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Feb. 16, 2024

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The human touch: can carebots replace human empathy and compassion?

A new report commissioned by EPSU - 'Carebots' and the care crisis - explores questions of how technology is affecting elderly care homes and what it means for care work now and in the future.

Sep. 15, 2023

Third Party Violence at work report final

It's not part of the job

The role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at work

Oct. 04, 2022

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Outsourcing is ‘hollowing out’ public administrations: new EPSU report

Press release (embargoed until 5pm) Accenture, McKinsey, PwC, EY... we're becoming increasingly reliant on consultancies.

Apr. 21, 2022

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Minimising firefighters' exposure to fire effluents

We are publishing a report commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) from the United Kingdom to UCLAN (The University of Central Lancashire) about the risks for fire fighters and their exposure to toxic effluents.

Nov. 12, 2021

EPSU report to highlight the need to invest in emergency services to adapt to climate change

Has the EU forgotten about firefighters and emergency services?

As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission launched in February 2021 a new strategy on adaptation to climate change. The objective is to make the European Union a climate-resilient society, fully adapted to climate change by 2050.

Sep. 22, 2021

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New EPSU report makes the case for COVID as occupational disease

Millions of workers across Europe have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands fatally and many more with serious, debilitating and often long-term effects.

Dec. 14, 2020

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Why public-private partnerships (PPPs) are still not delivering!

Today, Eurodad and EPSU are launching a report about the broken promises of public-private partnerships (PPPs).

Oct. 28, 2020

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EPSU/Amnesty International joint presentation of the report - EXPOSED, SILENCED, ATTACKED: FAILURES TO PROTECT HEALTH AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Sep. 03, 2020

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EPSU Report 'Safe Jobs in the Circular Economy'

Safe Jobs in the Circular Economy. A new EPSU report

A new report commissioned by EPSU highlights the crucial role and often high-risk labour of the workers involved, who have largely been ignored in both research and policies relating to the circular economy.

Sep. 03, 2019

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Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector

Jan. 22, 2018

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Well-being and occupational safety & health (OSH) in central government administrations: tackling psychosocial risks at work

Tackling bullying and burnouts in the workplace

“Tackling psycho-social risks in central government: a guide for action” is a guide dedicated to tackling and preventing violence, bullying, burnouts and harassment in the work place.

Dec. 19, 2017

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TiSA, the international Trade in Services Agreement, who benefits from it?

FINAL REPORT (January 2018), by Werner Raza, Bernhard Tröster, Rudi von Arnim

Dec. 19, 2017

PUBLIC SERVICES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COVER

EPSU feature on adaptation to climate change

The heatwaves and droughts, storms and flooding that have hit Europe and other parts of the world this summer have left no doubt about the devastating consequences of extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Oct. 20, 2017

Update Trade October 2017

EPSU update on trade October 2017

This issue of the EPSU trade update focuses on the EC trade package that was published in September.

Jul. 26, 2017

Update Trade July 2017

EPSU update on trade July 2017

The latest EPSU trade update.