This country report identifies and outlines regulation on liability in subcontracting processes in Austria. It is based on an analysis of secondary literary sources of information and on the results of interviews with key players in the field. The introduction briefly describes the broad...

This study aims to provide the necessary information to encourage sectoral social dialogue in the sport and active leisure sector. The EIRO series of representativeness studies, carried out at the request of the European Commission, sets out to identify the representative social partner...

This report looks in detail at recent shifts in the employment structure at Member State and EU level, examining the main sectors and occupations that have contributed to job loss and job growth. It finds, for example, that in 2011–2013, the majority of net employment losses continued to occur...

This report gives an overview of working conditions, job quality, workers’ health and job sustainability in the food and beverage service activities sector (NACE 56). It is based mostly on the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which gathers data on working conditions and the...

Eurofound’s fifth annual yearbook, Living and working in Europe, based on the Agency’s research from 2013, describes developments in the EU in the wake of the crisis, focusing on major topic areas including changes in labour markets and employment, efforts to tackle youth unemployment,...

This report maps current developments in industrial relations systems in the central public administration sector across Europe, covering all EU Member States except Croatia, which joined the EU in mid-2013. The present study is based on data collected through the network contributing to the...

European labour markets added nearly 30 million new jobs in a golden age of employment creation prior to the onset of the Great Recession in 2008. These labour markets subsequently shed six million jobs, and unemployment peaked at 11% in 2013, its highest rate in well over a decade. This third...

This issue of Foundation Focus looks at win–win practices in European workplaces that help companies to grow and innovate, while also increasing their competitiveness. What does the European Company Survey tell us about workplace practices related to work organisation, human resources...

Während Umstrukturierung zunehmend als inhärentes Merkmal der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung anerkannt wird und auf europäischer Ebene und in den Mitgliedstaaten viel politische Aufmerksamkeit genießt, wird sie aus regionaler Sicht selten erörtert. Doch die meisten großangelegten...

While restructuring is increasingly acknowledged as an inherent characteristic of economic development and receives substantial policy attention at European and Member State level, the regional perspective on it is rarely discussed. However, most large-scale restructurings affect the regions and...