In the current EU debate on labour market and employment policies, the concept of 'flexicurity' - the balance between the flexibility and security needs of employers and employees - has emerged as a central issue. This report puts forward four key indicators to be taken into account in the...

The adoption of the Directive on European Works Councils (EWCs) - partly a response to the increasing incidence of industrial restructuring across Europe - resulted for the first time in the creation of transnational industrial relations structures. This report examines the influence that EWCs...

This report examines two topical issues - minimum wages and the crossborder relocation of production - from the perspective of industrial relations. Drawing on comparative analysis from the European Industrial Relation Observatory (EIRO), it looks at the situation in the 25 EU Member States, in...

In recent years, the rapid process of globalisation has triggered a political debate on international working and production standards, and the need for supra-national structures and regulation. The adoption of corporate codes of conduct and international framework agreements (IFAs) is a...

This study examines the interaction between social dialogue practices and human resources management (HRM) policies in European multinational companies (MNCs). It looks at the changing role of HRM and its interaction with European Works Councils (EWCs), which can act as a link between different...