Resource Hub
for Labour Law and Industrial Relations

IR Share website is a multilingual resource centre providing documentation on industrial relations, including collective agreements concluded by the social partners at European, sectoral and transnational company level.

IR Notes:
Building a social Europe together

The IR Notes newsletter gives everyone in Europe access to an independent, reliable and impartial source of information on topics involving industrial relations.

Employers’ Joint Statement on posting of workers

Employers’ Joint Statement on posting of workers

To mark the Forum on the Posting of Workers organised by the European Labour Authority (ELA), BusinessEurope and four sectoral-level employers’ organisations (Ceemet, ECEG, FIEC, WEC), have issued a joint statement in response to the European Commission’s report on...

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United Kingdom embarks on a reset of employment law

United Kingdom embarks on a reset of employment law

On 10 October, Keir Starmer’s Labour government unveiled its plans to reform employment law, by enhancing working conditions and redressing those aspects of current employment legislation that are most unfavourable to workers. These reforms, which were promised for...

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Obituary: Addio compagno Gabaglio !

Obituary: Addio compagno Gabaglio !

The death of Emilio Gabaglio, one of the founding fathers of the European Trade Union Confederation and its General Secretary from 1991 to 2003, marks the end of an era for social Europe. Joël Decaillon (CGT), a former ETUC Deputy General Secretary, remembers him as...

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IR Notes: an independent, reliable and balanced briefing note

IR Notes is an independent, reliable and balanced briefing note on industrial relations and labour law in Europe.

Published in 6 languages and sold by subscription, this newsletter gives you access to concise, targeted and practical information on the major themes of social Europe and  transnational social dialogue.

With our experts and national correspondents, we adopt a dynamic, practical and useful approach to European social monitoring. We select the most relevant topics, which are a source of cross-disciplinary and inspiring ideas.

Accessibility

IR Notes is a tool for generating reflection, interaction and innovative solutions.

Expertise

A network of experts, researchers and national correspondents is involved in writing IR Notes, supported by a permanent team.

Multilingual Support

IR Notes is published in 6 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish), with the support of professional translators who ensure that it is produced to a very high standard in all of these languages, in a style that is easy to read. IR Notes facilitates transnational dialogue.

A Wide Audience

IR Notes is aimed at European Works Council members and HR managers seeking quality information in their own language, but also trade unions, employers’ organisation, European institutions, research centres, etc…

IR Doc:
Open access library

IR Doc is a multilingual resource centre providing documentation on labour law and industrial relations at European Union and Member State level, including collective agreements concluded by the social partners at European, sectoral and transnational company level.

European Works Councils

Here you will find all the European and national legislation that applies to European Works Councils (EWC), as well as studies, reports and, most importantly, the agreements establishing EWCs, their addenda and all kinds of texts provided to us by the social partners.

European Companies (SE)

Here you will find European and national legislation applicable to SE Works Councils (SE-WC), studies, reports and, most importantly, the agreements establishing SE-WCs, their addenda and all kinds of texts adopted by SE-WCs, provided to us by the social partners.

European Social Dialogue

Social dialogue refers to ‘discussions, consultations, negotiations and joint actions involving organisations representing the social partners – employers and workers’.
Here we provide the “fruits” of the different levels of social dialogue.

Industrial Relations

Industrial relations cover interaction and social dialogue, between organisations representing workers and employers. Here, you will find mainly documents related to industrial relation issues at European level and company-level.

IR Research:

Informing decision-makers

As Eurofound’s National correspondent, IR Share provides information on working conditions, industrial relations, and the labour market to support the EU institutions and bodies, Member States and social partners in shaping social Europe, as well as promoting social dialogue on the basis of comparative information and research.

IR Training:

Strengthening social dialogue

Members of the IR Share team are regularly called upon to devise training course. We deliver these either directly or working together with partners, to ensure that the training is tailored to the exact needs expressed.

17 and 18 October, Berlin
Training for Galileo EWC members

Training for Galileo EWC members

We had a fantastic time training the members of Galileo Global Education's European Works Council on 17-18 October ...
8 to 10 October 2024, Gentilly (near Paris)
Training for Sanofi EWC members

Training for Sanofi EWC members

Training for Sanofi ‘s European Works Council: a success! On 8, 9 and 10 October, our team ran a training course ...

IR Club:

Club CE européens –
EWCs Club

Since 2011, the European Works Councils Club has sought to co-construct the foundations of a European social dialogue that can meet the social and environmental challenges faced by transnational companies.

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Our DNA: the EWC Club allows managers and employee members of EWCs from different trade unions and professional branches to meet in a unique space for dialogue.

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Anticipate the challenges of tomorrow : you can rely on the community to understand common issues through collective intelligence and benefit from a European-level strategic monitoring.

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Exchange ideas about your practices: benefit from the practical experience of other members (organising meetings, translation, interpretation, etc) to help you execute your projects effectively.

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Gain skills: address more technical issues collectively.

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