Tuesday, June 02, 2009
[IWS] EIRO: TEMPORARY AGENCY WORK & COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE EU [28 May 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO]
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Temporary agency work and collective bargaining in the EU [28 May 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0807019s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0807019s/tn0807019s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0807019s/tn0807019s.pdf
[full-text, 54 pages]
This report reviews the present situation regarding the use of temporary agency work (TAW) in European Union Member States. It looks at arrangements for social dialogue and collective bargaining at national level across the EU. It examines the role of collective bargaining in determining such matters as length of assignment, the use of TAW in strikes, and the proportion of agency workers allowed; it also looks at the role of collective bargaining in determining equality of treatment in pay, training and other conditions of employment. In addition, the report reviews other forms of regulation, and national variations, including the composition of companies in the field of TAW, its sectoral and occupational distribution, and the duration of temporary assignments.
The study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by the EIRO correspondents. The text of each of these national reports is available below. The reports have not been edited or approved by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The national reports were drawn up in response to a < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0807019s/tawfinalquestionnaire_080401.doc > questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Temporary agency work a snapshot
Legal provisions and developments
Social dialogue and collective bargaining
Regulatory outcomes
Conclusions
Bibliography
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO]
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Temporary agency work and collective bargaining in the EU [28 May 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0807019s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0807019s/tn0807019s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0807019s/tn0807019s.pdf
[full-text, 54 pages]
This report reviews the present situation regarding the use of temporary agency work (TAW) in European Union Member States. It looks at arrangements for social dialogue and collective bargaining at national level across the EU. It examines the role of collective bargaining in determining such matters as length of assignment, the use of TAW in strikes, and the proportion of agency workers allowed; it also looks at the role of collective bargaining in determining equality of treatment in pay, training and other conditions of employment. In addition, the report reviews other forms of regulation, and national variations, including the composition of companies in the field of TAW, its sectoral and occupational distribution, and the duration of temporary assignments.
The study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by the EIRO correspondents. The text of each of these national reports is available below. The reports have not been edited or approved by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The national reports were drawn up in response to a < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0807019s/tawfinalquestionnaire_080401.doc > questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Temporary agency work a snapshot
Legal provisions and developments
Social dialogue and collective bargaining
Regulatory outcomes
Conclusions
Bibliography
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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