A summary is now available of the discussions which took place over the two-day conference, 'Employment and labour market insertion strategies as a tool for social inclusion', hosted by the Foundation and the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs. The conference examined how active...

This publication summarises the presentations and discussions which took place at the conference, u0091Tripartism in an enlarged European Unionu0092, in Elsinore on 29 and 30 October 2002. Jointly organised by the Foundation and the Danish Ministry of Employment, the conference contributed to...

The second Foundation paper focuses on improving access to employment, specifically for groups who are disadvantaged in the labour market.

Improving the quality of women’s work and employment is the focus of this paper. It draws mainly, but not exclusively, on research carried out by the Foundation in this area over the past decade, which has highlighted both positive and negative change as well as persistent challenges faced by...

Employment, and in particular quality of work and employment, is the focus of this paper. It covers four aspects identified by the European Foundation as key dimensions of quality of work and employment: career and employment security; health and well-being; skills development; and the...

In February 2002, the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) completed its fifth year of recording and analysing key developments in industrial relations across the European Union and Norway. The emphasis of this study is on collective bargaining and dialogue between the social...

Das vorliegende Bulletin gibt einen Überblick über die aktuellen Entwicklungen in Bezug auf die Arbeitszeit im Einzelhandelssektor in Europa. Zudem werden anstehende Probleme näher betrachtet und praktische Informationen hinsichtlich der Organisation der Zeit angeboten. Zwei zusätzliche...

Shiftwork and other forms of working at unusual hours, and especially working at night have always raised some health concerns. This issue of BEST aims to provide help and guidance in this complex area.

In der Studie wird zunächst ein Überblick über den wirtschaftlichen Hintergrund und die Beschäftigungssituation des Sektor gegeben, dann werden die Organisationen der Sozialpartner in allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten dargestellt (Mitglieder, Rolle in Tarifverhandlungen, sozialem Dialog und...

Junge Arbeitnehmer in der ganzen EU, insbesondere Berufseinsteiger, sehen sich großen Problemen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt gegenüber. Durch hohe Arbeitslosenquoten und schlechtere Arbeitsbedingungen für junge Menschen haben sich die traditionellen Probleme dieser Gruppe beim Zugang zu Arbeit weiter...