NEIRE 2 :New european industrial relations. KU Leuven
New european industrial relations: expectations of employers on employee representatives ' roles, attitudes and competences to act as partners in social innovation.
Projects
Improving Collective Bargaining in European Union. Comparison of Different Industrial Relations Regimes KU Leuven
The project ImproCollBar, coordinated by CITUB, aims to expand the expertise in the field of industrial relations in 7 EU member-states (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy and Romania) through comparative research of the factors and mechanisms that improve the scope and coverage of collective bargaining in different industrial relations regimes in the context of the proposed European Directive for Minimum Wages and the Covid-19 ...
Visualising and measuring the role of industrial relations in addressing gender equality KU Leuven
VIRAGE aims to study how industrial relations and social dialogue can shape progress towards the achievement of gender equality in Europe. Given that gender equality is a multifaceted concept, encompassing many dimensions, VIRAGE considers several aspects of gender equality related to the labour market, such as earnings, work-life balance, occupational or sectoral segregation, discrimination, and sexual harassment at the workplace. VIRAGE ...
Industrial relations and social dialogue to kick-in inclusive adult learning KU Leuven
I SKILL is a research project to study how industrial relations and social dialogue can drive progress in adult learning in the EU. It will look at how these can support universal right to adult learning and ensure that all workers can exercise this right through access to quality learning opportunities during the green and digital transition. The project will provide comparative knowledge on how industrial relations and social dialogue ...
Fairness, freedom and industrial relations across Europe: Up and down the meat value chain Hasselt University
The European economy is characterised by a strong de-verticalization of the productive process and shows serious structural problems also with regards to scarce protection of the workers' rights. As highlighted by ILO, the topic of "decent work" is strategic in respect of the supply chains of global dimensions (ILO, IV Report, 2016) and has to be addressed to pave the way "crisis recovery and sustainable development". Among the various ...
GDPiR: Managing Data Processing in the Workplace through Industrial Relations KU Leuven
GDPiR: Managing Data Processing in the Workplace through Industrial Relations. The project idea is to provide trade unionists with adequate information and training in order to manage the dynamics connected to workers' data processing and to data processing in the workplace in the broad sense. The objective is to provide workers' organisations with the skills and knowledge needed to harness, with a proactive attitude, the potential of small ...
Role and prospects for industrial relations and social dialogue in green transition management of local economic systems KU Leuven
This project is aimed at understanding the current and potential role of industrial relations and social dialogue in managing the greening of local economies. The COVID-19 crisis, with the equivalent of 255 millions jobs lost, exacerbated the situation of some regions, economic sectors and population groups leading to an increase in poverty and inequalities and hindering the convergence process, one the main priorities of the Union. These ...
How are social divides produced in contemporary labour markets?A macro-micro-macro study of the impact of European variants of labour market policies, industrial relations and welfare institutions on the working conditions, job quality and social rights o KU Leuven
The study investigates the interaction of macro- and micro-forces producing social divides in contemporary European labour markets, defined as differences in working conditions, job quality and social rights of different groups of workers. It uses quantitative and qualitative approaches in a complementary way to address different aspects of the same research question i.e. how are social divides produced in contemporary European labour markets. ...
New European Industrial Relations: Mediation system effectiveness for collective organizational conflicts: a comparative study in Europe KU Leuven
To evaluate the effectiveness of mediation as a tool for collective labour conflict resolution and strengthening of social dialogue, by assessing the effectiveness of mediation from a double perspective: structural and functional.
3if.eu - Industrial Internet, Industrial IoT & Industry4.0 in Flanders LSEC - Leaders In Security
3if.eu - Industry4.0, Industrial IoT & Industrial Internet in Flanders , Sirris, het collectief centrum van de technologische industrie, LSEC - Leaders In Security
3IF.eu is the digital transformation initiative towards Industry4.0 for manufacturing and production companies in Flanders, and the organization supporting innovative developments in Industrial IoT towards technology and services providers. 3if.eu provides collective advisory on the challenges and opportunities related to Industry4.0 and Industrial IoT. It directly supports SME manufacturing companies with targeted advice and supporting ...