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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
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...
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...
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...
Super Mario’s ideas on how to prevent the European Union’s “slow agony”
On 9 September, Mario Draghi (the previous President of the European Central Bank, whose role in saving the euro during the 2010 debt crisis earned him the nickname “Super Mario”) submitted his report on the future of European competitiveness, which was commissioned...
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.
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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.
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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.
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