The evolving world of work in the enlarged EU: progress and vulnerability - Softcover

International Labour Office

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9221195473 ISBN 13: 9789221195474

Publisher: International Labour Office, 2007

Synopsis

The increase in European Union member states, from the original 10 to 27, is triggering radical changes in employment and working conditions throughout the EU. This volume presents timely information on the essential but rarely studied area of social policy in the EU enlargement process. It looks at the evolving practices in the world of work and how these may affect workers and their families. Comprehensive in scope, the book provides information on the trends in all important elements of the world of work in the enlarged EU: employment contracts, working time and work intensity, wages, training, health and safety, social dialogue and workers' participation, and work-family balance. It does this through a series of case studies that highlight what practices are put in place at enterprise level and how different working and employment conditions are combined and interact at local levels.

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About the Author

Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead is a senior adviser at ILO, responsible for the issues of wages and working conditions. He has managed many international projects on social issues and is the author of many books and articles on wages, industrial relations, social dumping, workers' participation, and social policies in general. François Eyraud is the executive director of the ILO Turin Training Center.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Labour Office
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9221195473
• ISBN 13: 9789221195474
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 591
• Editor: Eyraud Franðois, Vaughan-Whitehead Daniel