European Foundation - HR & Compliance Centre page
IRS is the official UK National Outreach Centre for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
The IRS team running the National Outreach Centre are responsible for the UK distribution of the research and information produced by the Foundation.
The Foundation aims to support the formulation of policies on living and working conditions through the provision of relevant data and knowledge.
The main target groups the Foundation seeks to influence are those involved in the implementation of European social policy and include:
- national governments, regional and local authorities working on social policy
- social partners: trade unions and employer organisations
If you are interested in receiving information on the work of the European Foundation please contact us by email.
To find out more about the work of the National Outreach Centres go to www.eurofound.ie/about/organisation/nocs.htm
For the latest press releases and news from the European Foundation go to www.eurofound.ie/press/index.htm
Web update from Eurofound, November/December 2008
News
Presenting 'Living and working in Europe' at the European Parliament
On 1-4 December 2008, Eurofound held an exhibition within the European Parliament in Brussels, under the sponsorship of MEPs Stephen Hughes and Ria Oomen-Ruijten. The exhibition drew on Eurofound research to give a picture of what it actually means to live and work in Europe today.
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/research2008/index.htm
First results of the second European Quality of Life Survey (2EQLS)
Perception of life satisfaction and quality of life remains high among Europeans:
Europeans are generally satisfied with their quality of life, but levels vary considerably across countries.
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/press/releases/2008/081119.htm
Events
Internal events
- The role of social partners in continuing vocational training: reviewing practices and sharing challenges, 9-10 February 2009,Thessaloniki, Greece
- Eurofound exhibition - 'Living and working in Europe’ at the European Parliament, 1-5 December, Brussels, Belgium
- Wage developments, minimum wages and wage flexibility, 27th – 28th November 2008, Paris, France
External events
The Foundation participated at the following recent events:
- Forum International Travail Sante (FITS), 3-4 November 2008, Paris, France
- Economic policy forum on older workers, 4 November 2008, Brussels, Belgium
- Eurofound at Eurochild's annual conference, 5-7 November 2008, Budapest, Hungary
- EP hearing on Social responsibility of subcontrating undertakings in production chains, 5 November 2008, Brussels, Belgium
- Symposium on Monitoring of work and employment, 6 November 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Conference on Social security and population forecasts in a European prospect, 7-8 November 2008, Paris, France
- Rassemblement pour un droit à un travail sûr, 7 November 2008, Paris, France
- Conference L'égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes, 13-14 November 2008, Lille, France
- Conference on demographic change in the electricity industry, 14 November 2008, Brussels, Belgium.
- Conference on Working in Europe: Precarious Jobs, Longer Working Time and Lower Pay, 3 December 2008, Berlin, Germany
- More training opportunities for more temporary agency workers, 4 December 2008, Brussels, Belgium.
The Foundation will participate at the following events:
- Conference on Sustainability of agricultural jobs: creation, support, living and working conditions, 8 December 2008, Paris, France
- 6th meeting of the CLIP Network, 9-10 December 2008, Malmö, Sweden
- The 3rd National Summit ‘Infrastructure: Challenging times: Critical success factors in delivering world class infrastructure’, 10 December 2008, Dublin, Ireland
- Social Reality Stocktaking - Social Models: British, European, or not that different?, 16 December 2008, London, UK.
New publications
· Eurofound News, Issue 10, November/December 2008
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/press/eurofoundnews/index.htm
To receive the email version of Eurofound News with links to the full text articles on the web, log in to ‘My Eurofound’ on the home page or create an account at https://eurofound.europa.eu/registration/public/register.php
· Living and working in Europe
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0890.htm
· Revisions to the European working time directive: recent Eurofound research – Background paper
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08101.htm
· Second European Quality of Life Survey – First Findings (Résumé)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0852.htm
· Deuxième enquête européenne sur la qualité de vie - Premiers résultats (Résumé)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0852_fr.htm
· Liability in subcontracting processes in the European construction sector
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0894.htm
· Women at work: Paths to equality - Background paper
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0896.htm
· Femmes au travail: Les voies de l’égalité - Note d'information
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0896_fr.htm
· Who needs up-skilling? Low-skilled and low-qualified workers in the European Union
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0897.htm
· Employment of migrants by CLIP cities
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0892.htm
· Foundation Focus - Issue 6: Should I stay or should I go?
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0882.htm
· Resource pack on migration:
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/resourcepacks/migration.htm
East, west, home is best? Migration in Europe
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08891.htm
Who stays? Who goes?
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08892.htm
Counting the cost: working conditions of migrants
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08893.htm
European cities – at the cutting-edge of integration
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08894.htm
East–West migration: who is going where?
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef08895.htm
Factsheets available online in English and French
· EIRO:
– Comparative analytical report
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Railways sector
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0710037s/index.htm
– News updates
12 articles have been published in December 2008 so far
See also all November articles at:
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2008/11/index.html
EMCC:
ERM Fact sheets
Check all restructuring cases reported in November/December 2008 throughout the EU
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=searchfactsheets
· EWCO:
– Latest information updates
Estonia: Ongoing gender differences in the labour market
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2008/11/EE0811019I.htm
Norway: Key factors in successful organisational change
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2008/12/NO0812039I.htm
UK: Social partners highlight business benefits of equality and diversity policies
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2008/10/UK0810029I.htm
Staff departures
Samira Tetta, Contracts Officer in the Operational Support Unit, is leaving Eurofound at the end of the month to take up a post in the European Commission in the near future.
Matias Linder, Human Resources Officer, has left Eurofound to take up a post with the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) in Lisbon.
