This report maps the impact of the global financial, economic and public debt crisis on industrial relations and working conditions at national level in the EU Member States from 2008 to end 2012. The impact of the crisis on industrial relations is mapped with regard to the actors, processes and
The European Company Survey 2009 on flexibility practices and social dialogue is the second European-wide establishment survey to be undertaken by Eurofound. The survey documents flexibility strategies in firms and is a unique source of comparative information on social dialogue at the workplace
This report presents a comparison of national industrial relations systems in the EU25, exploring the differences between individual systems and their effects on the economy. The report is based on the more detailed findings of a research project entitled ‘Quality of industrial relations
Since 1 June 2006, workers from the 10 new Member States have been able to apply for a work permit within five days of their arrival in Belgium if they are willing to work in a so-called ‘bottleneck’ trade, where vacancies are difficult to fill. Many of these bottleneck trades can be found in the
Belgian research into the topic of bullying at work started relatively recently in light of growing policy interest in the matter. A new law was introduced in 2002 and revised in 2006 (BE0312304F [1]; BE0205301N [2]). Since the introduction of the law, new research has been developed within a
At the beginning of September 2006, the government approved a new statute for the army. A cornerstone of this agreement is the introduction of a new system aimed at promoting a mixed career path for military personnel. In the same month, the Ministry of Defence [1] reached a final agreement with the
Directive 2002/14/EC [1] of 11 March 2002 compels the EU Member States to introduce minimal employee information and consultation [2] rights. The countries were given three years to implement the provisions into their national labour law. Member States had the choice of implementing the information
The Flemish regional section [1] of the socialist Belgian General Confederation of Labour (Fédération générale du travail de Belgique/Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond, FGTB/ABVV [2]) was the first section to organise its four-yearly congress. A ‘smart’ and ‘sustainable’ economy, equal opportunities [3]
In 2005, Strong Trailers At Your Service (STAS [1]), a metalworks company specialising in the construction of trailers, installed 32 cameras on the shop floor of the factory premises. According to the company’s management, these cameras were installed to increase safety awareness at work, to improve
In 2001, the tripartite social partners agreed on 21 long-term objectives for the Flemish region in Belgium. One of them was to substantially increase the workability of the jobs in the region. Workability is in this policy seen as a complement to employability and related to quality of work. As
The Directorate for the study into the improvement of working conditions (Directie van het onderzoek over de verbetering van de arbeidsomstandigheden, DIOVA) is part of the Federal Public Service (FPS) Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue [1]. Since the late 1990s, DIOVA has been compiling company
Employees today are expected to seek out new opportunities to enhance their individual labour market position. In support of these employability [1] efforts, the Flemish government has established a right to career counselling and has therefore set up a network of independent counselling centres
In 2004, Ford’s restructuring of its Genk manufacturing plant (*BE0311305F* [1]) prompted the setting up of a tripartite task force in the Flemish region, aimed at improving industrial policy for the automobile sector. The sector has largely contributed to the region’s economic growth since the