Unions are only as old as they feel: lessons on young worker engagement from the UK, France, Germany and the US

Editorial Béla Galgóczi and Calvin Allen This second issue of the SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe for 2021 continues to focus on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the region. As the title suggests, this main section of the issue was aiming to draw some lessons from the pandemic; the reality, at the time of... Find out more

This Working Paper examines options for the design of a workable fiscal union for the euro area. It provides a comparative study of fiscal institutions in the US and euro area in order to supply lessons from the operation of the US fiscal regime that could inform the design of the, hitherto dysfunctional, euro regime. The paper argues that common... Find out more

Stress, pressure from above, disregard, abuse from customers and more are all daily fare for most supermarket workers. Add in job insecurity across the sector, and it is small wonder that psychosocial risks are taking a toll on a growing number of employees. "All staff have access to an onsite occupational health unit which offers massage and... Find out more