Gender pay gap, Quality employment, Papers and publications
Date
Jan. 14, 2021
Closing the gender pay gap in public services in the context of austerity
EPSU report on the gender pay gap in public services across Europe pointed to positive change between 2010-16 with the gender pay gap falling in education, health and social work and public administration (central and local government) and generally narrower than in the business sector.
Oct. 31, 2018
World Cities Day 2018 – Decent work for prosperous local communities
Local and regional government workers across Europe and the globe provide essential public services which enable our cities and communities to prosper. Their working conditions, pay, and job security are closely interlinked with the quality and accessibility of services they provide – deficiencies in the former have a detrimental impact on the latter.
Dec. 07, 2017
The Commission’s monetary union package shows lack of commitment to social rights
Yesterday (6 December) the European Commission produced a series of proposals on how to strengthen economic governance of the Eurozone. While some elements can be evaluated as positive, the package lacks a social dimension.