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"Nach der Osterweiterung der Europäischen Union zeigt sich ein deutlich verändertes Profil der Arbeitsbeziehungen in der EU-25. In den meisten der neu hinzu gekommenen Mitgliedsländer Mittel- und Osteuropas (MOE) sind die industriellen Beziehungen deutlich weniger koordiniert und institutionalisiert als in einer Reihe kontinental- und vor allem nordeuropäischer Länder der früheren EU-15. Der Beitrag zeichnet eine europäische Landkarte der industriellen Beziehungen anhand der wichtigsten Indikatoren für die Organisiertheit der Akteure und Prozesse. Eine Synopse der unterschiedlichen nationalen Arbeitsstandards durch den Labour Rights Standards Index (LRS) zeigt markante Länderunterschiede, die sich für die meisten MOE-Länder insbesondere aus der Fragmentierung und Schwäche der Organisationen der Interessenvertretung, der geringeren Tarifbindung, der Betriebszentrierung der Tarifpolitik sowie einer defizitären Streikpraxis ergeben. Im europäischen Gefüge der industriellen Beziehungen gibt es also eine deutliche Gewichtsverlagerung zugunsten eines eher "angelsächsischen" Typus. Daraus resultiert vielfach die Befürchtung einer verschärften Standort- und Regimekonkurrenz, durch die die Arbeitsbeziehungen und -standards in Ländern wie Deutschland zusätzlich unter Druck geraten. Die Analyse macht darauf aufmerksam, dass die Entwicklung des europäischen Binnenmarktes einer stärkeren Flankierung durch die weitere Ausgestaltung der sozialen Dimension bedarf."

"The European Union has set ambitious aims concerning the employment of older persons. In March 2001 the Stockholm European Council agreed on the aim of increasing the employment rate of the EU population aged 55-64 to 50%. This article uses data from the European Labour Force Survey 2006 to analyse the employment rates of this age group in the EU-15. In most EU countries only highly qualified menaged 55-64 have an employment rate over 50%. The low skilled and women in particular are rarely employed over 55 years of age. The authors conclude that ending early retirement policies is not sufficient to increase their employment rates. Drawing lessons from the EU countries with the highest employment rates for older employees (Sweden and Denmark) they identify five major additional areas of action."

"A major field of discussion about globalization is the role multinational enterprises play in an international economy. The essence of the debate lies in the distribution of power between the two centres of influence - multinational corporations, on the one hand, and the institutional setting of nation states, on the other. Is it the local environment (country-specific settings) that exerts the decisive influence on the organization of employment and production or is it the corporate environment (corporate settings) of the companies in question? The aim of this contribution is to analyze flexibility patterns of foreign owned companies compared with domestic owned companies in five European countries with respect to the aforementioned debate. The analysis uses the EUCOWE dataset which is based on an enterprise survey in six countries (France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom) in 2003. By comparing foreign owned with domestic owned companies, similarities and differences between companies and between countries were analysed. The results show a hierarchy of effects influencing the flexibility patterns of enterprises. The analysis gives strong support to the argument that the institutional framework of countries is still a key factor for the organization of labour even within multinational corporations. "

"This report presents a comparison of national industrial relations systems in the EU25, exploring the differences between individual systems and their effects on the economy. The report is based on the more detailed findings of a research project entitled ‘Quality of industrial relations: Comparative industrial relations country profiles in the EU Member States', commissioned by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The report summarises findings from the country profiles of the industrial relations features observed among each of the 25 EU Member States, which were compiled as part of the aforementioned project. The data include facts and figures, links to sources, along with an overview of the main industrial relations features, actors, processes and outcomes. The aim of the study is to provide a more comprehensive understanding, across national frontiers, of the various industrial relations systems across Europe."