The right to free movement for workers within the European Union was enshrined in Article 48 of the EEC Treaty in 1957. Nowadays, private labour market intermediaries - such as temporary work agencies and employment placement agencies - contribute to facilitating this labour mobility in their...

This report explores the involvement of peak social partners in the European Semester at EU and national level during the period 2011 to 2014. While their role in the European Semester is not set out in the European economic governance provisions (the so-called 'Six-Pack'), the European...

Well-functioning social dialogue is a key component for the successful design and implementation of reforms needed to increase the competitiveness of Europe's economies and create more jobs. It balances workers' and employers' interests and contributes to both economic competitiveness and social...

Enlargement of the European Union to a further 10 countries in May 2004 will present huge challenges, particularly in the economic sphere. This report documents the industrial relations situation in all 10 acceding countries - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,...