The annual report provides an overview of the Foundation's activities for 2004. This was a crucial year for the Foundation as the end of the four-year programme 2001-2004 called for significant efforts in wrapping up much of the positive work carried out during these four years. At the same...

Set against the backdrop of preparations for enlargement of the European Union, Industrial relations developments in Europe 2003 provides a comparative overview of the most significant industrial relations developments during 2003, both at national and EU level. The fruit of a joint...

Supporting social inclusion through partnerships with civil society is the focus of this fourth Foundation paper. It draws largely on research carried out by the Foundation in this area over the past decade. This paper outlines the strategic and practical importance of civil society in...

Under the theme of promoting better employment, the Foundation tackled the key priority of the current four-year work programme 2001-2004 - Analysing and anticipating change to support socio-economic progress - in 2002, details of which are set out in this annual report. The year was marked by...

Nowadays there is increasing discussion about a company's 'social responsibility'. What are the obligations and who drives the process? What is the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and competitiveness? To contribute to the current debate, the Foundation launched two studies....

Covering the main industrial relations developments during 2002 throughout the European Union, Norway and three of the candidate countries, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, this new report focuses on key issues covered by collective bargaining such as pay, working time, job security and equal...

As part of the research project on the social implications of EMU, the Foundation commissioned a literature review which would focus on the relationship between EMU and reforms in the public sector. The study provides an overview of the policies and structure of the public sector in 10 Member...