Jan. 27, 2014 The Gender Pay Gap in Public Services (November 2013) This report was commissioned by EPSU as part of a project financed under the European Commission's social dialogue. The final publication is attached below in English. Final drafts
Mar. 05, 2014 EPSU Statement on International Women's Day – 8 March 2014 Trade Union Action is key to reduce gender pay inequality in Europe (5 March 2014) A new EPSU survey commissioned to the Labour Research Department that was recently published to
Jun. 03, 2014 EPSU adopts emergency resolution to stop anti-abortion law in Spain (3 June 2014) EPSU at its 9th Congress adopted on 23 May an emergency resolution on the Spanish government’s proposals to reform abortion law. There is massive opposition to this
Sep. 16, 2014 WGEC Work programme 2014-2016/7 Workprogramme for the mid-term period 2014-2016/7, adopted at the WGEC meeting 10-11 September 2014 Work Programme 2014-2016/7 WGEC
Sep. 16, 2014 EPSU's representation of women in affiliates structures (September 2014) This report aims to identify areas of progress and remaining gaps in EPSU and its affiliates towards achieving gender parity since the last Congress. In 2009 EPSU, with
Mar. 05, 2015 8 MARCH 2015 – WE WON'T WAIT ANOTHER 20 YEARS! The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action were adopted 20 years ago with high hopes for the future. The Platform for Action imagines a world where each woman and girl
Apr. 25, 2016 EN FR ES RU 8 МАРТА 2015 ГОДА – МЫ НЕ БУДЕМ ЖДАТЬ ЕЩЕ 20 ЛЕТ! The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action were adopted 20 years ago with high hopes for the future. The Platform for Action imagines a world where each woman and girl
Mar. 03, 2016 Cuts in public sector pay and employment: the impact on women in the public sector EPSU Report, February 2016 Executive summary (3 March 2016) The current report is the third that EPSU has produced looking at how governments’ responses to the financial crisis have affected
Mar. 04, 2011 Flexible working hours Flexible working hours can be important for working parents or those with caring responsibilities, so that they can more easily reconcile their work with their private life. This can be
Mar. 07, 2011 Outsourcing Outsourcing of public services often has more of an impact on the low-paid and predominantly women workers as it is often services like cleaning and catering that are the first
Mar. 07, 2011 Childcare The provision of childcare can make a significant difference to when and whether women return to work after maternity leave. The state provision of childcare in the Nordic countries is
Mar. 07, 2011 Maternity and parental leave Maternity and parental leave are important to enable women and their partners time off to bring up their children. However, it is not just the amount of leave, particularly, paid
Mar. 07, 2011 Training Training can make a difference to women's access to promotion and/or better qualified occupations. The first step is often about ensuring that women know about and have access to relevant
Mar. 07, 2011 Higher pay increases Higher pay increases for the lower paid benefit both men and women but as women very often make up the majority of low paid workers this should contribute to closing
Mar. 08, 2011 Transparent pay systems A transparent pay system makes it easier to compare pay between men and women. It is often where there is a range of additional payments, allowances and bonuses that discrimination