Reports

108 EN – Better defending and promoting trade union rights in the public sector. Part II – Country reports

Editors: Wiebke Warneck and Stefan Clauwaert with Marina Monaco, Victorita Militaru and Isabelle Schömann

Published: 2009

This publication is the second part of a wider report covering trade union rights in the public sector. It provides information on trade union rights in the public sector country-by-country. The information is sourced from case law emanating from the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as well as information on trade union rights violations from the International Confedration of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

The report follows on from the publication of Part I of the wider report entitled “summary of available tools and action points”. This initial report, published last year, identified what actions could be taken to promote trade union rights in public service sectors. It also mapped out the situation with regard to the application of and respect for trade union rights in the public sector across Europe. The focus was on obstacles to fundamental trade union rights such as freedom of association, collective bargaining, collective action and information and consultation.

106 FR - Codes de conduite et accords-cadres internationaux: de nouvelles formes de gouvernance au niveau de l'entreprise

Authors: Isabelle Schömann, André Sobczak, Eckhard Voss and Peter Wilke

Published: 2008

Au cours de ces dernières années, le processus rapide de mondialisation a déclenché un débat politique sur les normes internationales de production et de travail et sur la nécessité d’introduire des structures de régulation supranationales. L’adoption de codes de conduite des entreprises et d’accords-cadres internationaux (ACI) reflète le champ d’action et l’influence de plus en plus mondiale des entreprises multinationales. Ce rapport analyse l’impact de ces initiatives sur les pratiques d’entreprise et les relations professionnelles

105 EN - Better defending and promoting trade union rights in the public sector. Part I: Summary of available tools and action points

Editors: Stefan Clauwaert and Wiebke Warneck

Published: 2008

Designed as a campaign-oriented, practical tool, the report maps out the current situation with regard to the application of and respect for trade union rights in the public sector across Europe.
It identifies persistent and existing obstacles and problems facing trade union rights, in particular concerning the freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining and the right to take collective action, as well as information and consultation rights.

104 EN - Services employment in Europe – now and in the future

Authors: Heather Connolly, Gintare Kemekline, Maarten Keune, Andrew Watt

Published: 2008

This publication outlines the impact the rise of the service sector has had on employment and some of the challenges and opportunities that are facing trade unions as a result. While trade unions find it challenging to respond to a sector that is undergoing continuous change the report shows that the sheer growth of services employment also represents a tremendous opportunity. Many service sector workers are in urgent need of the support and protection that union membership can offer as they seek to improve their working lives. They constitute a large pool of potential members. The challenge for trade unions is to seize this opportunity, increase membership and strengthen trade union influence in this fast growing part of the labour market.

103 EN - “Strike rules in the EU-27 and beyond: a comparative overview”.

Author: Wiebke Warneck

Published: 2008

This publication assembles up-to-date information on the rules governing collective action in the different EU Member States and provides a non-exhaustive overview of national situations with a view to answering the following questions: what types of action exist in the different countries? Are they lawful? What kinds of restriction or procedural requirements have to be taken into consideration when taking collective action? What are the effects on workers in the different countries? Information for this report was collected by the national legal experts of the NETLEX network.

102 EN – Board-level participation and workers’ financial participation in Europe

Authors: Norbert Kluge and Peter Wilke

Published: 2007

This report examines development trends in board-level participation and workers’ financial participation. The report argues that it is only possible to maintain and develop successful companies on the technological and productive high-road if their employees are strongly committed to them. It is important that employees are embedded in the company permanently and dependably as a high-skilled labour force. The task for both enterprise managements and organised workers’ representation therefore is to establish meaningful links between codetermination and financial participation.