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TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024 Brussels Belgium

TPVH 3rd Negotiations meeting, 29 April 2024

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Apr. 27, 2023

Health care

Will EU’s new fiscal rules hinder urgent action on staffing crises?

Public service federation EPSU is concerned that the proposed reform of the European Union’s fiscal rules, published yesterday, might undermine national action to address the widespread staffing shortages across a broad range of public services in Europe – in health and social care, the justice system, childcare, tax administrations, utilities and more.

Mar. 17, 2021

EPSU Social Services Working Group online meeting 10 March 2021

EPSU Affiliates meet online for Social Services Working Group

On the agenda of the LRG/HSS Social Services Working Group was the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, research into privatization of social services, social dialogue in social services and the workplan of the WG.

Oct. 27, 2020

Germany: latest agreement to boost pay in health and care

After intensive negotiations over the weekend, public services union ver.di has negotiated a new collective agreement covering 2.3 million workers in municipal and federal government with specific measures benefiting employees in health and social care.

Jun. 25, 2020

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EPSU CEMR JOINT STATEMENT COVID 19

Social Partners in Local and Regional Governments joint declaration on COVID19 and its consequences

The COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis. However, the tough but needed measures to contain the virus have led to an economic crisis and without the appropriate measures we risk exacerbating the emerging social crisis

Oct. 14, 2019

Public Sector workers deserve better EPSU

Privatisation, digitalisation and working time, the priorities for EPSU affiliates in local and regional administration

On 10 October, EPSU held its biannual Standing Committee (SC) on Local and Regional Government which drew together EPSU members from across the continent.

May. 30, 2019

APSE

Insourcing services - more evidence and arguments from the UK

A new report by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) in the UK provides further evidence of the trend towards and benefits of insourcing public services.

Sep. 12, 2006

Outsourcing checklist

Adopted by the Standing Committee on Local and Regional Government, 23 May 2006 -* Excluded services - an agreement on outsourcing could specify services which the employer would be committed