This study aims at analysing the ability and capacity of sectoral collective bargaining in some countries to adapt to ongoing structural changes (digital transformation, green transition and workforce aging) and particularly to the effects of high inflation rates and the
Gender equality is a topic of growing relevance worldwide, but its measurement is mainly limited to national levels, even in the EU. During the last 20 years, several experiences tried to exploit gender equality at the sub-national (regional) level, but
An in-depth case study will be conducted on national regulations, practices and debates about public procurement in Spain for the final report “Public procurement and collective bargaining”. The in-depth case study will provide a brief overview of the national procurement
The European labour market in the welfare sector is becoming particularly relevant in terms of occupation, given that around 20% of the European workforce is nowadays employed in this sector, while it was around 15% at the end of the
The main purpose of the research was to identify the teleworking control mechanisms implemented by organizations as a result of confinement measures to face with Covid-19 in Spain through the launch of an online survey. The results point out to
As the Spanish correspondent of Eurofound, together with ISTAS, QUIT provide inputs that allows Eurofound to map and compare regulations, policies and practices in industrial relations, working conditions, labour markets and employment as well as in other social policy related
The analysis of collective bargaining coordination has attracted the attention of scholars and policy-makers since the early 1990s, but has witnessed a renaissance more recently. Originally, ‘coordination’ was presented as a dimension of collective bargaining that was considered an alternative
This project, coordinated by Prof. Bernd Brand al the Durham University Business School, is funded by the European Commission to investigate and analyse the reasons for differences in wage developments within the European Union (EU) member states. This project will
The Project focuses on “service provision” as a strategy through which unions aim to enhance their membership, “revitalize” action and relaunch the role of an inclusive and innovative social dialogue, by reaching groups and individuals who are often excluded from
In order to explore the linkages between ‘new jobs’, conditions of work and employment in these jobs and more or less favourable outcomes for employees’ quality of work and life, WALQING combines data analysis on the chief European data sources,
