The fourth 2005 issue of Communiqué contains the following articles: Continued wage moderation across Europe; High levels of life satisfaction in Spain; Small differences in working time in Europe; 2004 - A crucial year for the Foundation; Women still lag behind men in terms of pay; The future of
Working conditions and gender in an enlarged Europe presents a comparative study of working conditions for women in 10 central eastern European countries. The countries include eight of the 10 new Member States of the European Union, and two of the candidate countries, Bulgaria and Romania. National
This article provides an overview of the role of the social partners in the definition, implementation and evaluation phases of the 2002 and 2003 National Action Plans (NAPs) on employment in the EU15. It aims to give both a historical and comparative analysis of the degree and quality of
This report reviews the main results from the first Portuguese survey on working conditions. It outlines the overall profile of workers and the workplace in Portugal, and covers topics such as working time, job mobility, occupational risk factors, and health and safety in the workplace. Among other
The third 2005 issue of Communiqué contains the following articles: Industrial relations still differ in the EU, Japan and US; Working conditions and gender in an enlarged Europe; Migrant workers on the European labour market; Regional social capital in Europe; A guide to employment initiatives for
Levels of formal training, participation in decision-making, and teamwork in the Italian workplace are lower than the European average, according to the 2002 Isfol quality of work survey. Despite these issues, however, and a lack of work-life balance, the survey reveals that work satisfaction in
The German Socio-economic Panel Study provides datasets on the development of employment structures between 1984 and 2003. The special module on working conditions in 2001 includes detailed questions on certain aspects of quality of work.
The aim of this report is to provide a brief overview of the regulation and practice of information, consultation and other forms of employee involvement in the EU15 Member States plus Norway.
Within the framework of its 2005-2008 four-year work programme, ‘Changing Europe, better work, better life’, this document defines the priorities for the first year: 2005. It presents a coherent set of activities aimed at supporting the key players in European social policymaking, following the
A comparison of results of the two Working Life Barometers in the Baltic countries (1998 and 2002) reveals an improvement in working conditions in Estonia. However, significant problems remain, such as increasing stress and limited access to job-related training. This report introduces the main