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...

In 2001, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions carried out a survey on working conditions in 12 candidate countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia (extended to Turkey in...

European industrial society is rapidly transforming itself into a knowledge society and this has implications for all citizens of the European Union. This report looks at the impact of the growing use of machine and computer technology on the work environment and the quality of working...

This report gives an overview of the household services sector in the European Union, showing how the transformation of unpaid work traditionally carried out in the home is increasingly seen by policy makers as having potential for job creation. It looks at the current experiences of paid...

Providing jobs for all sections of the labour force is a challenge in the European Union today. Increased labour market participation is seen as the key element in achieving an inclusive European society for all. This report investigates the working patterns and preferences of people over the...