The aims of this project are to explore recent experiences in the practice of information and consultation (I&C) at national level, building on the findings of the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) 2011 report entitled Information and consultation practice across Europe five years
This report provides an overview of the extent, practice and impact of employee information and consultation (I&C) in 26 European countries five years after the implementation date of Directive 2002/14/EC. Procedures for establishing I&C arrangements and the scope for organisation- or sector
Industrial relations developments in Europe 2007 highlights the most significant industrial relations developments over the past year – both at national and EU level. It first outlines the main political and legislative initiatives taken in the Member States over the past year and goes on to examine
This report focuses on the role that EWCs play in influencing the handling of transnational restructuring. It analyses EWC agreements and relevant joint texts to assess how well equipped EWCs are to address the issue of restructuring. It looks at the kind of input EWCs make in practice and
On 31 July 2010, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR [1]), an influential think-tank, and Internocracy [2], a campaign group representing interns, published the report. It called for recent university graduates and other young people undertaking internships to be paid a ‘fair wage’. The
On 29 July 2010, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government published a consultation document (439Kb PDF) [1] setting out proposals to phase out the UK’s default retirement age (DRA) of 65 years from April 2011, with the DRA being abolished altogether by October 2011. [1] http://www.bis
On 6 July 2010, the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government in the UK confirmed it intended to legislate to reduce redundancy payments available to civil servants under the existing civil service compensation scheme. The move comes ahead of expected large-scale cuts in civil service
On 21 June 2010, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI [1]) published a report entitled Making Britain the place to work (700Kb PDF) [2] which set out ‘an employment agenda for the new government’. The report identified a series of regulatory changes the CBI would like to see in the area of
In November 2009, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI [1]) published the results of its annual employment trends survey (10Mb PDF) [2], conducted in conjunction with the Harvey Nash recruitment and information technology (IT) group. The online survey, carried out in August to September 2009
On 4 November 2009, the leader of the opposition Conservative Party, David Cameron, made a speech [1] on A Europe policy that people can believe in [2], in which he set out the party’s response to the final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. [1] http://www.conservatives.com/News/Speeches/2009/11
On 25 September 2009, the High Court in the UK ruled that provisions in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 [1] (*UK0603029I* [2]) enabling employers to force employees to retire at the age of 65 years were lawful. [1] http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20061031.htm [2] www.eurofound.europa
On 8 October 2009, the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU [1]) announced the results of a national strike ballot of postal workers employed by Royal Mail [2]. The ballot showed strong support for industrial action, with 76% of the 81,000 members who took part voting in favour of striking. [1] http:/
On 15 October 2009, the government published a ‘forward regulatory programme (653Kb PDF) [1]’, intended to ‘improve the management and scrutiny of new regulations’ and enable decisions to be taken ‘in the context of the cumulative burden of the government’s regulatory programme on business and the
In September 2009, participants at the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC [1]) voted to support a resolution proposed by Unite [2], the largest trade union in the United Kingdom (UK). The resolution criticises the EU Directive 96/71/EC [3] concerning the posting of workers in the