This Background Report has been produced as part of the study on “Development of statistical data on the European security technological and industrial base” commissioned by the European Commission within the Framework Contract on Security (ENTR/09/050) between the European Commission and a...

This report builds on the ongoing research of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) into working conditions and social dialogue.This report is divided into three parts: the first provides an overview of major framework conditions from both a...

The second large-scale European-wide establishment survey launched by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) – known as the European Company Survey 2009 (ECS 2009) – focuses on two topics in the field of company policies that are widely...

Creating better jobs and working conditions are key elements of the European social model. Improving the quality of work and working conditions is, however, a new dimension within the European Employment Strategy which previously concentrated on quantitative measures such as increasing...

Vattenfall is a Swedish-owned international electricity and heat supplier. In recent years, it has become the fourth-largest generator of electricity and the largest producer of heat in Europe Vattenfall is a public limited company, shares of which are owned by the Swedish government.

Eurofound project ‘Attractive workplace for all: A contribution to the Lisbon Strategy at company level’ aimed at identifying and analysing company case studies from seven countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and UK), showing how the Lisbon strategy is being...

This report brings together the analysis of five previous studies on the topic of the life course published by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound). It summarises the overall research findings from the perspective of the individual, the company...