This training guide on the theme of poverty and social exclusion in Europe aims to capitalise on the momentum created by 2010 The European Year for Combating Poverty in order to hinge the trade union practices of the ETUC’s member organisations in a lasting and proactive manner around five specific... Find out more

This paper sheds light on the initial impact of the economic and financial crisis on pensions policy across Europe, and assesses the first measures proposed and/or introduced in four EU countries. The author argues that while the impact on different pension models naturally varies, some common... Find out more

This report highlights the discriminatory impact on women of the system for the declaration and recognition of occupational diseases in Belgium. There is one striking statistic: women represent less than 10% of recognised cases of occupational diseases. "The list of diseases recognised corresponds... Find out more

In the wake of the financial and economic crisis, the trade unions face unprecedented challenges. While the European powers that be are blatantly coordinating the advent of national and European austerity policies, entailing drastic consequences for workers and the weaker members of society, the... Find out more

This working paper assesses the impact on, and challenges to, the ability of welfare systems with different financing mechanisms to cope with the crisis. Additionally, it analyses how the crisis (stimulus measures, austerity packages) contributes to changing the structure of financing systems. It... Find out more

Transfer stimulates dialogue between the European trade union movement and the academic and research community. It contributes research findings on issues of strategic relevance for trade unions, in particular with regard to developments at the European level. Transfer publishes original peer... Find out more

Business restructurings predate the outbreak of the financial then economic crisis in 2008. But they have certainly increased in number and intensity of late in most European countries either because of real economic difficulties or because the business cycle offered a perfect excuse for shedding... Find out more

17 European Member States and Norway have enacted legal provisions allowing for employee representation, with voting rights, on the supervisory board and/or board of directors of companies headquartered on their national territory. Additional provisions regulating Board-level employee representation... Find out more

SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe SEER, Volume 14 (2011), Issue 4, ISSN: 1435-2869, ISSN online: 1435-2869, https://doi.org/10.5771/1435-2869-2011-4 Browse Volumes and Issues: SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe Find out more

The ETUI has recently published a guide showing 15 methods for evaluating and preventing the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The methods are classified into three categories depending on the skills needed to use them: detection – analysis – expertise. Through this... Find out more