Peter Kerckhofs

Research manager, Working life research unit

Peter Kerckhofs is a research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound and is responsible for representativeness studies. His work involves developing in-depth knowledge on the specificities and the industrial landscape of sectors. He also works on industrial relations projects related to European Works Councils and European Sectoral Social Dialogue. Before Joining Eurofound, he worked as a researcher for ETUI and UCL, as a political secretary for EMCEF and was scientific coordinator of the PhD School of the social sciences faculty of KU Leuven. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a Master’s degree in Political Science from KUL and one in International Relations from UCL, and has a PhD in Industrial Relations from the University of Manchester. 

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Industrial relations and working conditions developments in Europe 2011

This annual review describes the developments in industrial relations and working conditions in 2011 in the EU Member States and Norway, at both national and EU level, with a focus on the economic situation and responses to it. The report describes the current economic situation in EU Member States

10 December 2012
Publication
Research report
Social partners
Pay and income
Working time
Working conditions and sustainable work
Working conditions
Collective bargaining
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

Extension of collective bargaining agreements in the EU - Background paper

This report gives an overview of the extension mechanisms of collective bargaining agreements, deriving its data from the Eurofound industrial relations country profiles (2009). In principle, collective agreements are only legally enforceable against contracting parties. National and sectoral

15 November 2011
Publication
Customised report
Collective bargaining
Social partners
Industrial relations
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Time-off provisions for employee representatives in Europe - Background paper

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15 November 2011
Publication
Customised report
Working time
Working conditions
Employee representation
Industrial relations
Working conditions and sustainable work
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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Representativeness at the heart of European decision-making

On the eve of the 11th International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) European Congress, we look at the issue of representativeness in Europe, and how ensuring that workers and employers are fairly represented at EU-level is an important aspect of European democracy.

7 September 2016
Peter Kerckhofs
Blog
Industrial relations
Representativeness
Industrial relations and social dialogue