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Eurofound Representativeness studies Eurofound Representativeness studies

Eurofound – European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

www.eurofound.europa.eu

1. Presenting Eurofound 1. Presenting Eurofound

2. What representativeness means?2. What representativeness means?

3. Presentation REP studies 3. Presentation REP studies



Peter KERCKHOFSPeter KERCKHOFS

What is Eurofound ?What is Eurofound ?

� A tripartite European agency of the Eur. Commission

� Established in 1975

� Carrying out comparative

socio-economic research

� With a staff of 115 persons

and a Budget of EUR 20.5m (in 2012)

Doing industrial relations research inDoing industrial relations research in

A tripartite agencyA tripartite agency

An agency of the European Commission

With a tripartite governing board (& bureau)Composed by trade union delegates, representatives from employers organisations and ministries of labour, from all the EU member states

Advisory committees monitor publications

Work program is jointly defined with the social partners, national governments and the European Commission

EurofoundEurofound’’s missions mission

Is to provide knowledge and expertise to social partners and policy makers� By monitoring and analysing changes taking

place in the EU� By researching these developments, to

understand them, and� By communicating and sharing this knowledge

With three perspectives; the one of workers, employers and governements…

Monitoring trends and developmentsMonitoring trends and developments

Surveys:

�European Working Conditions Surveys (EWCS)

�European Quality of Life Surveys (EQLS)

�European Company Surveys (ECS)

Observatories:

�One network for data collection and analysis for three observatories:

• European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

• European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

• European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)

Exploring and assessing Exploring and assessing

policies and practicespolicies and practices

Comparative Analytical Reports, of developments in

industrial relations and working conditions in a sector or on a specific topic, like the impact of the crisis

Representativeness Studies requested by the European Commission

Case study research:

� Information and consultation practices

�Workplace innovation

�European Works Council developements

Comparative socio economic researchComparative socio economic research

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In 3 research units

Living conditions and quality of life

Employment and change

Working conditions and industrial relations

Stakeholder enquiry service

Eurofound stakeholder enquiry serviceEurofound stakeholder enquiry service

projects in workprogramme & 4YWPprojects in workprogramme & 4YWP

On demand studies / Taylor madestakeholders may request specific research project Answering ad hoc needs For 2012-13 requests Steel, Construction & Hair

Objectives of other research projects In perspective of Eurofound four year work program

Four year works programme 2013-2016Currently the 2014 year work programme is made

Eurofound Representativeness studies Eurofound Representativeness studies



What is representativeness?What is representativeness?

• Representativeness is defined as

• The level how accurately the characteristics of a

group reflect upon a sample, how good a limited

study sample reflects the whole population.

• A characteristic of social democracy, in which

elected representatives represent a group of people

(this is opposite to direct participation)

• Edmund Burke: duty of representative is to express

wishes electorate & use own judgement

The relevance of The relevance of

the representativeness of social partnersthe representativeness of social partners

• Representativeness can be…

• A precondition social partner organisations in

some member states to take part in social dialogue

and/or in collective bargaining.

• Part of the election process of representatives in

works councils (at company level)

• A minimum requirement in some countries for the

extension of collective bargaining agreements

Purpose of REP studiesPurpose of REP studies

• Representativeness is

• the basis of their right to be consulted by the

Commission under article 154 TFEU

• A criterion for setting up of sector social dialogue

(Art 1 of Commission decision of 20 May 1998)

• Crucial in negotiations leading to agreements

implemented by Council decision

(155 TFEU)

Step 1: Definition of the scope of the sector

Step 2: Data is collected by the EIRO national correspondents

. on the basis of a questionnaire

Step 3: Social partners at European and National level are consulted

. on the data collected from EIRO national correspondents

. Comments help to improve the quality of national reports

Step 4: A contractor is drafting an overview report

Step 5: The overview report is evaluated in

. Eurofound’s tripartite advisory committee

. (including representatives of Eur. Social Partners)

Step 6: National reports and overview report are published online

MethodologyMethodology

Step 1: definition of the scope of a sectorStep 1: definition of the scope of a sector

NACE Codes 20 & 21 & 22NACE Codes 20 & 21 & 22

Step 2: Data collection nat. correspondents Step 2: Data collection nat. correspondents

Top down & bottom up approachTop down & bottom up approach

Sector Organisation

Congruence C

Sectionalism S

Overlap O

Sectional overlap SO

AnalysesAnalyses

Publication of REP studies onlinePublication of REP studies online

Structure of the overview reportStructure of the overview report

• Executive summary

1. Employment and economic trends

2. Analysis of social partners in member states

3. Analysis of European level interest representation

� Membership & capacity to negotiate

� Other EU level organisations

• Methodology

• Data tables

41 REP studies41 REP studies

conducted by Eurofoundconducted by Eurofound

2013 & 2014 Food & drink industry, Audiovisual services, Life performance, Sports and

leisure, Cross sector, Textiles & clothing, local and regional government,

construction, electricity, road transport and logistics, chemical industry,

shipyards, telecommunications and ICT, Gas, Graphical sector.

2012 Horeca, cleaning services, private security, insurance, paper, sea fisheries

2011 Banking, Public Administration, Education, Commerce

2010 Inland water transport, metal, catering, foutwear, civil aviation

2009 Steel , tanning and leather, personal services (health and beaty care),

Hospitals, Inland waterways

2008 Railways, Sea and costal water transport, Post and courrier services,

Manufacture of sugar

2007 Agriculture, Telecomunications

Before 2007 UCL (Université Catholique de Louvain)

REP studiesREP studies

conducted by UCLconducted by UCL

2006 Woodworking and Furniture, Mining and quarring sector, Fishing industry

2005 Football, shipbuilding, Chemical sector

2004 Former EU 15: industrial cleaning, temporary agency work, culture and media

New MS & candidate C.: Construction, Electricity, Road transport

2003 Former EU 15: Private security, Central public administration

New MS & candidate C.: cross sector, trade sector, textile sector

2001 Electricity production and distribution, Hairdressing and beauty care, local

public administration, Horeca, agriculture

2000 Air transport, rail transport, inland waterways, maritime transport, road

transport, banking sector, insurance sector

1999 Construction, trade and distribution, telecommunications, postal sector, textile

and apparel sector

For further information For further information

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/representativeness.htm

All 41 published sector rep studies are on line

IR country profiles in EIRO, and much more…

Proposal for 2014WP: CAR on representativenss in

different EU member states

End 2013: cross sector rep will be published

(currently in process)

Cross sector rep study (work in progress)Cross sector rep study (work in progress)

density rates of cross sector density rates of cross sector

trade union and employer organisationstrade union and employer organisations

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23

17

85

50

75

59

65

45

19

14

2630

13

26

53

23

15

3328

32

6

16

10

75

3

18

70

1,4

48

23

9

50

8 312

19 20

6 8

61

20

5

29

97

9

52

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

AT BE BG CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IT LT LU LV MT NL PL PT RO SE SL SK UK

employer densityemployer densityemployer densityemployer density union densityunion densityunion densityunion densitydensity rates are calculated as the

average of the density rates of

individual TU/Emp organsiations

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