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"This report presents a case study analysing the articulation and effectiveness of social dialogue in Ireland. The analysis relies on desk research and interviews with key stakeholders including social partners, aiming at obtaining deeper insights into how issues are articulated in social dialogue, actors are interacting, and social dialogue outcomes are achieved – and ultimately implemented. Following a brief historical background on the industrial relations system and the evolutions in the Irish economy in the aftermath of the financial crisis, the report then provides both a cross-sectoral overview of social dialogue articulation and the interaction with European-level social dialogue. It also offers a sectoral perspective by looking at four sectors with a particular focus on four occupations within these sectors: commerce (sales agents), construction (construction workers), education (teachers) and healthcare (nurses). The research suggests a diversity of experiences both in cross-sectoral and sectoral social dialogue articulation and their effectiveness depending on the type of actor (e.g. trade union, employer organisation or else) as well as on the topic of priority. Interactions with European-level social dialogue and social partners is considered as important (particularly in some sectors), but the intensity of the interaction is limited when it comes to involvement in the European Semester process."

"Belgium faces long-lasting challenges regarding the labour market activation of vulnerable groups, which includes people with health conditions and disabled people. As part of the “Negotiating return to work in the age of demographic change through industrial relations (REWIR)” project, this working paper explores the role played by industrial relations actors in Belgium in designing and implementing return to work policies at national and company level in order to support the labour market reintegration of individuals suffering from chronic diseases. The project website: https://www.celsi.sk/en/projects/detail/64/"

"Digitalisation is not only changing the nature of jobs, workplaces and skills development, but also the way work is allocated. Digital labour platforms (DLPs) are driving innovation in the allocation of work. Check out the latest landscape, trends, and impact on working conditions.

The report aims to improve the available data on platform work in the EU. To achieve this, it:
- identifies trends in the development of the EU digital labour platform economy in the last 5 years;
- provides an overview of the latest platform landscape in the EU27;
- assesses the working conditions of people working through platforms across different business models."

"Part A of the study analyses – through 27 country fiches – the extent to which
each EU Member State is prepared for ensuring a socially fair digital
transformation in the coming years, based on both its current situation and
future prospects. In this analysis, key areas of focus include the labour market,
digital skills of the population, social protection as well as cross-cutting
dimensions, such as the digitalization level of businesses and the quality of
digital infrastructures.
Part B of the study reviews – through 30 case studies – some of the main actual
and potential uses of digital technologies (including AI) by a country's public
sector for improving the design and the delivery of social benefits and active
labour market policies, as well as for complementing the monitoring of poverty
and income inequality (the case studies analysed are mainly in Member States
but also in a few third countries)."

"Part A of the study analyses – through 27 country fiches – the extent to which
each EU Member State is prepared for ensuring a socially fair digital
transformation in the coming years, based on both its current situation and
future prospects. In this analysis, key areas of focus include the labour market,
digital skills of the population, social protection as well as cross-cutting
dimensions, such as the digitalization level of businesses and the quality of
digital infrastructures.
Part B of the study reviews – through 30 case studies – some of the main actual
and potential uses of digital technologies (including AI) by a country's public
sector for improving the design and the delivery of social benefits and active
labour market policies, as well as for complementing the monitoring of poverty
and income inequality (the case studies analysed are mainly in Member States
but also in a few third countries)."