Some first national attempts to strengthen bargaining coverage Principle 8 of the EPSR contains the explicit commitment to encourage the collective bargaining actors ‘to negotiateand conclude agreements in matters relevant to them, while respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action’... Find out more

Sustained minimum wage growth and convergence Figures 3.8 shows that 2018 was the third successive year in which statutory national minimum wages grew dynamically. In 18 out of the 22 EU countries with a statutory minimum wage, increases were introduced, with effect from 1 January 2019. In the UK... Find out more

The erosion of trust in the EU In the field of wages and collective bargaining, the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) contains two important commitments. First of all, Principle 6 is on the right of workers‘ to fair wages that provide for a decent living standard’ and ensuring ‘adequate... Find out more

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How serious is the Commission about its social commitments? The 2018 country-specific recommendations (CSRs) were the first real test of how serious the European Commission is about living up to its commitments made in the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in the field of wages and collective... Find out more

If Europe’s economy is growing, why are workers not seeing the benefits? Against the background of the ongoing economic recovery and expanding employment, many observers have been wondering why wages have not been growing accordingly. The ETUI’s Benchmarking Working Europe 2019 examined this... Find out more

How serious is the Commission about its social commitments? The 2018 country-specific recommendations (CSRs) were the first real test of how serious the European Commission is about living up to its commitments made in the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in the field of wages and collective... Find out more

Principle 8 of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) contains the explicit commitment to encourage the collective bargaining actors ‘to negotiate and conclude agreements in matters relevant to them, while respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action’. But what does this mean in... Find out more

If Europe’s economy is growing, why are workers not seeing the benefits? Against the background of the ongoing economic recovery and expanding employment, many observers have been wondering why wages have not been growing accordingly. The ETUI’s Benchmarking Working Europe 2019 examined this... Find out more