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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.
Social Europe: waking up again or heading for a long lethargy?
Despite polling particularly well in large EU Member States (Germany, France, Italy, Poland) and in Austria, the far-right parties have not achieved domination in the European Parliament, meaning that the current alliance between the EPP conservatives, the Socialists...
A question for…Sophia Reisecker, Head of the European and International Affairs Department of the Austrian trade union GPA
What are the main points you make in your report on the revision of the EWC directive, which was adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee on 30 May?In order to form our opinion, we commented on the Commission's objectives and checked whether the measures...
Discrimination based on sexual orientation
On 7 May, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down a judgment in a Russian case relating to a dismissal linked to a female employee’s sexual orientation. A teacher was summoned to appear before her school management, which had become aware of photos...
Banking sector : Joint declaration on employment aspects of artificial intelligence
On 14 May, European social partners in the banking sector signed a joint declaration on artificial intelligence. In their text, the social partners adopt the definition of AI used in the recent AI act, and highlight the importance of social dialogue in managing any...
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.
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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
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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