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Highlights
- Work in the platform economy: Deliveroo riders in Belgium and the SMart arrangement
- Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2018
- Cancer and work: understanding occupational cancers and taking action to eliminate them
- Musculoskeletal disorders and psychosocial factors at work
- The end of the bailout era in Greece: not out of the woods yet
- Corporate income tax in the EU, the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) and beyond: is it the right way to go?
- The ‘generosity’ of pensions for workers in hard jobs: in need of a nuanced debate
Publication
01/2019
This paper presents a case study of the food delivery platform, Deliveroo, in Belgium in 2016-2018. The case offers insights on the nature of platform work, the workers who perform it, the preferences of workers, the strategy of the platforms, and the role of local regulations.
Publication
Edited by 12/2018
This year’s stock-take of Social Europe - Social Policy in the European Union: state of play 2018 - reports on recent EU and national social policymaking with a focus on the game-changing advent of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) one year ago.
Publication
Edited by 11/2018
Occupational cancers account for more than 100,000 deaths a year in the EU, yet these could be avoided by eliminating carcinogens in the production processes.
Publication
12/2018
This report presents the current state of scientific knowledge on the ways in which psychosocial factors influence musculoskelatal disorders (MSDs), and their impact on work capacity and quality.
Publication
11/2018
This Policy Brief examines prospects for Greek following the recent end of the stabilisation programme put into place as a result of the eurozone debt crisis. The brief argues that rather than stabilising the Greece the programme has left it weaker and more vulnerable to future crisis. It critically examines the programme’s framework and implementation and suggests some policy measures.
Publication
11/2018
This working paper reviews key elements of the debate around the Commission’s proposals to tackle the problem of low effective tax rates for multi-national companies by instituting a Common Corporate Tax Base (CCTB).
Publication
10/2018
This policy brief examines issues surrounding recent cuts in pensions provision for workers in arduous and hazardous jobs (WAHJ). Such workers have historically enjoyed better provision because of the strong possibility of them having to take early retirement, but historic arrangements are now under threat. The policy brief presents some data on the working conditions and pensions patterns of WAHJ and provides some policy suggestions...
News
ETUI is seeking to recruit a full time Education Officer
15 January 2019Applications and supporting documents (CV, evidence of qualifications, etc.) should be sent before 11 February 2019
Collective Bargaining December 2018
14 January 2019Find below the highlights of the latest issue of the Collective Bargaining newsletter with the most important developments at European and member state level in December 2018:
Enormous gaps identified in the recognition of occupational cancers in Europe
18 December 2018A new report by EUROGIP presents an analysis of the extent to which occupational cancers are recognised in nine European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. It also looks at the schemes for identifying occupational cancers, especially via monitoring the health of people exposed to carcinogens in the course of their working careers.
Social Europe: back in business?
17 December 2018December saw the launch of the 19th launch of the annual joint publication of the European Social Observatory (OSE) and the ETUI, “Social Policy in the European Union: state of play 2018”, at International Trade Union House in Brussels. Bart Vanhercke, the Director of OSE, who opened the event, presented this year’s edition of the stock taking publication as one characterised by “continuity in change”.
Trade union networks: a response to occupational health in small firms?
17 December 2018The results of a project on best practices for organising worker representation for health and safety were presented at a seminar organised in Brussels on 29 November. This seminar allowed trade union activists to describe their day-to-day experiences in the countries covered by the project. It also included a fascinating presentation on the results of the research.
Women, work and cancer – why is the link not being recognized?
6 December 2018Cancer is the leading cause of work-related mortalities in the EU and is responsible for 100,000 unnecessary deaths a year. Yet most research and policy on its causes and prevention still assume that it is mainly men who are affected, even though an increasing proportion of the victims are now women. The need to shift research priorities and better address workplace prevention to reflect changing occupational risks was the subject of an ETUI conference in Brussels in early December.
Collective Bargaining November 2018
6 December 2018Find below the highlights of the latest issue of the Collective Bargaining newsletter with the most important developments at European and member state level over the last month:
Publication of the month
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Work in the platform economy: Deliveroo riders in Belgium and the SMart arrangement
This paper presents a case study of the food delivery platform, Deliveroo, in Belgium in 2016-2018. The case offers insights on the nature of platform work, the workers who perform it, the preferences of workers, the strategy of the platforms, and the role of local regulations. Read more
Video of the day
Education
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Course Courcelle sur Yvette, France, 26 Feb - 28 Feb 2019
Trade unions and migrants’ integration. We are all workers
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Course Brussels, Belgium, 26 Feb - 28 Feb 2019
European Pillar of Social Rights: how trade unions could play an active role in its implementation 2
Events
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23
Jan23 Jan 2019
The International Auditorium, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5 – 1st floor – 1210 Brussels; 13h - 17h30Trade unions and the threat of populism and the far right: how to win back the workers’ vote
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25
Jan25 Jan 2019
ITUH, Bd du Roi Albert II, 5; 1210 Brussels, ETUI meeting room 7th floorLunch debate: EU social standards and security personnel in Europe
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29
Jan29 Jan - 30 Jan 2019
International Trade Union House, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, Room B, Brussels, BelgiumWorkshop on Non-Financial Reporting by companies and what it could mean for workers’ participation
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4
Feb4 Feb 2019
ITUH, Bd du Roi Albert II, 5; 1210 Brussels, Room B 1st floor - 12.30 - 16.00Just transition, sustainable equality and distributional effects of climate change: links between research and policy
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13
Feb13 Feb - 14 Feb 2019
EWPCC Conference: Enforcing the rights of SNBs, EWCs, and SE-Works Councils
Past events
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27
Jun27 Jun - 29 Jun 2018
Hotel Thon Europe, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumETUC/ETUI conference: The World(s) of Work in Transition
Tags
- Sustainable development
- Digitalisation
- Reforms Watch
- Pensions
- Climate change
- Demography
- Economic policy
- Education/training
- Employment
- Energy
- EU enlargement
- EU legislation
- Flexicurity
- Gender
- Globalisation
- Health & Safety
- Industrial relations
- Labour law
- Mobility
- Multinational corporations
- Nanotechnology
- Psychosocial risks
- Restructuring
- Social dumping
- Trade unions
- Wages
- Welfare State
- Work organisation
About ETUI
The European Trade Union Institute is the independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) which itself affiliates European trade unions into a single European umbrella organisation. The ETUI places its expertise – acquired in particular in the context of its links with universities, academic and expert networks – in the service of workers’ interests at European level and of the strengthening of the social dimension of the European Union. Read more
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