New programme seeks to respond to diverse social, employment and work-related challenges facing EU policymakers
(Dublin, Ireland): Eurofound has launched its new work programme for 2017 to 2020. This document sets out the activities the Agency plans to undertake in the next four years to support European decision-makers in formulating effective policies for the improvement of quality of life and work in a fair and competitive Europe during this challenging period.
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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 company agreements on the issue in these five countries.
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Social dialogue developments in the education sector in Europe
Trimis de cau la Vin, 16/12/2016 - 14:58
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 context of educational reforms.
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Publication alert: Approaches to the labour market integration of refugees and asylum seekers
Trimis de james.higgins la Mie, 14/12/2016 - 16:10
Eurofound's new report takes forward existing research on the labour market integration of refugees (those with the officially recognised status of international protection) and asylum seekers (those who have applied for international protection and are awaiting a decision). The report provides updated information on legislation and practical arrangements in the first half of 2016, examines labour market integration in the context of receiving and supporting asylum seekers and refugees, and explores the role of the social partners in this area.
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Low-wage jobs – an efficient tool to combat unemployment?
Trimis de cau la Lun, 12/12/2016 - 09:28
Low-wage jobs have been a focus of debate in six countries across Europe during 2016. However, the issues discussed have reflected differing national concerns. For some countries, the key issue is the integration of migrants into the labour market; for others, how to stimulate job creation and reduce unemployment.
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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 the new programming period ahead.
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Gender employment gap costs Europe €370 billion per year
Trimis de james.higgins la Mar, 11/10/2016 - 18:41
Our new report explores the main characteristics and consequences of gender gaps in labour market participation. It finds that the estimated cost of a lower female employment rate was €370 billion in 2013, corresponding to 2.8% of EU GDP. This does not include the unpaid domestic work performed by women who are not active in the labour market.
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EU-level: Member States' progress in transposing Enforcement Directive on posting of workers
This EurWORK topical update considers how EU Member States have dealt with transposing Directive 2014/67/EU to improve enforcement of European regulations as regards the posting of workers. The situation at mid-2016 is analysed, based on contributions and updates from Eurofound's network of European correspondents from June 2016 onwards.
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Making work more sustainable throughout the life course
European countries face the challenges of ageing populations supported by shrinking workforces, more precarious types of employment, and in many cases, a decreasing number of jobs in the wake of the economic crisis. As a result, the issue of how to enable more people to participate in the labour market and to continue to do so until an older age has become a key policy issue in all EU Member States. These challenges might be met by adopting an approach to work that puts sustainability at its centre.
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Eurofound Communication Calendar 2016
The year marks the fourth and final year of implementation of Eurofound's four-year work programme 2013–2016, 'From crisis to recovery: Better informed policies for a competitive and fair Europe'.
The activities proposed in the annual programme for 2016 are designed to contribute to achieving Eurofound's strategic objective of providing high-quality, timely and policy-relevant knowledge as input to better informed policies, in four priority areas:
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