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Sector-level bargaining and possibilities for deviations at company level : Belgium

Keune, Maarten - Amsterdam Institute of Advanced Labour Studies, … - 2011

The Belgian collective bargaining system is highly institutionalised and coordinated. Over 90% of employees are covered by a collective agreement, placing Belgium among the countries with the highest coverage in Europe. Also, the Belgian trade unions have a relatively high level of membership...

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Sector-level bargaining and possibilities for deviations at company level : Germany

Bispinck, Reinhard; Schulten, Thorsten - 2011

The legal basis of collective bargaining in Germany is laid down by the Collective Agreements Act, 1949. Collective agreements can be concluded between employer associations (or individual employers) and trade unions. In contrast, works councils – statutory employee representation bodies...

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Industrial relations and sustainability: the role of social partners in the transition towards a green economy

Vitols, Katrin; Schütze, Kim Lorraine; Mestre, Alain - 2011

This study examined best practice examples of social partner involvement in greening the economy in different Member States. It analysed the role of the trade unions and employers’ associations as well as employees, their direct representatives and company management in selected projects at...

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Industrial relations in EU Member States 2000 - 2004

Van Gyes, Guy; Vandenbrande, Tom; Lehndorff, Steffen; … - 2007

This report presents a comparison of national industrial relations systems in the EU25, exploring the differences between individual systems and their effects on the economy. The report is based on the more detailed findings of a research project entitled "Quality of industrial relations:...

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Evaluation of the European commission's co-operation and partnership with the People's Republic of China : country level evaluation ; final synthesis report

MacKellar, Landis (contributor) - EGEval II; EEIG - 2007

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Working with China on the environment

Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Umwelt - 2009

This brochure presents the environmental co-operation of the EU with China by highlighting a number of selected …

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Final report of an audit carried out in China from 18 to 28 June 2013 in order to evaluate the measures taken by China to ensure that wood packaging material exported to the Europe...

Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Gesundheit … - 2014

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Reshaping the Chinese growth model – a formidable challenge of the 12th five-year plan

Melander, Annika; Rudolf, Moritz - 2011

Private consumption is a key component in the rebalancing of growth that China is seeking, and a challenging one. Not …. Understanding what drove the consumption share down to a mere 36% of GDP in China is thus vital. This brief explores the many … reasons for the high precautionary savings that followed in the wake of the reform process in China. In particular, the …

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Is China transitioning to a lower growth plateau?

Bertoldi, Moreno; Melander, Annika - 2013

China's economy slowed significantly in the first three quarters of 2012 and questions have been raised on a possible … understand what is driving this slowdown and how lasting it may be given China's importance as an engine for global growth. Is …

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Reform of the hukou system : a litmus test of the new leadership

Melander, Annika; Pelikanova, Kristyna - 2013

Since the release of the 12th Five-Year Plan in 2011, a reform of China's household registration system – the so … so far (beyond some experiments at the provincial level). In the context of growing urbanisation pressures in China, a …

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