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
In 2001 the Flemish Government and social partners agreed to increase substantially the quality of jobs in the region. The Flemish workability monitor was developed to help determine progress in implementing this policy. This survey data report reviews the methods and key findings of the workability
On 16 June 2011, the Belgian House of Representatives adopted legislation on quotas on boards of directors (in Dutch) [1], which imposes a quota of one-third of women. The law (in Dutch) [2], documented in full by the women’s archive RoSa [3], is still to be approved by the Senate, or upper house
The Flemish workability monitor was instigated by the Social and Economic Council of Flanders (SERV [1]) in 2003, in order to follow up the policy agreements made in the Vilvoorde Pact (in Dutch, 1.13Mb PDF) [2] on improving quality of work. The Innovation & Work Foundation at SERV was commissioned
On 18 February 2011, 250 days had passed since the general election in Belgium. Yet the country still had no cabinet, taking the world record for a country with no government from the previous holder, Iraq, which went 249 days without forming a government after its general election in March 2010. It
Between 1996 and 2007, a worker was bullied, pestered and humiliated by his colleagues at a firm in Soignies, Wallonia. The victim, described as a ‘broken man’ in publicity surrounding the case, was on long-term sick leave when it came to public notice in November 2010. He is now 54 years old and
From 1999 to 2007, DIOVA [1], the directorate for the study into the improvement of working conditions within Belgium’s Federal Ministry of Work, Employment and Social Dialogue [2], supported and encouraged surveys on the psychosocial aspects of work in a range of companies and organisations. The
The entry into the workforce of large numbers of the Millennial generation (those born between 1980 and 2000) over the last decade or so has given them the power to reshape the rules of play at work. As a result, practitioners have become increasingly interested in this new generation. A study
The EU 6th Framework project, LifeLong Learning 2010 [1], is examining the contribution of the education system to the implementation of lifelong learning [2] and its role as a potential agent of social integration in Europe. A study which formed the Belgian (Flemish community) part of this European
On 26 April 2010, after unsuccessful last-minute mediation attempts, the government of Prime Minister Yves Leterme resigned, a week after the Flemish Liberals (Open VLD [1]) had quit the government. It was the third time the prime minister had offered his resignation since his government took office
On 26 April 2010, after unsuccessful last-minute mediation attempts, the government of Prime Minister Yves Leterme resigned, a week after the Flemish Liberals (Open VLD [1]) had quit the government. It was the third time the prime minister had offered his resignation since his government took office