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The ETUI-REHS research institute has launched a new website that brings together information on industrial relations systems, collective bargaining, worker representation and European works councils. It also covers corporate governance issues and the European social dialogue.
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The European Trade Union Institute has published updates on several countries in its Reforms Watch database. Latest news covers Greece (minimum wage), Slovenia (public sector pay), Portugal (strike activity) and Ireland (legislation to ban zero-hour contracts). There are also updates on Luxembourg, Malta, Belgium, Cyprus and Hungary.
According to the European Commission its 2006 Industrial Relations in Europe report shows that co-operation between employers and trade unions plays an increasing role in the European workplace and can help to create the right conditions for strong growth. The report is a biennial review of developments in social dialogue and collective bargaining across Europe. This new edition highlights the need for action by social partners at national level to implement the intersectoral agreements such as those on telework and stress. The report notes the trend towards decentralisation in collective
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions has published its review of industrial relations for 2004. This is a 100-page report covering social dialogue developments at the European Union level plus key collective bargaining and industrial relations changes within each country. The third section looks at developments in rights to information and consultation. This is the direct link to the pdf of the report at > EIRO