Arnholtz, Jens / Seikel, Daniel : Promoting Social Europe by reversing liberalisation?

Quelle: tandfonline.com

The revised Posting of Workers Directive promised a more social Europe — but national implementation remains limited. Even reform advocates like Germany and Denmark held back. Market rules still dominate.

Torsten Müller/Thorsten Schulten, 02.05.2024 : Not done yet—applying the minimum-wages directive

Quelle: Lisa und Wilfried Bahnmüller

The key objective of the EU directive on adequate minimum wages is not only to ensure adequate minimum wages. It is also about promoting collective bargaining on wage-setting.

Torsten Müller/Thorsten Schulten, 21.03.2024 : The Collective Bargaining Directive in Disguise

Quelle: bloomsbury.com

The new book provides an all-encompassing commentary on the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages. Torsten Müller and Thorsten Schulten show how the directive aims to strengthen collective bargaining.

Thorsten Schulten / Irene Dingeldey : Die EU als Schrittmacher bei der Erhöhung von Mindestlohn und Tarifbindung?

Quelle: duncker & humblot

Im Herbst 2022 wurde die Richtlinie (2022/2041) über angemessene Mindestlöhne in der EU verabschiedet. Der Artikel skizziert die ersten kontroversen Diskussionen zu Handlungsbedarf und ­-chancen in Deutschland.

Daniel Seikel : European integration, power resources and social classes

Quelle: tandfonline.com

What does European integration mean for the balance of power of capital and labor? Daniel Seikel shows how power resources of wage earners are weakened by Europeanization through law and through monetary integration.

Seikel, Daniel : Demokratisierung der EU

Quelle: spw.de

Wie lässt sich ein sozialeres und demokratischeres Europa gestalten? Der Aufsatz greift das Leitbild der Sozialen Demokratie auf und legt es als Blaupause für eine Neuorientierung des europäischen Integrationsprozesses zugrunde.

Seikel, Daniel : Die Revision der Entsenderichtlinie

Quelle: pvs

Wie die Hürden marktkorrigierender EU-Politik überwunden werden konnten: Mit einer theorietestenden Prozessanalyse legt der Artikel die Mechanismen offen, die den Erfolg der Revisionsbefürworter*innen ermöglicht haben.

Daniel Seikel : Ein soziales und demokratisches Europa?

Quelle: igmetall.de

Die Auseinandersetzung um eine stärkere Regulierung von Märkten findet nicht unter rechtlicher „Waffengleichheit“ statt; das Binnenmarktrecht ist eine starke Ressource in den Händen der Gegner politischer Eingriffe in Marktprozesse.

Eurofound 2024 : Social protection 2.0: Unemployment and minimum income benefits

Quelle: eurofound

The report focuses on unemployment and minimum income benefits for people of working age, finding that social benefits halve the proportion of people at risk of poverty in the EU, from 31% (after taxes, before transfers) to 15.5% (after taxes and transfers).

Eurofound 2024 : Workplace bullying, harassment and cyberbullying

Quelle: eurofound

While digitalisation of work offers many benefits, widespread access to digital devices has created new forms of antisocial behaviour. The report maps national regulatory instruments aimed at counteracting antisocial behaviours at work.

Eurofound 2024 : Creating a new social contract for the just transition: Is partnership working?

Quelle: eurofound

Based on case studies, this policy brief investigates how relevant actors pursue a green and just transition using a partnership approach in eight EU regions facing particular challenges as a result of the phase-out of fossil fuels.

Eurofound 2024 : Minimum wages for low-paid workers in collective agreements

Quelle: eurofound

A new EU-wide database of minimum pay rates contained in collective agreements related to low-paid workers

Living conditions and quality of life : Unaffordable and inadequate housing in Europe

Quelle: eurofound

Unaffordable housing is a matter of great concern in the EU. The report maps housing problems faced by people in the EU and policies to address them.

Industrial relations and social dialogue : Implementation of national recovery and resilience plans

Quelle: eurofound

The report reviews the quality of the social partners’ involvement in the ongoing implementation of reforms and investments included in the Recovery and Resilience Plans.

Industrial relations and social dialogue : Minimum wages in 2022: Annual review

Quelle: eurofound

The report looks at the national debates on whether and how processes for setting minimum wages could be adapted, how the debates might be influenced by the proposed EU directive, and examines findings from policy-relevant research.