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Jan. 18, 2010

Toolkit on demographic change, age management and competencies in the gas sector in Europe

EUROGAS, EPSU AND EMCEF With the financial support of the European Commission (October 2009) by Dr J. Pillinger PREFACE In 2009 the European social partners: EUROGAS, EMCEF and

Jan. 18, 2010

Demographic change, age management and competencies in light of the challenges facing the European Gas sector

EPSU, EMCEF, EUROGAS Report by David Tarren, Senior Research Fellow, Working Lives Research Institute (October 2009) With the financial support of the European Commission Introduction The average age of European

Jul. 12, 2012

Europe: Further evidence on the threat to the quality of public services

Privatisation of public services is a new publication bringing together a number of studies carried out between 2007 and 2009 that examined the impact of privatisation and liberalisation on

Jul. 12, 2012

Finland: Research challenges claim that privatisation leads to increased efficiency

The results of a four-year research project, "Reforming markets and organizations", challenges a number of dominant ideas about the effects of markets and competition. The project was funded by the

Jul. 12, 2012

UK: the benefits of outsourcing – where's the evidence?

The university sector in the UK, and some universities in particular, are under pressure to cut costs and to outsource services.

Jul. 12, 2012

Europe: a trend to remunicipalisation?

After many years when privatisation, contracting-out and outsourcing have been the dominant trends across the public services, there is now increasing evidence, particularly in the municipal sector – including water

Aug. 07, 2013

Europe: research exposes negative effects of private health

Why private sector health kills more than it cures - countering arguments in favour of privatisation is a briefing paper by the PSIRU research organisation that provides a wealth of

Aug. 07, 2013

Finland: municipalities bring services back in-house

(August 2013) A survey by the Soste social sector organisation aimed at senior employees in the mainly municipal social and health care sector, found more than a third saying that

Aug. 07, 2013

UK: campaigning for public services and against privatisation

"We own it" is a new campaigning group set up in the UK to argue for public services and challenge the idea that the private sector can do things more

Dec. 05, 2013

Addressing the Challenges of an Ageing Workforce in Health and Social Care: Social Partner Documents & Research

Addressing the Challenges of an Ageing Workforce in Health and Social Care: Studies, Presentations, Social Partner Documents 1) EPSU & HOSPEEM Activities 2006-2013 + EPSU Position Paper 2012 - [{{EPSU-HOSPEEM

Oct. 02, 2018

Mads Samsing (HK/Kommunal, Denmark), chair of EPSU’s Standing Committee for Local and Regional Government

Involving and investing in workers

(2 october 2018) “It is essential that we continuously develop new skills for new roles and new jobs. Otherwise, we will not succeed with the adaptions we need to make

Oct. 09, 2018

EPSU Standing Committee on Local and Regional Government, 4 October 2018, Brussels

Decent work and “pay change” on agenda for Local Government workers

Members of EPSU’s Local and Regional Government Standing Committee met on 4th October in Brussels to discuss timely matters that concern the 17 million workers in Local and Regional Governments across Europe.

Oct. 24, 2018

Prisons

Spanish prison trade unions on strike !Los sindicatos españoles de las prisiones en huelga!

Today Tuesday 24 October Spanish prison workers are striking for day 1 of 6 demanding fair pay and better working conditions.

Oct. 22, 2018

Social Service Working Group focusing on childcare, digitalisation and social dialogue

The Working Group Social Services on 3 October 2018 in Brussels was attended by 46 colleagues from 19 countries and 32 EPSU affiliates.

Oct. 26, 2018

2018 October epsucob@NEWS 20

ETUC takes initiative on self-employed workers' rights

The ETUC has produced a new leaflet on the rights of the 22 million workers in the EU (10% of the total) who are self-employed and have no employees. The ETUC points out that they often have fewer rights than employees. For instance, in some countries they have no right to join a trade union and to benefit from union protection and support. This brochure looks at why self-employed workers need better rights, what unions are doing about this and what the priorities are for the future?

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