In the intervening period since the adoption of the Directive in the early 1990s, a number of issues have arisen, including a significant increase in the new forms of employment, as well as concerns about the timeframe of employee notification, the content of information provided and other...

This Review performs an analysis of the impact of recent reforms on inequality in Europe. The information in this synthesis report is based principally on information collected through country articles from 27 countries, prepared as part of the European Centre of Expertise (ECE) Thematic Review...

The main evaluation conclusions and recommendations are summarized as follows. Firstly, the ETF effectively shapes the course of VET developments in partner countries although steps could be taken to further improve effectiveness in certain areas. Secondly, the capacity of partner countries to...

This report presents the results of the study to support the REFIT evaluation of Directive 91/533/EC on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship - commonly referred to as the Written Statement Directive. The Directive...

Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are payments to people who meet certain conditions. CCTs are increasingly being used to encourage families to invest in their children. However, there is limited scientific evidence on the effects of such programmes. The Peer Review in Budapest (8-9 October...

This Annex presents an summary of the cost and benefits examined in the accompaning main report produced for the study supporting the evaluation of EU Agencies: Eurofound, Cedefop, ETF and EU-OSHA. Values are presented in millions of euros (€) unless otherwise stated. The cost data is taken...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment focuses on "Nursing and Care Professionals: Addressing...

This report contains a case study for the Study supporting the Impact assessment of the future European Social Fund proposal. Achieving structural change: conditions for success in the areas of ESF intervention. The reform under assessment examines the development of active labour market...