Meeting of the Network of European Observatories Eurofound, 2-3 March 2011 Comparative Analytical Reports (CARs) - EIRO -Addressing the gender pay gap: government and social partners actions; -Individual disputes at the workplace: alternative disputes resolution; -Trade union strategies to recruit new groups of workers; -Developments in social partner organisations employer organisations; -Posted workers in the European Union; -Information and consultation practice across Europe five years after the EU Directive; -Employment and industrial relations in the health care sector Publications since 1 st March 2010 Representativeness Studies (REPs) - Footwear industry sector - Catering sector - Inland water transport sector - Metal sector Annual Review and Annual Updates (EIRO) - Industrial relations developments in Europe Annual update on pay developments Working time developments Developments in industrial action Publications since 1 st March 2010 Comparative Analytical Reports (CARs) - EWCO Flexible forms of work: very atypical contractual arrangements; Working poor in Europe; Comparative analysis of working time in the European Union; Absence from work; Health and safety at work in SMEs: strategies for employee information and consultation; Work-related stress Impact of the crisis on working conditions: qualification and training. Annual Review of Working Conditions Publications since 1 st March 2010 Comparative Analytical Reports (CARs) ERM - Joint public-private partnership initiatives at local level Fact Sheets: 1331 Information Updates: EIRO (313), EWCO (106) Survey Data Reports: Continuing vocational training in enterprises (Hungary); Trends in working environment and health (Sweden); Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (UK) Demographic change and work in Europe (EU-level); The Danish working environment (Denmark) EIRO: Annual Review 2010 and Industrial Relations Profiles updates Annual Updates Pay, Working Time and Collective Bargaining 2010 CARs: SMEs: Employment, Industrial Relations and Local Partnerships (in editing); Helping young workers during the crisis: contributions by social dialogue and public (2 nd revision of report in progress). REPs: Commerce (final version completed), Banking, Private Security, Paper (all to be evaluated in April), Insurance (report due in March), Sport and Active Leisure and Fisheries sectors (reports due in May) Work in progress ERM: CAR - Emerging forms of entrepreneurship (to be published mid-March); CAR - Availability and effectiveness of public restructuring instruments (input to on-line database). Work in progress EWCO: Working conditions of nationals with a foreign background (revision of report in progress); Recent developments in work organisation in the EU 27 and Norway (revision of report in progress). Work in progress Contract renewal and sign-off Two-stage process Renewal of contract Observatories continuous operation Reviewed your activity reports Proposed renewal well advanced Finalise contract to February 2011 Ensure all contractual obligations met Receive invoice and pay final instalment Meetings IIRA 2010, Copenhagen Coordination meetings EIRO and EWCO Seminar on European Company Survey Seminar on New forms of governance in European IR Launch of IR Annual Review Meetings GB NEO correspondents 9 held so far 3 firm plans Remainder in coming months EForum: what is it? Space for exchange and discussion between correspondents and Eurofound on: Common issues Specific to one observatory Between correspondents (with or without Eurofound intervention) Open to all correspondents and staff Comments are immediately public within the Forum We monitor but we do not censor content How to use EForums Over to you Start a new topic: Type in your text Can attach documents Preview, then submit Reply / comment on an existing topic As above There is a user guide Use it! 18/02/ Overview and progress report Web user sessions monthly Overview and progress report Web user sessions NEO web statistics 44% of 4.6 million page views on the Eurofound site are NEO products Impact in research Numerous references in third-party research published in See hand-out for details Over 70 articles identified drawing on work published in the observatories Overview press activities 2009 v 2010 Overall impact of Eurofounds press activities for 2010 positive. The number of press activities and the resulting article cuttings (written media) remained almost the same in 2010 compared to The media reach expanded by almost 15%, up from 114 million to almost 130 million. Press 2009 v 2010, activities, enquiries, article cuttings, overall Press 2009 v 2010, AVE and media reach Journalist enquiries Number of journalist enquiries remains constant Complexity of queries Returning journalists Issues covered: September: quality of life (beyond GDP) October: Financial services sector November: short-time working schemes, working conditions December: restructuring, working conditions, IR and health, IR and commerce January: public sector restructuring Social media networking Survey Data Reports Remembering: Survey Data Reports? Reporting on surveys on working conditions, company practices, restructuring surveys that are relevant to any of the three observatories (either EWCO, EIRO or ERM) The surveys should be official, recent and have a national or international standing Summarising the key findings and the methodology of the survey The process of writing a Survey Data Report Survey Data Reports are included in the framework contract. 1. Identifying a relevant survey source and the focus of the report with EF ongoing 2. Writing the report of words + annexes Survey results: summarising main findings, presenting data (including graphs), analysing and commenting on the results and giving trends (where possible) Methods: describing the content and the questionnaire, explaining the methodology, giving sample size, frequency.... and list of publications related to the survey 3. Approval of the report by an expert from the organisation that is conducting the survey (where possible) SDRs written for EIRO and EWCO in 2010 Thank you for the work for all those who have been involved so far! EIRO UK - Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) (published) IE - National workplace survey of employers and employees (work in progress) EWCO DK - Danish National Working Environment Survey (published) LU - Well-being at work in Luxembourg in (work in progress) DE - IAB Establishment Panel (in editing) EU - Reconciliation of work, private and family life in the European Union (in editing) Recent surveys reported in 2011 EIRO FR - Survey on managing older workers PL - Working Poles NL - Company survey on working conditions (WEA) EWCO BE - Flemish workability monitor FI - Work and health survey DK - Danish Work Environment Cohort Study (DWECS) EE - Estonian working life survey SK - Information system on working conditions IT - Quality of work life survey A little bit of help in identifying upcoming surveys No surveys for ERM so far Can you imagine a relevant survey in your country for this observatory? In the course of 2011 we would need to identify new survey sources or new survey waves for writing reports in 2012 Please drop me ananytime you come across this information at Whats the ERM good for? illustrative short cases of restructuring Frame for deeper qualitative research Our CARs but also IRENE, HIRES, etc Outplacement service providers Restructuring trends? Job loss comes in bursts, job creation is gradual Accurate numbers on the level of loss? Is job loss data representative? By country? By sector? Over time? - Extensively cited by DG Employment to monitor the course of the recession ERM announcements and unemployment inflow (ELFS) European Union Ireland United Kingdom Belgium European Union ERM Manufacturing Male Unemployment European Union Whats the ERM good for? illustrative short cases of restructuring Frame for deeper qualitative research Our CARs but also IRENE, HIRES, etc Outplacement service providers Restructuring trends? Job loss comes in bursts, job creation is gradual Accurate numbers on the level of loss? Is job loss data representative? By country? By sector? Over time? - Extensively cited by DG Employment to monitor the course of the recession ERM announcements and unemployment inflow (ELFS) European Union Ireland United Kingdom Belgium European Union ERM Manufacturing Male Unemployment European Union Work in EIRO CARs Employment and IR in transport (rail) Employment and IR in hotels and restaurants Changing IR in renewable electricity The role of social partners in unemployment benefit systems REP studies 7 studies, 3 using framework contracts HORECA, Audiovisual services, Live performance, Industrial cleaning, Ports, Agro-food, and Textiles and Clothing Work in EWCO CARs Working conditions in the commerce sector Use of alcohol and drugs at the workplace Evolution of wages during the crisis ERM CARs Public support instruments for job creation and self employment in one-man and micro enterprises Recent policy developments related to NEETs Company cases of greening Work in Annual review Annual updates Survey reports Ongoing reporting Information updates ERM Fact Sheets