely involved in setting up national strategies to manage digital change in the world of work. Up to now, this has been a high-level affair and there are only a few collective agreements or

30 January 2017
Publication
Research report
Digitalisation
Industrial relations
Innovation
Social dialogue
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Shipbuilding sector

This study provides information designed to encourage sectoral social dialogue in the shipbuilding sector. The aim of Eurofound’s series of representativeness studies is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in selected

27 January 2017
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social partners
Social dialogue
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Sugar manufacturing sector

This study provides information designed to encourage sectoral social dialogue in the sugar manufacturing sector. The aim of Eurofound’s series of representativeness studies is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in

18 January 2017
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social partners
Social dialogue
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue

National capacity-building initiatives for social partners: Experiences in five EU Member States

This article examines national-level initiatives aimed at strengthening social dialogue among social partners in five Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Lithuania. It summarises the content of the programmes, reviews the outcomes of the evaluations and offers a view of

16 January 2017
Publication
Research report
Industrial relations
Social dialogue
Social partners
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Social dialogue developments in the education sector in Europe

Teachers across Europe have been protesting about their working conditions. Pay levels and pay inequalities, working time and workload, recruitment procedures and staffing at schools have been the main focus of social dialogue and collective action. Several of the reported cases are set in the

09 January 2017
Publication
Research report
Gender equality
Industrial action
Industrial relations
Pay and income
Social dialogue
Work organisation
Working conditions
Working time
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Foundation Seminar Series 2016: The impact of digitalisation on work

The Foundation Seminar Series (FSS) is an opportunity for governments, trade unions and employers to share knowledge and experiences on the development of EU social, employment and work-related policies.

23 December 2016
Publication
Research report
Skills and training
Social dialogue
Social partners
Digitalisation
Work organisation
Working conditions
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Establishment characteristics and work practices: Health sector

This paper is one in a series of sector profiles giving an overview of structural characteristics, work organisation practices, human resource management, employee participation and social dialogue in the health sector. It is based on the third European Company Survey (ECS). The sector includes all

22 December 2016
Publication
Information sheet
Social dialogue
Pay and income
Participation at work
Working time
Work organisation
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Establishment characteristics and work practices: Education sector

This paper is one in a series of sector profiles giving an overview of structural characteristics, work organisation practices, human resource management, employee participation and social dialogue in the education sector. It is based on the third European Company Survey (ECS). The sector includes

22 December 2016
Publication
Information sheet
Social dialogue
Pay and income
Participation at work
Working time
Work organisation
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Establishment characteristics and work practices: Public administration and defence sector

This paper is one in a series of sector profiles giving an overview of structural characteristics, work organisation practices, human resource management, employee participation and social dialogue in the public administration and defence sector. It is based on the third European Company Survey (ECS

22 December 2016
Publication
Information sheet
Social dialogue
Pay and income
Participation at work
Working time
Work organisation
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Online resources results (435)

Patterns and trends in social partner involvement in times of crises

Patterns and trends in social partner involvement in times of crises. 20-21 March 2023, EMCO meeting hosted by the Swedish Presidency, Stockholm. Presentation by Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras, Research Manager, Eurofound.

23 marec 2023
Presentation
Stand with Ukraine
Social dialogue
Social partners
Minimum wage
Migration and mobility
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Mixed impacts of COVID-19 on social dialogue and collective bargaining in 2020

​​​​​​​A first analysis of developments in working life in 2020 shows that the COVID-19 pandemic had a considerable impact on social dialogue and collective bargaining in the EU, Norway and the UK, albeit to varying degrees. While in some countries, standard procedures were by and large maintained

27 apríl 2021
Article
Collective bargaining
COVID-19
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Social dialogue
Teleworking
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Changing priorities: The impact of COVID-19 on national policy agendas

A first analysis of working life policies and developments in 2020 shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has in some cases speeded up and in other cases slowed down several policy developments in the EU, Norway and the UK, albeit to varying degrees, and dependent on national contexts. Increased

22 apríl 2021
Article
COVID-19
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Social dialogue
Social protection
Teleworking

EU level: Latest developments in working life Q2 2020

Activities of the European Commission and social partners regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the high-level hearing on implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and a fair EU minimum wage initiative are the main topics of interest in this article. This EU update reports on the latest

20 júl 2020
Article
COVID-19
Social dialogue
Industrial relations
Labour market policies
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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EU labour law directives and national collective agreements: A clash of cultures?

3 júl 2020
Article
Social dialogue
Collective bargaining
Agreements
Industrial relations
Labour and social regulation
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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EU seeks views on the minimum wage

Against a background of growing polarisation, it is worth remembering the model of social dialogue that allows us each year to debate and reach thousands of agreements that start from different and distant positions and interests.

17 február 2020
Article
Social dialogue
Pay and income
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations
Minimum wage
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Latvia: latest working life developments Q2 2018

A new agreement on overtime pay, a warning about the power balance between employers and employees, an increase in wages and a workforce deficit are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Latvia in the second quarter of

13 september 2018
Article
Collective bargaining
Disability and chronic disease
Employment and labour markets
Pay and income
Social dialogue
Working time
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Czech Republic: Latest working life developments – Q4 2017

New employment strategies to address labour shortages, the post-election political shift in the Chamber of Deputies and an award-winning documentary on working conditions are the main points of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the

7 február 2018
Article
Employment and labour markets
Social dialogue
Working conditions
Working poor
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Lithuania: Trilateral agreement promoting social dialogue signed

An agreement on reforms crucial to Lithuania’s economic growth was signed on 16 October after almost a year of discussions. The agreement, signed by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and representatives of the social partners, identifies long-term objectives such as improving efficiency in the

1 december 2017
Article
Agreements
Social dialogue
Social partners
Industrial relations and social dialogue

EU-level: Latest working life developments – Q3 2017

Launch of the second phase consultation of social partners of the Written Statement Directive, social partners’ positions regarding aspects of the European Pillar of Social Rights​ , and President Juncker's State of the Union address are the main topics of interest in this article. This country

27 november 2017
Article
Social dialogue
Social protection
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Blogs results (6)

Healthy social dialogue for a healthy healthcare sector

The COVID-19 pandemic made us acutely aware of how dependent our society is on certain essential workers. We felt deep gratitude towards workers in healthcare especially, because they worked ceaselessly in often-difficult conditions.

22 november 2023
Jorge Cabrita
Blog
Working conditions and sustainable work
Job quality
Health and well-being at work
Social dialogue
Collective bargaining
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Minimum wages rise again, but the pandemic puts a brake on their growth

Decision-makers approached minimum wage setting for 2021 cautiously due to the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Despite this, nominal statutory minimum wages rose in most Member States and the UK, although at lower rates than in recent years.

8 jún 2021
Carlos Vacas‑Soriano
Blog
Social dialogue
Pay and income
Working poor
Minimum wage
European Pillar of Social Rights
Labour market policies
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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New impetus to collective bargaining: Insights from the ECS

In the context of the ongoing trend of a fall in collective bargaining coverage, and recent calls at EU level to promote collective bargaining coverage as an instrument to support fair and decent wages, new data from Eurofound’s fourth European Company Survey (ECS) show that two-thirds of workers

28 október 2020
Christine Aumayr-Pintar
Blog
Social dialogue
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations
Minimum wage
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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Industrial democracy still in vogue

The workings of industrial relations are constantly evolving. In this blog piece, Eurofound authors Christian Welz and Ricardo Rodriguez Contreras discuss a tool that Eurofound has developed to enable this process of change to be monitored and analysed, enabling stakeholders in Member States to

28 marec 2018
Christian Welz
Blog
Industrial relations
Job quality
Social dialogue
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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Trust and dialogue are the secrets to business success in times of crisis

Europe has gone through significant economic change over the past decade. Businesses have had to manage the challenges posed by the financial crisis, globalisation and a rapidly changing labour market. Eurofound's new report Win-win arrangements: Innovative measures through social dialogue at

3 október 2016
Stavroula Demetriades
Blog
Industrial relations
Innovation
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Social dialogue
Working conditions
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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From Val Duchesse to Riga: how to relaunch social dialogue?

The new European Commission (EC) under President Jean-Claude Juncker is committed to re-launching social dialogue and a first step was taken with the organisation of a high-level conference in Brussels on 5 March. The aim of the conference was to discuss concrete ways to strengthen social dialogue

20 apríl 2015
Christian Welz
Blog
Social dialogue
Social partners
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Upcoming publications results (7)

National social dialogue addressing the twin transition

This report reviews the quality of the national social partners’ involvement in the implementation of the reforms and investments shaping the digital and green transition in the context of national policymaking. These reforms and investments stem mainly from the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

March 2025
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report
Digitalisation
European Green Deal
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations
Social dialogue
Social partners

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Extractive industries sector

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 par

November 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social dialogue
Social partners
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Construction sector

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 participatio

November 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social dialogue
Social partners
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Chemical sector

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the chemical sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in

November 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social dialogue
Social partners
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Road transport sector

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the road transport sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participat

November 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social dialogue
Social partners
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Postal and courier activities sector

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the postal and courier activities sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effec

November 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social dialogue
Social partners
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Graphical sector

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the graphical industry. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation

November 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report
Representativeness
Social dialogue
Social partners
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

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