"This report examines the structure and role of employer organisations in the European Union and Norway, highlighting recent trends and developments. The report focuses mainly on national ‘peak' employer organisations and sectoral organisations, their role in collective bargaining and tripartite/bipartite dialogue, and the services they provide to members. Other areas examined include subnational (regional or provincial) employer organisations, organisations that group employers with shared characteristics or interests, and the composition of the leadership of employer bodies.

The study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by the EIRO correspondents. The text of each of these national reports is available below. The reports have not been edited or approved by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The national reports were drawn up in response to a questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it."

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