Over a five-year period the Foundation's EPOC research project charted developments in the changing world of work, most significantly in the area of work organisation. The focus of the investigation was to show the extent of direct employee participation and to illustrate the role played by such...

The European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) completed its third year of operation in 1999. It is now a well-established resource, providing accurate and up-to-date information and analysis on developments in industrial relations to its target audience of practitioners and policy-makers...

The aim of the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) is to provide accurate and up-to-date information and analysis on developments in industrial relations. With the introduction of the euro single currency at the beginning of 1999, the Foundation is more than ever convinced that this...

After several years of preparatory work by the Foundation, the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) commenced operations in 1997. The aim of the Observatory is to provide accurate and up-to-date information and analysis on developments in industrial relations to a target audience of...

The importance of working time as a policy issue has increased in recent years, with influences at a number of levels: removal of rigidities and complexities in working time legislation; recognition of the increased importance of collective agreements; and acceptance of the importance of basic...