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November 2016 - Prowelfare
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Unemployment and Pensions Protection in Europe:
the Changing Role of Social Partners
Researchers, policymakers and stakeholders will discuss the changing role of social partners in the provision of ‘contractual
welfare’. Confirmed keynote speakers include Jochen Clasen, Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Bent Greve, Maarten Keune, Martin Seeleib-Kaiser and Michel Servoz.
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Venue:
Brussels
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Retirement regimes for workers in arduous or hazardous jobs
The European Commission just released a report on ‘Retirement regimes for workers in arduous or hazardous jobs. A study of national policies’. The report was written by
David Natali, Slavina Spasova and Bart Vanhercke in the context of the European Social Policy Network
(ESPN). It draws on the national
contributions prepared by the 35
ESPN Country Teams.
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Report
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European Health Care News |
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The new edition of
the 'European Health Care
News' newsletter is available: it provides an overview of EU-level developments relevant to national health care systems, with links
to official documents, policy developments and case law.
The newsletter is a vailable in English, French and
Dutch.
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Free
subscription
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Roundtable
Discussion - 31 August 2016 |
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Occupational Welfare Trends in Austria and Germany: Focus on Pensions
PROWELFARE researchers as well as national and European stakeholders and policymakers discuss the contribution of social dialogue to welfare state developments in EU Member States. The Roundtable addresses the divergent trajectories of occupational pensions in Austria and Germany.
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Publication |
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Work-life
balance measures for persons
of working age with
dependent relatives in
Europe. A study of national
policies.
Bouget D., Spasova S. and
Vanhercke B. (2016)
This new European Social
Policiy Network (ESPN)
report is concerned with
some of the key questions
that arise regarding (a) the
work-life balance of
working-age people - mostly
women - who care for
disabled and chronically ill
dependent relatives; (b)
facilitating the employment
of carers; and (c)
maintaining the well-being
of the carers and their
families. The Synthesis
Report demonstrates the
diversity of policy
approaches in Europe
regarding work-life balance,
which remains a complex and
problematic issue rarely
recognised as such.
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OSE Lunchtime Session |
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Combating Poverty in Europe: Active inclusion and the European Pillar of Social Rights
Drawing on comparative analyses about social policy design, institutional frameworks and delivery practices, this seminar
(20 June 2016) with Bjørn Hvinden (NOVA) and Freek Spinnewijn (FEANTSA)
discussed methods to effectively combat poverty and
social exclusion, in view of the ongoing consultation about the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Brexit debate.
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OSE-ETUI
Joint Workshop |
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Constructing social policy indicators
The OSE and ETUI are organising a ‘by invitation only’ workshop
(22 June 2016)
which aims at equipping the research institutes with both the theoretical and practical aspects of constructing social policy indicators. Keynote speakers: Tom Bevers (EMCO Chair),
Rudi Van Dam (Indicators
Subgroup/SPC Chair) and Olivier Bontout (DG EMPL).
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New
research |
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Policies for an Aged Workforce in the
EU (PAWEU)
In spite of
the current strong emphasis
in all EU countries on means
to tackle youth
unemployment, the
participation of older
individuals in the labour
market remains a significant
policy challenge too. The
OSE hence engaged in a new
EU- funded project on ‘Policies
for an Aged Workforce in the
EU’, together with the
Fondazione G. Brodolini, the
Italian Social Security
Institute (INPS) and the
Romanian Ministry of Labour,
Family, Social Protection
and Elderly People
(MoLFSPE).
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Occupational
Welfare : Country studies |
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The nine country studies that have been produced in the context of the EU-funded PROWELFARE project
have now been published in
the OSE Working Paper
Series. These reports show
the growing importance and
uneven spread of ‘occupational
welfare’ in AT, BE, DE,
IT, NL, ES, SE, PL and UK.
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Country
studies
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New
ESPN Flash reports |
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Ageing, residential childcare, housing costs and tax debts
Four new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network
(ESPN) have
been published, providing information on the ageing population in France, childcare reforms in
Lithuania, a new rent subsidy in Luxembourg and draft regulations in Portugal to protect
families from losing their homes.
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New
Research |
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Social Policy in the EU: state of play 2016
The OSE was
contracted by the European
Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
to analyse the EU’s recent
institutional dynamics,
while looking into such
varied fields of enquiry as
the immigration crisis,
long-term unemployment,
occupational health and
safety and fundamental
rights.
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the
2015 edition
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Rountable
Discussion |
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Welfare State and Industrial Relations in Poland and the EU
This public
Roundtable discussion
(Warsaw, 6th May 2016)
represents a key opportunity
to discuss the contribution
of social dialogue to the
development of ‘contract
welfare’ in Poland and the
rest of the European Union.
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Social
Open Method of Coordination |
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OSE
Director Bart Vanhercke was
awarded the doctoral degree
(cum laude) at the
University of Amsterdam for
his PhD on ‘Inside the Social Open Method of Coordination. The Hard
Politics of ‘Soft’
Governance’.
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