This study provides information designed to encourage sectoral social dialogue in railways and urban public transport. 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
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
This study provides information designed to encourage sectoral social dialogue in the maritime transport 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
This study aims to provide the necessary information to encourage sectoral social dialogue in the furniture sector in the EU28. 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
This report explores the involvement of peak social partners in the European Semester at EU and national level during the period 2011 to 2014. While their role in the European Semester is not set out in the European economic governance provisions (the so-called ‘Six-Pack’), the European
This study provides information designed to aid sectoral social dialogue in the graphical industry. The study is divided into three parts: a summary of the sector’s economic and employment background; an analysis of the relevant social partner organisations in all EU Member States, including their
This study provides information designed to aid sectoral social dialogue in the road transport and logistics sector. The study is divided into three parts: a brief overview of sector’s economic and employment background; an analysis of the relevant social partner organisations in all the EU Member
This study provides information designed to aid sectoral social dialogue in the woodworking sector. The study is divided into three parts: a brief overview of the sector’s economic and employment background; an analysis of the relevant social partner organisations in all the EU Member States, with
This study provides information aimed at encouraging sectoral social dialogue in the chemical sector. The study is divided into three parts: a summary of the sector’s economic and employment background; an analysis of the social partner organisations in all EU Member States, with emphasis on their
This study provides information designed to aid sectoral social dialogue in the electricity sector. The study is divided into three parts: a summary of the sector’s economic and employment background; an analysis of the social partner organisations in all EU Member States, with emphasis on their
The Spanish government has introduced reforms limiting the social partners’ role in managing continuous vocational training. The changes have been made because of a potential conflict of interests, and the emergence of some cases of fraud. The social partners, who had previously been in charge of
The supermarket chain Mercadona [1] is one of the biggest in Spain. It has stores in 46 provinces in 15 autonomous communities. It employs more than 70,000 employees, most of them with open-ended contracts. [1] https://www.mercadona.es/ns/index.php
Spain’s coal industry employs 4,894 workers. Of these, 3,407 work directly for 15 extractive coal companies and a further 1,487 are employed through subcontracting companies.
The ‘ultra-activity’ principle of Spanish labour law guaranteed the continuation of a collective agreement, even after its expiry date. Its aim was to protect current working conditions even if an employer refused to sign a new agreement.
The previous collective agreement between managers and workers at Ford’s manufacturing plant at Almussafes, in Spain’s Valencia region, was signed in 2007 by only one of the four unions represented on the workers’ committee, the General Workers Confederation (UGT [1]). [1] http://www.ugt.es
The sustainability of the pension system has been one of the main concerns of institutions across Europe, as well as the Spanish government, since the financial crisis began. A reform of the Spanish pension system was not, however, put into law until March 2011, after its main elements were agreed
Iberia, the Spanish flag carrier airline, currently employs nearly 20,000 people. In 2010, it became part of the holding company International Airlines Group (IAG [1]), the third largest worldwide commercial airline by revenue. [1] http://www.iairgroup.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=240949&p=index
One of the most worrying aspects of the current economic crisis had been its impact on young people and their efforts to break into the job market. The Government of Spain [1] has acknowledged the seriousness of the situation, but also recognises that youth unemployment is a structural problem. [1]
One of the main priorities of the Spanish Government [1] has been to reduce its fiscal deficit to meet the goals agreed with the European institutions. As a result, during its first year in government the Popular Party [2] renounced some of its flagship electoral commitments including its promise to
The Spanish government has approved the national budget for 2013. The aim of the budget is to meet the deficit reduction goals agreed with the Eurogroup [1], targeted at 6.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2012, 4.5% of GDP for 2013, and 2.8% of GDP for 2014. [1] http://www.eurozone.europa.eu