Employment, Industrial Relations & Training
The Dynamics of the National Minimum Wage: Transitions Between Different Labour Market States
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 41-page discussion paper examining whether the U.K. National Minimum Wage is a stepping stone to higher wages or whether it traps workers in a low-wage, no-wage cycle
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-08-02
Counseling the Unemployed: Does it Lower Unemployment Duration and Recurrence?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 39-page discussion paper evaluates the effects of intensive counseling schemes provided to a proportion of the employed population in France
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-10-17
Is Early Learning Really More Productive? The Effect of School Starting Age on School and Labour Market Performance
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 45-page discussion paper identifies the effects of age at school entry on test scores, grades, educational attainment and labour market performance
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-07-12
Employee Training, Wage Dispersion and Equality in Britain
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 34-page discussion paper explores the wage returns to training incidence and intensity
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2006-08-21
How Damaging is Part-Time Employment to a Woman's Occupational Prospects?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 31-page discussion paper investigates the causes of the association between part-time employment and low occupational attainment among British women
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-07-05
What is Behind Stagnant Unemployment in Ukraine? The Role of the Informal Sector
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper presents evidence on the determinants of unemployment duration in Ukraine and the roles of benefit receipts and the informal sector
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2005-09-12
Wage and Employment Effects of Immigration to Germany: Evidence from a Skill Group Approach
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 33-page German discussion paper analyses the labour market impact of immigration, using variation in the labour supply of foreigners across groups of workers with the same level of education but different work experience
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-12-11
Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 39-page discussion paper examining the relationship between part-time work and happiness
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-16
Experiments on Unemployment Benefit Sanctions and Job Search Beh
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 31-page academic discussion paper reports on an experimental study on unemployment benefit sanctions, examining both pre-imposition and post-imposition effects
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-02-06
Margins of Multinational Labour Substitution
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 52-page discussion paper examines how wage differentials affect labour substitution in the multinational labour market
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-22
Do Pensions Impede Phased Retirement?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 37-page discussion paper investigating the extent to which a gradual reduction in working hours is made difficult by pensions and other possible impediments
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2004-10-19
International Outsourcing and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand in the United Kingdom
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 34-page discussion paper investigating the link between international outsourcing and the skill structure of labour demand in the U.K.
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-08-17
The Consequences of "In-Work" Benefit Reform in Britain: New Evidence from Panel Data
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 74-page discussion paper evaluates the effect of the introduction of the Working Families' Tax Credit (designed to encourage work among low-income families with children) on single mothers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-17
When Migrants Overstay Their Legal Welcome
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 34-page discussion paper offering proposals for a well-designed guest-worker programme beneficial to all concerned
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-24
Trade Liberalization in a Globalizing World
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 43-page discussion paper studying the changing linkages between trade, FDI and migration in the context of globalization
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-25
How Changes in Benefits Entitlement Affect Job-Finding: Lessons from the Slovenia "Experiment"
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 48-page discussion paper investigating the effects of reducing the period of unemployment benefit and improving employment services on the exit rate from unemployment in Slovenia
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-17
The Determinants of Part-Time Work in E.U. Countries: Empirical Investigations With Macro-Panel Data
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 39-page discussion paper seeking to identify the contribution of the business cycle and structural factors to the development of part-time employment in the EU-15 countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2004-10-30
Job Mobility Along the Technological Ladder: A Case Study of Australia
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 40-page discussion paper, based on Australian experience, investigating how technological change affects labour flows
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-06-07
Recent Developments in Part-Time Work in EU-15 Countries: Trends and Policy
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 36-page discussion paper traces the growth of part-time work in Europe and assesses the effect of policy measures and other labour market instruments in influencing this growth
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-06
How Changes in Financial Incentives Affect the Duration of Unemployment
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 44-page discussion paper studying how changes in the benefit replacement rate and the potential duration of benefits affected the duration of unemployment in Austria
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-30
Do Financial Incentives Promote the Employment of the Disabled?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 40-page study of the outcomes of a German measure that increased incentives for the severely disabled to enter work and for employers to hire such workers
Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-08-23
Why Are Fertility and Women's Employment Rates So Low in Italy? Lessons from France and the U.K.
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 41-page discussion paper examining the relationship between women's employment and fertility in Mediterranean countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-31
Fly Me to the Moon: The Determinants of Secondary Jobholding in Germany and the U.K.
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 38-page discussion paper analyzing the determinants of secondary jobholding in Germany and the U.K.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-10-22
Job Security and Job Protection
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 45-page discussion paper examines the perception of job security in European countries and the influences on this perception
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-02-13
Female Breadwinner Families: Their Existence, Persistence and Sources
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 32-page discussion paper developing and testing a typology for understanding two-parent households in which the female is the major earner
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-09-17
Training and Union Wages
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 48-page working paper using German data to test the hypothesis that unions, by imposing floor wages that lead to wage compression, increase on-the-job training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-21
Job Turnover, Wage Rates and Marital Stability: How are they related?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 51-page discussion paper examining the interplay between job stability, wage rates and marital instability
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2005-01-23
Is There a Glass Ceiling Over Europe? Exploring the Gender Pay Gap Across the Wages Distribution
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 34-page discussion paper examines variations in the gender pay gap across the wages distribution in 10 European countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-03
The Part-Time Wage Penalty: A Career Perspective
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 26-page study, based on Netherlands data, examines whether part-time employment has a negative effect on workers' careers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-01-21
Selection Policy and the Labour Market Outcomes of New Immigrants
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 39-page discussion paper investigates the employment outcomes of Australia adopting a skills-based immigrant selection policy in the 1990s
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-06
The Effect of Firm-Level Contracts on the Structure of Wages: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 47-page discussion paper comparing the effect of sectorial bargaining agreements to that of firm-specific contracts on earnings and job tenure for different groups of workers in Spain
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-10
Minimum Wages, Inequality and Globalization
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 29-page discussion paper examining, in the context of Costa Rica, whether changes in the legal minimum wage affect wage inequality
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-05-28
The Transition from Welfare to Work and the Role of Potential Labor Income
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 35-page discussion paper examining the influence of the ratio between estimated potential income and the welfare payment level in Germany on the probability of leaving welfare
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-10
The Effects of the Minimum Wage on Wages, Employment and Prices
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 11-page discussion paper examinines the effect of minimum wage legislation on wages, employment and prices in Brazil
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-05-10
Low Pay, Higher Pay and Job Satisfaction Within the European Union: Empirical Evidence from Fourteen Countries
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 28-page discussion paper examining the differences in job satisfaction between low- and higher paid workers within the European Union (EU)
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2005-04-15
Explaining the Growth of Part-Time Employment: Factors of Supply and Demand
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 26-page discussion paper investigates the incidence of part-time employment in the Netherlands and the factors underlying it
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-04-30
Welfare-to-Work, Wages and Growth
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 38-page paper examines the effect of a U.K. welfare-to-work programme on wages and wage growth
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-12
Long-Run Effects of Public Sector Sponsored Training in Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 52-page discussion paper analyses the cost-effectiveness of publicly-funded training programmes for the unemployed in Germany
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-24
The Effect of Living Wage Laws: Evidence from Failed and Derailed Living Wage Campaigns
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 37-page discussion paper on the effect of minimum wage campaigns in the U.S.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-04-18
Wage Growth and Job Mobility in the U.K. and Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper investigates job mobility, and estimates the returns to tenure and experience in the U.K. and Germany
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-05-05
International Migration: A Panel Data Analysis of Economic and Non-Economic Determinants
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 41-page discussion paper investigates economic and -non-economic determinants of migration inflows in 14 OECD countries between 1980 and 1995
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-05-10
Immigrants' Responsiveness to Labor Market Conditions and Its Implications on Regional Disparities: Evidence from Spain
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 45-page paper examining the interrelation between regional employment opportunities and immigrant flows in Spain
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-04-15
Part-Time Work in EU Countries: Labour Market Mobility, Entry and Exit
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 47-page paper examining the role of part-time work in labour mobility for 11 European countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2005-04-11
Employment Regulations Through the Eyes of Employers: Do They Matter and How Do Firms Respond to Them?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 44-page discussion paper based on worldwide surveys revealing how employers perceive labour regulations and how they react to them, by size and type of firm, in respect of using temporary employment and training
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-10
Minimum Wage Effects in the Longer Run
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 46-page discussion paper examines the longer-term effects of exposure to minimum wages when young
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-10
The Effects of Multiple Minimum Wages Throughout The Labour Market
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 44-page discussion paper investigates the effects of minimum wage legislation in Costa Rica on wages, employment, hours worked and monthly earnings among those covered by the legislation and those not covered
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-05-28
Tapping Immigrants' Skills: New Directions for Canadian Immigration Policy in the Knowledge Economy
Institute for Research on Public Policy
A 20-page Canadian report describing how underutilization of skills contributes to downward trends in employment and earnings among immigrants
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-02-16
The Discounting of Immigrants' Skills in Canada: Evidence and Policy Recommendations
Institute for Research on Public Policy
A 28-page Canadian paper examining the labour market returns to Canadian-acquired and foreign-acquired education and labour market experience of male immigrants
Immigration & Refugees, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-02-16
Toward Squaring the Circle
Institute for Research on Public Policy
A 28-page Canadian paper examining the work-life balance and its implications for individuals, firms and public policy
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2006-07-01
Have Welfare-to-Work Programs Improved Over Time In Putting Welfare Recipients To Work?
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 28-page US discussion paper using data from experimental welfare-to-work programs conducted in the United States to investigate whether the impacts of such programs on employment had been improving over time and whether specific program features influencing such changes can be identified
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-14
Neo-Liberalism, Free Trade and Unemployment Insurance: The Canadian Counter-Reforms and the Rights of the Unemployed
Institute for Labor Studies
This 11-page paper is an analysis of the transformation of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance System in the 1990s
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-01
Labor Standards, Development and CAFTA
Institute for International Economics
This 11-page policy brief discusses the merits and demerits of introducing global labour standards
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-04-18
Pre-empting Protectionism in Services: The GATS and Outsourcing
Institute for International Economics
This 39-page paper reviews trade in services, warns of a protectionist backlash and proposes an initiative under the General Agreement on Trade in Services to lock in openness in services trade
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-04-18
Is Early Retirement Encouraged by the Employer?
Institute for Futures Studies,
This 38-page Swedish paper examines how non-wage costs affect voluntary early retirement
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-05-15
Adapting to Global Product and Labour Markets: New Models for Apprenticeship in Europe
Institute for Futures Studies
A 23-page Swedish paper studying how apprenticeship models in Europe might adapt to globalizing markets
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2007-12-05
Productivity Consequences of Workforce Ageing: Stagnation or a Horndal Effect?
Institute for Futures Studies
A 43-page Swedish study into the relationship between labour force composition and productivity performance
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2005-10-19
Work or Retirement: Preferred Exit-Age in Western European Countries?
Institute for Futures Studies
A 50-page working paper evaluating how welfare regime generosity and production regime coordination explain cross-national patterns of retirement preferences across 12 Western European countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2005-07-05
Does Size of Local Labour Markets Affect Wage Inequality?
Institute for Futures Studies
A 26-page Swedish working paper examining the effect of local population size on wage inequality
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-11-03
The Importance of Education for the Reallocation of Labour
Institute for Futures Studies
This 57-page Swedish working paper examines how job and work flows vary by educational level
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2008-03-16
Organised Interests, Labour Market and Migration: The Swedish Model
Institute for Future Studies
A 21-page paper considering how welfare systems and labour market institutions might be affected by a major increase in labour immigration
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-10-08
Is Early Retirement Encouraged by the Employer? Labor-Demand Effects of Age-Related Collective Fees
Institute for Future Studies
This 38-page Swedish working paper examines how employers’ non-wage costs for their workforce affect voluntary early retirement
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-12
Labour Hire: Issues and Responses
Information and Research Services, Dept. of the Parliamentary Library
This 27-page research paper examines the factors underlying the growth of labour hire (as distinct from direct employment) in Australia, and the reactions to it
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-03-11
Trade and Employment: Challenges for Policy Research
ILO, WTO
This 115-page report examines the relationship between trade and employment
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-21
Labour and Labour-Related Laws in Micro and Small Enterprises
ILO
This 157-page report examines the application of labour law in micro and small enterprises in a selection of member countries of the ILO
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-04-02
FDI and Job Creation in China
ICSEAD
A 31-page working paper examining the effect of FDI on job creation in the Chinese manufacturing sector
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-12-08
Striking the Balance: Women, Men, Work and Family
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission - Australia
This 148-page Australian discussion paper examines family responsibilities and paid work
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-07-24
Outcomes For Alternate Pathways
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
This 44-page Canadian report explores the labour market outcomes of college and university graduates who followed different routes to their graduation
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-06-26
It's About Time: Women, Men, Work and Family
HEROC
This 217-page Australian report is the final one in a series dealing with aspects of the work/family balance
Families, Children & Youth, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-03-13
Monitoring Strategies for Toxic Substances
Health and Safety Executive - U.K.
A 22-page document providing guidance to employers for investigating employee exposure, by inhalation, to substances hazardous to health
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-11-08
The Illegal Employment of Foreigners in Europe
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
This 4-page article analyzes the reasons underlying the growth of illegal employment and proposes some appropriate policy responses
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-03-15
Self-Employment Dynamics Across the Business Cycle: Migrants Versus Natives
German Institute for Economic Research
A 54-page German discussion paper examining the relationships between unemployment, self-employment, employment and the business cycle for migrants
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-12-04
Working Time as an Investment? The Effects of Unpaid Overtime on Wages, Promotions and Layoffs
German Institute for Economic Research
A 48-page German discussion paper examining the consequences of unpaid overtime in terms of career advancement
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-09
Gender-Job Satisfaction Differences Across Europe: An Indication for Labour Market Modernization
German Institute for Economic Research
A 32-page discussion paper comparing the job satisfaction of men and women across 14 member states of the EU
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-01-09
Some Best Practices and Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Older Workers
GAO
A 17-page US House testimony highlighting best practices and strategies for engaging and retaining older workers
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-03-02
Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2004 Edition
Fraser Institute
A 40-page study comparing labour laws and job markets in the U.S. and Canada
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-09-14
Wasted Talents
European Union, Directorate-General of Research
A 175-page report on the situation of women scientists in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic states
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-02-02
The Nordic Model: A Recipe for European Success?
European Policy Centre
This 112-page working paper argues that European competitiveness would be improved by adopting the Nordic model
Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-09-13
Welfare and the Labour Market in the E.U.
European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes
A 22-page occasional paper providing an overview of labour market policies within the E.U. to protect individuals from unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-07
Trade Union Membership 1993-2003
European Industrial Relations Observatory Online
This study examines trade union membership trends in the E.U. over the 1993-2003 period
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2004-06-18
Industrial Relations in the Retail Sector
European Industrial Relations Observatory On-line
A comparative study examining the most important challenges faced by the social partners in the retail sector in European countries and at the European level and to identify the main trends in collective bargaining and industrial relations
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2004-12-03
Gender Mainstreaming in Industrial Relations
European Industrial Relations Observatory On-line
A study analyzing the state of gender mainstreaming in industrial relations in 17 EU member states and Norway
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-03-29
Occupational Pensions and Industrial Relations
European Industrial Relations Observatory
A comparative examination of occupational pensions in Europe, highlighting their relationship with industrial relations
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-07
Employment Guidance Services for People with Disabilities
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
A 6-page summary of a study examining the background data of people with disabilities in Europe, identifying examples of good practice in relation to employment guidance and counselling available to them
Disability, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-08-09
Key Themes in Global Industrial Relations: Minimum Wages and Relocation of Production
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
A 50-page study of minimum wages and cross-border relocation of production from the perspective of industrial relations
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-10-26
Restructuring and Employment in the EU: The Impact of Globalisation
Eurofound
This 117-page report provides perspectives on the effects of trade liberalisation on the European labour market
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-01-10
The European Company (SE): Prospects for Worker Board-Level Participation in the Enlarged EU
ETUI-REHS, SDA
This 136-page publication aims to encourage the board-level participation of employess in transnational companies in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2006-05-05
Women in Trade Unions: Methods and Good Practices for Gender Mainstreaming
ETUI-REHS
A 40-page report focusing on what trade unions can do to increase gender equality
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-10-19
Relocation: Challenges for European Trade Unions
ETUI-REHS
A 28-page paper discussing the challenges presented to the European trade union movement by job relocation
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-20
The Development of Infrastructure in South-East Europe
ETUI-REHS
An issue of SEER focusing on the development of infrastructure, transport and public services in South-East Europe and their impact on labour (Single page linking to each article)
European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-09-19
Prospects for Trade Unions in the Evolving European System of Corporate Governance
ETUI-REHS
A 40-page study arguing that the U.S. neo-liberal economic model enjoys a dominance that is false
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-12-19
Not for Bad Weather: Flexicurity Challenged by the Crisis
ETUI
A 9-page policy brief discussing the effectiveness of flexicurity since the onset of the financial crisis
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-06-30
Minimum Wages in Europe: New Debates Against the Background of Economic Crisis
ETUI
A 7-page policy brief examining minimum wages in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2009-04-22
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Rise in Earnings Fluctuations and its Policy Implications
ETUI
A 6-page policy brief considering the implications of the rise in earnings fluctuations in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-11-10
Government and Trade Union Responses to the Economic Crisis in the Financial Sector
ETUI
This 49-page European working paper provides an overview of government and trade union responses to the economic crisis in the financial sector
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-09-17
Benchmarking Working Europe 2010
ETUI
This 120-page report embarks upon a social stocktaking of the impact of and reactions to the financial, economic and social crisis as a means of feeding into the post-crisis and EU2020 debate
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-05-03
Assessing the Lisbon Strategy a Year before Revision:
ETUI
This 105-page report provides an assessment of the Lisbon Strategy before its revision in 2010. It asks whether the EU is really moving in the direction of knowledge-based growth, examines whether the EU has witnessed the creation of more and better jobs and considers whether the Union is succeeding in attaining greater social cohesion
European Union, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-03-18
Public and Private pensions: Lessons from the Crisis
ETUI
This 6-page policy brief considers the lessons to be drawn from the global financial crisis for both public and private pensions in Europe
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-01-11
Collective Bargaining Responses to the Economic Crisis in Europe
ETUI
This 7-page policy brief provides an overview of collective bargaining responses to the crisis in Europe
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-02-19
Climate Disturbances, the New Industrial Policies and Ways Out of the Crisis
ETUC
This 112-page European study aims to analyse the impact of policies to counter climate change on employment by 2030
Climate Change & Environment, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-10-13
The ETI Code of Labour Practice: Do Workers Really Benefit?
ETI, IDS
A 63-page study of the impact of the Ethical Trade Initiative on worker benefits
International Development, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-11-09