This report presents an analysis of initiatives in Spain that aim to achieve better coordination of employment activation measures. The report identifies measures in both policy and practice for improving coordination, including strategic as well as operational measures, and underlines the...

This report presents an analysis of initiatives in the Netherlands that aim to achieve better coordination of employment activation measures. The report identifies measures in both policy and practice for improving coordination, including strategic as well as operational measures, and underlines...

Employment, and in particular quality of work and employment, is the focus of this paper. It covers four aspects identified by the European Foundation as key dimensions of quality of work and employment: career and employment security; health and well-being; skills development; and the...

SMEs constitute the dominant part of the Danish firm structure (Hoff, Jens, Demokrati på arbejdspladsen), especially in the manufacturing industries - dominated by craft-based producers. Many of the findings presented in this literature do not distinguish between SMEs and large firms. But at...

The overall unionisation rate of employees in Finland is very high (96.5%). This literature review examines small business in Finland, including issues of collective representation and bargaining, working and employment conditions, arbitration procedures, size and sector considerations. It...

This literature review defines its terms of reference as an introduction. It then examines small business in France, including issues of collective representation and bargaining, working and employment conditions, arbitration procedures, size and sector considerations. It concludes with policy...