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
This report describes the operation of workplace gender equality strategies in seven countries of the European Union and assesses their impact on both employees and the organisation. It explains the reasons for the success or failure of these programmes and draws up recommendations for action aimed
A leaflet summarising Foundation research into different forms of atypical work such as non-permanent; temporary agency; part-time and self employment.
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 March issue contains the following articles: financial participation, employment and flexibility and agency cooperation.
This report documents and assesses key developments in the social public services EU-wide. It looks at service improvements aimed at client groups who typically have multiple needs: adults with mental illnesses; adults with learning disabilities; dependent older people; long term unemployed young
This report presents the main findings of the Third European survey on working conditions. The survey was carried out simultaneously in each of the 15 Member States of the European Union in March 2000. These surveys aim to provide an overview of the state of working conditions in the European Union
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 October issue contains the following articles: industrial relations in the ICT sector; sustainable businesses; quality of life in
A leaflet summarising the main findings of the Employment Options of the Future survey concerning men's and women's preferences for increasing or reducing the number of hours that they work per week.
This survey, carried out by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions over the summer and autumn of 1998, involved 30,557 telephone assisted interviews with people aged between 16 and 64 years across the 15 EU Member States and Norway. The survey provides
A summary of the most relevant findings to emerge from research and debate activities promoted by the Foundation on employment and the quality of work in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a particular focus on micro firms.