The relationship between work and welfare is a major policy issue that has to be resolved in a way that meets the needs of individuals, the market, and society as a whole. This relationship and its complexities forms the subject of a series of papers commissioned by the European Foundation for the
The programme of work for 2000 is set out under the six challenges which formed the framework of the present four-year rolling programme 1997-2000: employment; equal opportunities; health and well-being; sustainable development; social cohesion; participation.
Communiqué is the newsletter of the Foundation It is published 10 times per year and provides up-to-date news and information on the Foundation's work and research. Communiqué is the newsletter of the Foundation. The January/February issue contains the following articles: Changing Information
EIRObserver is the bi-monthly bulletin of the European Industrial Relations Observatory. It contains an edited selection of feature and news items, based on some of the reports supplied for the EIROnline database over each two-month period. On top of this, EIRO also conducts comparative research on
The second European survey on working conditions took place in January 1996 and collated the views of the 15,800 workers from all over Europe. Its findings highlight how pollution, noise, stress and musculo-skeletal disorders are among the rising occupational hazards in the EU. The survey underlines
The first issue of the new BEST reports on Foundation research into urban time policies in five Member States which identified and analysed innovative cases involving the synchronisation of various time policies (working hours, school time and shop opening hours). The study highlights the case of
Communiqué is the newsletter of the Foundation It is published 10 times per year and provides up-to-date news and information on the Foundation's work and research. The December issue contains the following articles: Active ageing; EWCs online; Women and social security.
Communiqué is the newsletter of the Foundation It is published 10 times per year and provides up-to-date news and information on the Foundation's work and research. The November issue contains the following articles: Working time; Gender in work organisation; New work programme.
Communiqué is the newsletter of the Foundation. The October issue contains the following articles: Financial participation; Chairing the Foundation; Accessible workplaces.
A summary of the results of research on the relationship between employment status and health. A bibliographic review was undertaken and data from the 1996 Second European Survey on Working Conditions complemented by Eurostat data was also analysed.