Initiatives promoting reconciliation of work and family life have become popular across Europe as part of employment policies as well as social policies dealing, among other things, with the challenges of competitiveness, the renewed Lisbon targets for increased participation in the labour...

Considerable differences exist between the working conditions of various sectors in Finland, with employees in the local government sector reporting particularly unfavourable working conditions. According to results from the Working Life Barometer 2005, employees in this sector find their work...

This report reviews the main results from the third Estonian Working Life Barometer, carried out in October 2005. It outlines the general situation of workers and the workplace in Estonia, and covers topics such as employment contracts and working time, pay developments, intensification of work,...

Working conditions in France have deteriorated in recent years, according to findings from the 2003 SUMER survey. The organisation of work has become increasingly complex and controlled, characterised by a higher pace and rate of work, more repetitive work, and an escalation in psychological...

The ageing of the EU population has implications for the sustainability of pensions, economic growth and the future labour supply. This report reviews case studies from a range of organisations across the EU that have instituted good practice in recruiting, supporting and retaining older...

In the context of an ageing population and increasing demand for care services in the European Union, there is growing concern about the supply of suitably qualified care workers. Low pay, low status, and high rates of turnover and burnout make it difficult to attract workers to the care sector...

Company restructuring has become a constant feature of the economic landscape of the European Union, driven by market changes, increased competition and globalisation. One way of minimising the negative social effects of restructuring is to encourage people affected by restructuring to set up...

With economic globalisation growing ever deeper and international competition intensifying, it is increasingly clear that Europe's industrial relations systems do not exist in isolation, and cannot be studied as such. This report examines two topical issues u0096 minimum wages and the...

Profound socio-economic, demographic and cultural changes currently under way in Europe are modifying the way in which people organise their time and income over the life course. The ageing population, globalisation, the transition from a standard working organisation model to more diversified...

In September 1994, the Council of Ministers decided on a Directive on the establishment of a European Works Council for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (94/45/EC). The emergence of European Works Councils (EWCs) is a major part of the development of an industrial relations...