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Annual activity report ofthe Authorising Officer for

the year 2010

© European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 2011

Introduction

Eurofound’s overall mission is to conduct research to provide independent, relevant and timely information for users ofits knowledge, aimed at improving living and working conditions in Europe, in the best spirit of its tripartite andindependent nature.

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) provides knowledge andexpertise to support policies on improving living and working conditions in Europe. It primarily serves trade unions,employer organisations, national governments and European institutions, supporting their efforts to promote quality ofwork and life. It helps these important actors in their anticipation and management of change and in the development ofsustainable competitiveness, social inclusion, social dialogue and partnership. Eurofound uses its expertise in workingconditions, industrial relations, living conditions and anticipation and management of change, and will continue to carryout research in these areas. It communicates the results of its EU-wide comparative surveys, the work of theobservatories, systematic research and qualitative studies in a responsive and effective way to its key information users:employer organisations and trade unions at EU and national levels, Member State governments and European institutions– particularly the European Commission and the European Parliament.

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The operational activities of Eurofound are organised within the framework of a four-year rolling programme, 2010being the second year of the 2009-2012 programme ‘Better work, better life’.

1.1 Performance 2010

This programme identifies two specific objectives to be achieved within the timeframe 2009-2012:

� Be a reliable source of high quality information and identify emerging issues for research and debate;

� Strengthen the tripartite character and stakeholder relationships of Eurofound’s activities.

In addition Eurofound strives to operational excellence through efficiency and high productivity.

Eurofound’s Performance Monitoring System (EPMS) is a set of indicators measuring Eurofound’s performance vis-à-vis these objectives. They cover the most important performance drivers of an organisation:

� the user perspective;

� finances;

� internal processes and workflows;

� ‘intangibles’ of the organisation i.e. the capacity to learn and grow.

What progress did Eurofound make during 2010 in fulfilling the four-year objectives?

Analysis

Eurofound’s visibility remains high, as measured through the web user sessions and media reach (and more recently in2010 in increasing access of Eurofound information via social media). The number of web publication downloadsdropped in comparison with the previous year. This may be related to a reduced number of new publications, notablyfrom Eurofound’s surveys. The initial results of the 5th European Working Conditions Survey became available inNovember following fieldwork in the first few months of 2010. As reports based on Eurofound’s surveys are the mostpopular downloads –as continuously evidenced by an analysis of the download statistics–, then the fact that there wasnot a ‘fresh’ overview report and few secondary analysis in 2010 could have a negative impact on Eurofound’s visibilityas measured by the downloads. Visibility measured by the number of speakers or chairpersons at external eventsimproved (125 versus 98 in 2009) despite not meeting the target (150). The quality of our outputs is good, based on theuse of Eurofound’s information in policy and legislative documents, as well as references in academic and professionaljournals. These are indicators that we are achieving our objective to be a reliable source of high quality information.

Part 1 Programme implementation


1: Be a reliable source of high quality information and identify emerging issues for research and debate

� 1,804,835 user sessions on Eurofound’s websites

� 127,596 downloads of research findings

� All executive Summaries of research reports (23) translated into 26 languages

� Presentations made by Eurofound staff: 125 presentations

� 820 academic articles cited Eurofound research over the course of 2009-2010, as against 700 over 2008-2009.

2: Strengthen the tripartite character and stakeholder relationships

� 220 EU policy documents citing references to Eurofound findings and expertise,

� 1082 contacts with EU-level policymakers and decision makers: an increase of 34% from 2009 (803 contacts).

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Annual activity report of the Authorising Officer for the year 2010


Eurofound’s capacity to identify emerging issues for research and debate is well developed judged by the number ofhotspots and emerging issues. We should however now look more to the capacity to respond to new issues and ad-hocinformation requests, as we already do in measuring the number of customised reports. These reports are on-requeststudies in response to specific needs expressed by our stakeholders.

During 2010 the Agency also met its commitment to increase its efforts to strengthen the tri-partite character andstakeholder relationships. It showed a specific effort to establish the tools to better reach national level measured throughthe translation of summaries of all reports in all official European languages. At EU-level the contacts with key targetgroups increased significantly after the election of a new European Parliament in 2009 and the renewal of the EuropeanCommission early 2010. The increase in contacts with the employer organisations at EU level is noteworthy (100%increase). Improved data entry did contribute to the increase.

In terms of operational efficiency the approved budget 2010 was fully committed (98%), thereof 82% for the coreactivities of Eurofound (research and dissemenation of knowledge). Performance in respect of timely delivery of outputscontinued to be well below the target of 90%. There are concerns about a mismatch between the available resources andthe agreed projects in the work programme which sets the organisation up to fail in meeting agreed deadlines. Howeverthere is also reason to look into the effectiveness of the internal processes for better internal collaboration. Thepercentage of staff posts filled (91%) has improved significantly again in 2010 compared to 2009 (78%). According tothe staff policy plan, the underlying strategy in 2010 was to further strengthen the ‘core activities’ (Research +Information and Communication + Brussels Laision Office + 50% of Directorate) through recruitment of additionalresearch managers and research officers, who were selected on the basis of specific academic and experience criteria inthe respective areas of activity relating to the work programme. This strategy was successfully implemented, with therecruitment of nine research staff.

In summary

Eurofound’s performance in achieving its objectives for 2009-2012 is overall on course. However there is concern aboutdelays in delivering the outputs of the Annual Work programme. The strength of Eurofound’s intellectual capital is thekey to sustain and further improve performance next year.

Table with EPMS data collected 2010-2009

Indicator Measure Values 2010 Values 2009

Objective 1(a) Be a reliable source of high quality information

Visibility of Eurofounds work throughtargeted communication

Internet use

# user sessions

# downloads

1,804,835

127,596

1,666,924

135,276

Press coverage

# people exposed to Eurofound in media 129,932,578 114,818,000

Presentations of staff by invitation

# of staff as speakers, chairpersons atexternal events

125 98

Publications programme

# publications disseminated

# pages translated

85,511

8,340

152,443

3,424

Quality of outputs Academic references (annually)

# articles in which Eurofound’s work iscited

[2009-2010]

820

[2008-2009]

700

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1.2 Programme results

Efforts to both increase Eurofound’s profile as a reliable source of high quality information and to strengthen itsrelationships with its tripartite stakeholders were at the core of the organisation’s activities.

The key research topics in 2010 were:

� The impact of the recession on restructuring and employment,

� The impact of global economic crisis on social dialogue at European, national, local and company levels or on theevolution of work and employment,

� Social dialogue and working conditions and their impact on performance,

� Company initiatives to reconcile employment with care or the role of childcare services in reconciling family andwork,



Indicator Measure Values 2010 Values 2009

Objective 1(b) Identify emerging issues for research and debate

Debate at EU- and national level [whereEurofound can make an input]

# Most relevant policy makingprocesses to be followed up – hotspots

97 81

Objective 2 Strengthen the tri-partite character and stakeholder relationships

Consolidated contacts and briefing meetingswith key policymakers at EU level &national level

at EU level 1,082 803

Use of Eurofound’s material in policy andlegislative process and documents [influenceon policy debate]

# Documents with reference toEurofound or its work

220 195

Objective 3 Achieve operational excellence (Improve efficiency and productivity of work)

Budget management and implementation % (cumulative) of budgetutilisation/planned

98% 100%

Carry forwards consumption progress(funds in €000) (C8 and C3)

98% 94%

ICT resources&innovation Network unavailability 0.01% 0.01%

# New applications and developments 8 5

Investment in human capital Relevant staff experience: # of personmonths of experience in theorganisation in current or similar role(x) compared to the level of experienceof Eurofound staff outside theEurofound(y) (ratio x:y)

0.88 0.95

# Days training delivered per staffmember

0.90 1.5

# Degrees/# of staff 1.6 1.6

# Staff positions on staff table filled(% of total)

91 (91%) 82 (78%)

Staff numbers: % Headcount in CoreActivities, and # of Research staff (RMand RO)

65% 69%

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� Analysis of the socio-economic situation of migrants,

� Active inclusion for young people with disabilities or health problems.

Eurofound:

� carried out comparative research and monitoring activities including the collection of case studies, literature reviewsand the run of comparative analysis;

� worked on developing further its European surveys through 1) the launch of the overview report from the2nd European Company Survey (ECS) on flexibility and social dialogue in March at the European Parliament,2) the completion of secondary analysis reports from the 2nd European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) and 3) thefieldwork of the 5th European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and the launch of first findings at a jointconference with the Belgian Presidency;

� continued to provide up-to-date information and analysis drawing on its European observatories (the EuropeanIndustrial Relations Observatory (EIRO); the European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO), the EuropeanMonitoring Centre on Change (EMCC) and its European Restructuring Monitor (ERM).

Eurofound continued to communicate its work across a variety of channels. Communication indicators show a consistentlevel of presence and performance which reflects the high activity at all levels to bring Eurofound’s findings to thekey policy makers in trade unions, employer organisations, national governments and EU institutions. One focuswas increasing access to information for key policymakers and decision makers at national level while maintainingEurofound’s core commitment to EU-level stakeholders. Eurofound’s participation in and contribution to events alsocontinued to rise, with a particular focus on collaboration with the different EU Presidencies.

The following table outlines all projects from the 2010 Work programme and their status by 31 December 2010, groupedby activity:

� Observatories and Surveys

� Employment and Competitiveness

� Industrial Relations and Workplace Development

� Living Conditions and Quality of Life

� Information and Communication

� Administration and Support


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Activities and projects Project Status 2010

Observatories and surveys

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

Comparative analytical reports (CAR)

Information Updates

On-going activities

2010 CAR topics –

� The impact of the crisis on working conditions: Gettingprepared for the upswing: qualification and training duringthe crisis � to be closed Q1 2011

� Work organisation �� to be closed Q3 2011� Working Conditions of nationals with a foreign background

� to be closed Q1 2011

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

Comparative analytical reports (CAR)

EIR Dictionary Update

Annual updates on Pay and on Working time

Information Updates

On-going activities

2010 CAR topics –

� Industrial relations in the health care sector, in particular thesituation of nurses and carers – CLOSED

� Effect of the information and consultation directive onindustrial relations in the EU Member States five years afterits transposition – CLOSED

� SMEs: Employment, Industrial relations and localpartnerships ��to be closed Q1 2011

� Helping young workers during the crisis: Contributions bysocial dialogue and public services � to be closed Q1 2011

� IR in the banking sector in the EU and other globaleconomies � to be closed Q3 2011

European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)

ERM Quarterly Reports

ERM Monthly Reports for EC DG EMPL

Annual ERM report

IRM Country infosheets

Comparative analytical reports(CAR)

On-going activities

2010 CAR topics – CLOSED

� Availability and effectiveness of public restructuringinstruments;

� Joint public–private partnership initiatives at local level tocope with the effects of the recession;

� Emerging forms of entrepreneurship

European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) Preparation of 3rd wave (2011) – CLOSED

European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) Fieldwork of 5th wave- analysis of results - – Release of firstkey findings – CLOSED

European Company Survey (ECS) Data quality assessment report + dissemination of 2nd wave –CLOSED

Employment and Competitiveness

European Jobs Monitor (EJM) On-going

Developing flexicurity within the enterprise and offeringtransition security through the recession

New project 2010 – CLOSED

EMCC sector studies New sector 2010: “In-depth study on educational and trainingservices” � to be closed Q1 2011

Restructuring in recession and labour force participation New phase in 2011 � to be closed in 2011

The role of intermediaries in the mobility of labour in Europe New project 2010 – Partly implemented CLOSED

European Company Statute (Case studies) Continuation of 2009 – CLOSED

The national industrial relations systems in EU: country-specificand sector-specific properties (4 sectors)

Continuation of 2009 – CLOSED

New forms of corporate ownership and governance Continuation of 2009 – 2010 topics – CLOSED

� The impact of emerging forms of inter-firm relationships onworking conditions

� The impact of private equity and hedge funds onrestructuring practice, employment levels and shareholdervalue

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Industrial Relations and Workplace Development

Industrial relations and sustainability (including case studies) Continuation of 2009 project

Industrial relations in EU and other global economies On-going – New topic 2010 – CLOSED

� Social dialogue and conditions in the finance sector

Representativeness studies of sectoral social dialogue(agreement with EC DG EMPL)

On-going – new sectors / update – 2010

� Catering, Footwear, Civil aviation, Inland water transport,Central public administration, Education, Commerce, Metal– CLOSED

Social dialogue in times of global economic crisis Continuation in 2011(mapping of impact of crisis + casestudies)

Flexicurity in times of crisis Continuation in 2011 (company case studies)

Working Conditions, social dialogue and performance CLOSED

The economic crisis and evolution of work and employment New project 2010 – On-going until 2012

European Network of Cities for Local Integration Policy forMigrants (CLIP)

CLOSED

Quality of life in Europe: changes and challenges CLOSED

New mobility trends CLOSED

Analysis of the socio-economic situation of migrants CLOSED

Measures for social inclusion of elderly (case studies) Continuation of 2009 + new country case studies

Company initiatives to reconcile employment with care (casestudies)

Continuation of 2009 + new phase of case study research

Managing household debts: extent and character, access to andquality of advisory services

New project 2010-2011

Active inclusion for young people with disabilities or healthproblems

CLOSED

Information and Communication

Media – Debate and Events – Publishing (incl. language policy)– Web based publishing and distribution – Stakeholder outreach

On-going activity: Highlights of 2010 achievements:

� Translation in all languages of summaries of all research

� Launches of flagship reports and survey findings (e.g. ECS,EWCS, ERM) – Survey Mapping Tool

� New e-newsletter on data from Observatories: “EurofoundObserver”

� ES and BE Presidency collaboration programmes

� Contribution to EU Year of combating poverty and socialexclusion

� Series of national-level stakeholder seminars

� Overhaul of Customer relations management contact data

Brussels Liaison Office

Monitoring EU developments – Programme of briefings withEU stakeholders – Monitoring of the use of Eurofound’sexpertise in EU policy documents

On-going activity: Highlights of 2010 achievements:

� Communication to renewed European Parliament

� Programme of working luncheons with MEPs, EU socialpartners, Member States Social Affairs Attachés

� Eurofound EU Impact Tracking reports

Foundation Seminar Series On-going – Topic 2010

� Session on “Skills development in EU”

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Eurofound’s key research findings are presented in the 2010 Yearbook: Living and working in Europe. A full list of 2010 events is available in Annex 4.A comprehensive list of 2010 publications is presented in Annex 5




Administration and Support

Multi-annual evaluation programme Evaluation of European Network of Cities for Local IntegrationPolicy for Migrants (CLIP), Interim evaluation of FoundationForum – CLOSED

Adoption of action Plan based on ex-post evaluation of 2005-2008 work programme (2009) – CLOSED (implementation ofactions in progress)

Eurofound Performance Measurement System (EPMS) On-going

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2.1. Overview

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) was established in 1975by Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of the Council of 26 May 1975.

In compliance with Article 12, each year the Director prepares a work programme (or Annual Management Plan), whichspecifies the activities for the particular calendar year contributing to the implementation of a (rolling) four-yearprogramme. Also, by virtue of Article 7, the work programme is subject to approval by Eurofound’s Governing Board,which represents the government, employer organisations and trade unions from each Member State as well as theEuropean Commission (DG Employment and Social Affairs and DG Research). Annex 7 and 8 of this report give thecomposition of the Governing Board and Bureau as per 31 December 2010.

The Director is assisted by a Deputy Director and staff. The total number of staff was 91 on the 31st of December 2010.The main tasks of the Agency are research and communication. The research function is organised on five units. Themanagement team consists of the Director, Deputy Director, a Coordinator

1, the Head of the Brussels Liason Office, the

Head of Information and Communication, the five Heads of Research, and four Heads of support units (Administration,Human Resources, ICT and Operational Support). The work of Eurofound is for a substantial part organised in projects,based on guidelines adapted from prfessional project management standards.

During 2010 the following developments took place:

� On the 1st of December a new Director took up his post following the end of term of his predecessor.

� Earlier that year (5 February 2010) the Deputy Director was appointed as Internal Control Coordinator.

� By decision of the 5th of February 2010, the Monitoring and Trends Unit was split into two separate units: Surveysand Trends Unit and the Observatories Unit. The Head of the Observatories Unit reports to the Deputy Director.

� From the 1st of January 2010 the Head of the Research Unit for Living Conditions and Quality of Life, as well asthe Head of Information Communication Technology report to the Deputy Director.

2.2 Planning and reporting

Eurofound has a comprehensive set of procedures and tools to prepare, manage, control and monitor its annual workprogramme and its human and financial resources.

In compliance with Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of the Council of 26 May 1975 on the creation of aEuropean Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, each year the Director prepares a workprogramme (or Annual Management Plan), which specifies the activities for the particular calendar year contributing tothe implementation of the four-year programme. Also, by virtue of Article 7, the annual work programme is subject toapproval by Eurofound’s Governing Board, which represents the government, employer organisations and trade unionsfrom each Member State as well as the European Commission (DG Employment and Social Affairs and DG Research).Annex 7 and 8 of this report give the composition of the Governing Board and Bureau as per 31 December 2010.

Part 2 Management and internal control system


1Since 1 February 2011

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The management team meets at minimum ten times a year to monitor the implementation of the work programme. Thereare additional ad hoc meetings particularly in relation the the development of the Work programme. Planning andmonitoring tools such as ProjeX (for project management), and Eurofound Performance Monitoring System (EPMS)(organisational performance measures), as well as the Human Resources Development Programme (HRDP) (individualannual objectives and development for each staff member) have been developed and are used to ensure an efficientimplementation of the work programme and to inform management decision processes. General Staff meetings, unitmeetings and project team meetings take place to inform all staff of relevant issues and new developments. Importantdecisions are communicated in Office Notices which are published in the Intranet.

The internal control system is built on the direct supervision from the Deputy Director in the role of Internal Coordinator.The authorising officer (AO) and the authorising officers by delegation (AODs) in their area of responsibility base theirassurance declarations on the results of above described direct management supervision.

2.3 Internal control

In accordance with article 38.4, Eurofound has an Internal Control Coordinator (ICC). Eurofound’s Deputy Directorfullfills this role since 5 February 2010. The annual work plan for internal control is monitored in quarterly meetings ofan Internal Control committee with the Head of Administration, Head of Human Resources and Head of Operations.

2.3.1 Development of Internal control standards

Eurofound continued the implementation and further improvements of its control system based on the Internal controlstandards (October 2007 SEC (2007) 1341). This was guided by the 2010 Annual work plan from the Internal ControlCoordinator, consisting of:

1. Actions following recommendations of audits from the Internal Audit Service (IAS) and Court of Auditors;

2. Activities based on an internal assessment of the internal control standards;

3. Recurring activities, including reporting.

The activities based on the internal assessment of the internal control standards concerned Internal control Standard # 8on Processes and Procedures. An inventory of all Eurofound’s processes indicated where procedures needed to bedocumented or reviewed. Priority was given to the processes identified in the Risk assessment of the Internal Auditservice.

The exceptions register was implemented in on 1 July 2010. An information session for staff about the purpose and theprocedure took place on 6 July.

2.3.2 Ex post verification

Articles 39.3 and 39.4 of the Eurofound Financial Regulations and articles 47.3 and 47.4 of the Implementing Rules referto the ex-post verification of payments related to salaries, pensions, reimbursement of mission expenses and medicalexpenses, based on a sample using risk analysis. Office Notice 2008-02 of 28 February 2008 refers to the ex-postverification of routine transactions of salaries, medical, participants’ and mission expenses on a sample basis using riskanalysis. Following the recommendation from the Internal audit on Financial management in 2009, the procedure forthe ex post verification was reviewed and updated with a risk assessment for the justification of the sample size selection.



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During 2010 two ex post verification exercises were carried out: the first covering the 2nd half of 2009 and the periodJanuary-March 2010. The second exercise covered the period April-August 2010. The findings were discussed to addressany weaknesses and actions agreed and followed up.

2.3.3. Risk assessment 2010

The risk register in relation to the 2010 Work progamme was monitored at project and unit level. An end-of-year reviewtook place in the quaterly Internal Control meeting. The review in relation to risk #3 needs to be finalised.

Further to the recommendation from the Internal Audit Service, Eurofound clarified the procedure on identifying criticalrisks. This was applied to the risk assessment process related to the 2011 work programme.


Description of key risks Actions Deadline Status 24 November 2010 –for Internal Control Meeting

1. The 2010 Work programme aims todeliver recession relevant research findingsin a timely manner based on more than 20projects and the work of the Network ofEuropean correspondents. Project-basedreporting leads to scattered communicationwhich risks lack of visibility and impact

Transversal communication planbased on focused and customisedproducts, and targeted informationpacks

December 2009 Products such as Resourcepacks, FoundationFindings, and Annualreports from theObservatories ensured amore targetedcommunication. Delays indelivery (see report ofEPMS) hinder thetimeliness.

2. Lack of resources (budget and time) forad hoc requests during the implementationperiod of the Work programme risks to:

� missing the opportunity of researchingemerging issues

� adversely affecting stakeholderrelationships

Earmark budget and time for adhoc work

Ensure streamlining of responsesto such requests using theidentified procedure of thecustomised report and enquiryservice

Throughout theprogrammeperiod

Number of customisedreports in line with 2009(according to EPMS).However allocated capacityfor customised reports hasbeen reduced.

3. No sufficient budgetary means to coverall EU Member States in research projectsrisks reducing the EU-wide relevance ofEurofound’s research and ultimately itscomparative character as well as visibility atnational level

Specify coverage of the EU 27based on meaningful geographicalclusters or other commoncharacteristics as a requirement intender specifications

Applicable toevery relevanttender procedure

To be reviewed

4. Continued questioning of the quality of itsmethodology risks reduced impact of theEuropean Restructuring Monitor and as aconsequence Eurofound’s image ofdelivering high quality research

Continued improvement of qualityand clarity about what the ERMcan and cannot do (see projectdescription 3.1.1.1. in Workprogramme 2010)

Oct 2009 Review meeting in 2011

5. No clarity about the hand over of CLIPnetwork during 2010 while the research isbeing completed and results are to becommunicated risks the loss of Eurofound’sinvestment in this project

Actions as discussed in theAdvisory Committee Septembermeeting of Living Conditions andQuality of Life

Spring 2010 Meeting in Zagreb (winter2010) on findings module 4marks final involvementEurofound December 2010

6. If efforts to strengthen the stakeholderrelationships ( specifically at national level)are considered to not be sufficient it mayhinder further strengthening of thestakeholder relationships

Agree targets and methodologyfor collecting data and reportregularly during 2010 as part ofthe Eurofound’s PerformanceMonitoring System (EPMS)

Oct 2009 Customer relationsmanagement data +Translation data aremonitored via the EPMS.

7. Integration issues due to high proportionof new staff risks operational excellence ofinternal work processes which may impactthe timely delivery of the work programme

Short – and medium termEurofound-wide induction andtraining programme

Already started Induction programme tookplace

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The assurance declaration of the authorising officer (AO) is based on various building blocks:

� Results of management supervision and control which also form the building block for the assurance declarations ofthe authorising officers by delegation (AODs) in their area of responsibility.

� The findings and recommendations of evaluations in so far they indicate weaknesses in the internal control system.

� Results and follow-up of independent audits from the European Court of Auditors and of the Internal Audit Servicerespectively.

� Analysis of the exceptions register.

� Response to the comments from the European Parliament in the context of the discharge of the annual accounts 2009.

� Progress in relation to Data protection.

3.1. Management supervision and control

Management at all levels supervises the activities they are responsible for and keeps track of main issues identified whichare reported in monthly management meetings. Management supervision covers both legality and regularity aspects,operational performance and organisational development. Management monitors the implementation of accepted auditrecommendations and related action plans on the basis of a transparent allocation of roles and responsibilities;

Monthly reporting from the Heads of Unit to the Director continued in monthly bilateral meetings and in meetings ofthe Management Committee. The Director reported on the progress of the work programme’s implementation at eachmeeting of the Governing Board and Bureau. In 2010, this report included a detailed report from the project managementsystem ProjeX with all milestones.

3.1.1 Advisory Committee on Procurement and Contracts (ACPC)

The ACPC gives an opinion on contract proposals of a value of EUR 250,000 and over. The committee met eight timesduring 2010 and examined 11 dossiers in total. All opinions were favourable.

3.2 Evaluation

In 2010 an action plan was developed in response to the recommendations from the ex-post evaluation of Eurofound’s2005-2008 programme. It was discussed in the meeting of the Governing Board in October 2010. The implementationshould be completed by the end of 2011. Three project evaluations were undertaken with internal evaluation capacity:

� European Company Survey (2001-2010)

� Foundation Forum

� Interim evaluation of CLIP (European Network of Cities for Local Integration Policies for Migrants)

The findings and recommendations were discussed at management level, and presented at relevant meetings withstakeholders (CLIP and Foundation Forum). The reports are accessible to all staff and the Governing Board.

Part 3 Building blocks of assurance


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3.3 Results and follow-up of independent audits

3.3.1 Follow-up of observations by European Court of Auditors

The European Court of Auditors performed its yearly audits regarding the 2009 exercise in autumn 2009 with a focuson recruitment and procurement and in early 2010 with a focus on the accounts for 2009.

The Court gave a clean statement of assurance with regard to the reliability of the accounts and on the legality andregularity of the transactions underlying the accounts. It also made a number of observations:

� Eurofound should not have committed funds for a project for which assigned revenue was not yet received at the timeof commitment. Although no payments against the commitment in question were done during 2009 and the fundswere received as expected during the course of 2010, Eurofound will pay closer attention that, in future, appoprationsare made only available when the corresponding assigned revenue has been received.

� Delays occurred in the preparation and presentation of the accounts 2009 while at the same time the provisionalaccounts 2009 presented shortcomings pointing to weaknesses in the financial organisation. Although the weaknessesof the provisional accounts were eliminated in the final accounts, Eurofound did commit to substantially improvingthe efforts for the closure of the accounts 2010. Through additional training and resources, it was ensured that alldeadlines were kept with regard to the accounts 2010 and that no major weaknesses were detected in the provisionalaccounts 2010.

� The missing Register of Exceptions was implemented on 1 July 2010.

� For staff selection procedures no evidence was found that thresholds candidates had to meet for invitation tointerviews and for being part of the reserve list were set before examining the applications. Eurofound insists thatthese thresholds were actually set before the selection procedure but accepts that this was not properly documented.In the meantime, the thresholds are included in the reports of the Selection Committee.

� An error was found in the procurement procedure for catering services. It is accepted that this affected the quality ofthe procedure but it did not affect the actual outcome of it. However, measures were taken to further strengthenevaluation and review procedures in an effort to avoid such errors in the future.

3.3.2 Internal audit

This section has been drawn up in accordance with article 72.5 of Eurofound’s Financial Regulation2

which states thatthe Director should send every year, to the authority responsible for discharge and to the Commission, a report relatedto internal audits carried out during the year.

It is in particular based on the annual internal audit report for 20103

received on 10 May 2011 from the Commission’sInternal Audit Service (IAS) who is according to article 71.2 of Eurofound’s Financial Regulation also the internalauditor of Eurofound and Eurofound’s internal follow up on their recommendations during 2010.


2Based on the Framework Financial Regulation

3IAS Reference ARES 2011)503153 - 10/05/2011

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Auditor’s risk assessmentThe internal audit activities in 2010 were based on the strategic audit plan 2009-2011 based on the 2008 risk assessment.A new risk assessment was carried out in February 2011 resulting in a new strategic audit plan for 2011-2013 with thefollowing topics:

� Audit on Surveys Management – 2nd phase (2011)

� Reporting / Building Blocks of Assurance (2012)

For 2012/2013 the prospective topics are:

� HR Management: Recruitment, Training, Appraisal and Promotion System

� Products Quality Management / Customer relations / Stakeholders relations management

� Document Management

� Management of meetings

Audit assignmentsDuring 2010 the IAS carried out the following activities:

The Annual Internal Audit Report 2010 from the Internal Audit Service indicated that one Critical and five VeryImportant recommendations were open. The table below gives the status of Eurofound’s actions as per May 2011:



Date Type of activity Title and description Response Eurofound

February 2010 Compliance audit Surveys management process Action plan to beimplemented during2011

December 2010January 2011

Follow up Review of the implementation of recommendations fromearlier audits through a desk review of the informationprovided by Eurofound with the cut off date 31.12.2010 anddeadline for reporting 14.01.2011

Closing the lastoutstanding actions in2011

June 2010 Risk assessment –Agency wide

An Information Technology (IT) risk assessment exercisewas conducted to provide Eurofound with an overview of itskey IT exposures.

Actions to mitigate therisks identified

February 2011 Risk assessment Risk assessment to determine the Audit priorities for 2011-2013

Strategic action plan2011-2013 agreed

Recommendation Priority Status 4

2010 Audit on Survey Management

Document the procedure for surveys management – Rec. 1 Very Important Manual to be finalised by July 2011

Use the ProjeX application to ensure value added – Rec. 8(ensure that the information for the planning of surveys isaccurate and of good quality; monitor the planned activities)

Very Important Project management guidelines andinformation system are under review toimprove quality of data input andmonitoring - ongoing

4The actions in response to the Audit on Financial Management have not been validated by the IAS yet as they were not finalisedor finalised by the deadline of the IAS Annual audit report (14 January 2011)

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3.3. Analysis of exceptions 2010

Exceptions concern cases which deviate from Eurofound’s rules and procedures. In 2010, one exception was recordedin relation to the recording of assigned revenue. The deviation did not concern a material issue which would require areservation to the declaration of assurance.

3.4 Discharge European Parliament

The discharge report for the year 2009 has been adopted on 10 May 2011 by the European Parliament. The commentsfrom the European Parliament are being addressed as follows:


Recommendation Priority Status

2009 Audit on Financial Management

Validation of Accounting Systems – Rec. 7 Critical The validation of accounting systemswas done in 2010 (pending assessmentof IAS) and will be followed up by asystems audit in 2011.

Update procedures manual for procurement and re-enforcecompliance and good practice - Rec. 8

Very Important Done

Document financial circuits – Rec. 2 Very Important Done

Ex-post controls methodology – Rec. 11 Very Important Done

Recommendations for discharge 2009 Progress as of 31/12/2010

Performance

1. Welcomes the Foundation’s intention to set out, in 2010, in atable to be annexed to the Court of Auditors’ next report, acomparison of the operations that were carried out during the yearfor which discharge is to be granted and during the previousfinancial year, so as to enable the discharge authority to assess moreeffectively its performance from one year to the next

Included in the Annual Activity report 2010 where the 2009that were continuing in 2010 are included in the table withthe overview of activities (see p.6)

2. Notes that the Foundation carried out another ex-post assessmentexercise of its 2005-2008 work programme after the one alreadycompleted in 2007 assessing the Foundation's 2001-2004 workprogramme; considers this exercise extremely useful for theFoundation, giving it helpful lessons and recommendations withregard to the challenges facing its future programming phase

An action plan was proposed to the Governing Board andthis was discussed in early 2011. During 2011 an interimevaluation of the current 2009-2012 programme is beingcarried out.

3. Encourages, nevertheless, the Foundation to further develop its“Eurofound Performance Monitoring System” (EPMS) to ensurethat the results of its performance monitoring are fed back intomanagement decision-making and planning and that periodicsurveys are carried out in order to obtain feedback from targetaudiences;

During 2010 three meetings with all data collectors wereheld in order to analyse the data. The Management teamreceived the figures on a monthly basis. The periodic reviewtakes place annually – in February 2010 and in January2011.

4. Supports the external evaluator’s recommendation to better definethe Foundation's target audiences at a national level (i.e. whether theFoundation should go beyond national authorities and policy-makersand try and reach a broader group of employer bodies and employeebodies) and to set up a network of focal points based on the nationalauthorities represented on its Governing Board;

During 2010 considerable effort has been put into theidentification of contacts at national level based on a writtendefinition of Eurofound’s target groups. Therecommendation from the external evaluators to set up anetwork of focal points has been assessed. The cost wouldnot outweigh the benefit in comparison with the existingNetwok of European Observatories.

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Governing Board

5. Notes that the external evaluator of the ex-post assessmentexercise of the Foundation’s 2005-2008 work programme reportedthat, because of its increased size following enlargement of theUnion in 2004, the reduced number of meetings, and the relativelyhigh turnover of members, Foundation's Governing Board was notan effective decision-making body; calls, therefore, on theFoundation to take steps to strengthen the Governing Board's role inproviding overall direction to the Foundation; encourages, inparticular, the Foundation’s Governing Board to make timeavailable for discussion on strategic issues/priorities;

In the view of the Governing Board the proposedrecommendation is based on a specific period which is thepast. On request from the Director the evaluator carried outa separate study on the governance of Eurofound based ondesk research. This was presented to the Bureau of theGoverning Board. No further action is foreseen.

Procurement procedures

6. Notes that the Court of Auditors revealed errors and anomalies inthe evaluation of one open procurement procedure which affectedits quality; calls, therefore, on the Foundation to take steps toimprove its evaluation and review procedure to avoid repetition ofsuch errors in the future;

These steps are taken, see also section 3.3

Budgetary management

Calls on the Foundation to make sure that appropriations are madeavailable only when the corresponding assigned revenue has beenreceived; notes, in fact, that the Court of Auditors reported that,contrary to its Financial Regulation (Article 19), the Foundation'sbudget did not provide for specific headings for variousprogrammes financed from assigned revenue; notes, moreover, thatunder a programme financed by assigned revenue, the Foundationcommitted EUR 184,000, although the assigned revenue actuallyreceived was only EUR 29,000;

This is monitored. However due to the payment schedule ofcertain grant agreements Eurofound is participating in,where final payments are only based on delivery of workcompleted, it will be difficult to reach a full match betweenfinancial and legal commitment

Regrets that the Court of Auditors was compelled to comment onthe budgetary and financial statement of the Foundation, especiallyto the effect that the initial provisional accounts presented by theFoundation contained serious shortcomings, pointing to significantweaknesses in the financial organisation of the Foundation;welcomes the Foundation's confirmation that it will ensure, throughadditional training and resources, that its implementation of year-end procedures and its adherence to the deadlines for thepresentation of its accounts is correct;

This was taken up with a sense of urgency. The weaknessesof the provisional accounts were eliminated in the finalaccounts and Eurofound substantially stepped up its effortsfor the closure of the accounts 2010. Through additionaltraining and resources, it was ensured that all deadlineswere kept with regard to the accounts 2010 and that nomajor weaknesses were detected in the provisional accounts2010.

Human resources

Calls on the Foundation to provide evidence of its staff selectiondecisions (e.g. evidence of candidate thresholds at the beginning ofthe recruitment process) in order to guarantee the transparency ofthe recruitment procedures;

Recommendation implemented. All vacancy notices carrythis information at the time of publication.

Notes, in particular, that weaknesses on recruitment procedures havealready been identified by the discharge authority since 2006; urges,therefore, the Foundation to rapidly redress the situation and informthe discharge authority as to the progress made;

These weaknesses related largely to documentationreporting on the process. This issue has now beenaddressed.

Welcomes nevertheless the Foundation’s confirmation that, in thefuture, it will strengthen the documentation of recruitmentprocedures.

Done

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3.5 Data protection

The efforts to reach full compliance in the area of Data Protection in line with Regulation (EC) 45/2001 on the protectionof individuals with regard to the processing of personal data were stepped up during the course of 2010. Following theimplementation of Eurofound’s Implementing Rules in January a dedicated temporary staff member was recruited toaddress the backlog in process notifications to the DPO and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).

Following guidelines issued by the EDPS, Eurofound undertook a close examination of its rules and proceduresgoverning the video-surveillance using CCTV cameras on its premises. Similarly, Eurofound continued to follow theEDPS’ approach of organising agency-wide ex-post prior checking exercises to increase compliance in all EU agencies.

Based on the already exisiting inventory of personal data processing operations a register of these operations wasdeveloped and put online in early 2011.

In a joint effort between the DPO’s of EU institutions / bodies and the EDPS the celebration of the Fourth European DataProtection Day was prepared and took successfully place on 28 January 2010 raising awareness of staff members for thisincreasingly important area of compliance.

Conclusion

On the basis of the above there are no issues related to the declaration in Part 4.



Internal audit

Welcomes the Foundation’s implementation on 1 July 2010 of asystem for recording and analysing the exceptions to its establishedpolicies and procedures (“register of exceptions”);

At implementation

Acknowledges that, 2 out of the 8 recommendations of the InternalAudit Service (IAS)‘s “follow-up of earlier recommendations” havebeen implemented; notes that the recommendations that areconsidered to be “very important” mainly relate to the effectivenessof the internal control system (i.e. “annual work plan for ensuringinternal control”, “review sensitive posts” and “procedures forcommunicating improprieties”); calls, therefore, on the Foundationto rapidly implement them;

All outstanding actions are dealt with.

Notes also that in 2009 the IAS carried out an audit on FinancialManagement and put forward two “critical” and six “veryimportant” recommendations out of 15; is concerned that the twocritical findings relate to the accounting post (i.e. “position to befilled by a temporary agent or an official”, “powers to be alignedwith recommendations of the Commission’s Accounting Officer”)and the validation of accounting systems, while the six “veryimportant” findings concern the need to better document itsfinancial circuits, procurement design and planning, ex-postcontrols, reimbursement rules and exception reporting; urges,therefore, the Foundation to implement without delay the IAS’srecommendations and to inform the discharge authority on theprogress made in this respect;

With regard to the critical findings related to the post ofaccounting officer, a person covered by the StaffRegulations was recruited during 2009; a proposal forensuring the independency of the Accounting Officer inrelation to his assessment by the Director is with theCommission’s legal service. In the absence of advice on thismatter, a Charter for the Accounting Officer is drafted andwill be put to the Governing Board for endorsement. Thevalidation of accounting systems was done in 2010 and willbe followed up by a systems audit in 2011.

All other IAS recommendations from 2009 were dealt within the meantime.

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I, the undersigned, Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

in the capacity of Authorising Officer

Declare that the information contained in this report gives a true and fair view.

State that I have reasonable assurance that the resources assigned to the activities described in this report have been usedfor their intended purpose and in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and that the controlprocedures put in place give the necessary guarantees concerning the legality and regularity of the underlyingtransactions.

This reasonable assurance is based on own judgement and on the information at my disposal, such as the observationsof the European Court of Auditors, the Internal Audit Service, the statement of the Internal Control Coordinator, as wellas the results of management supervision and the results of evaluations.

Confirm that I am not aware of anything not reported here which could harm the interests of the European Foundationfor the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.

Place: Dublin Date: 8 June 2011

Signed: Juan Menéndez - Valdés, Authorising Officer

Part 4 Declaration of the Authorising Officer


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1. Human and financial resources per activity

2. Summary of provisional accounts for the year 2010, including report on waivers of recovery

3. Eurofound research and communication projects

4. Events

5. Eurofound publications

6. Governing Board

7. Advisory committees

8. Foundation staff

9. List of negotiated procedures

10. Statement of the Internal Control Coordinator

Annex 1: Human and financial resources per activity

*) Directorate: only HR figures included; its financial resources are allocated to all activities

Annexes


ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT / DIRECTORATE*)

Human Resources Budget consumption

Grade AD AST Contract Agents SNEs*EUR 3,690,000

9 23 6 0

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION



6 16 1 0

LIVING CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE



6 3 0 0

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENTS



8 3 1 0

EMPLOYMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS



8 0 1 0

MONITORING, SURVEYS & OBSERVATORIES



7 5 1 0

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Annex 2: Summary of provisional accounts for the year 2010, including report onwaivers of recovery orders

Provisional revenue and expenditure account to 31 December 2010 (in euro)

Provisional economic outturn to 31 December 2010 (accrual accounting based, in euro)



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Provisional cash flow analysis at 31 December 2010 (in direct method, in euro)

Report on waivers of recovery orders (RO):

# of waived ROs in 2010: 1Local Key of RO RO.175 Year of Origin: 2008RO Reference: Reimbursement of mission cost for a staff member, 29 October 2008Amount: EUR -513.10Reason for waiving: Debt was deemed to be irrecoverable.


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Annex 3: Projects work programme 2010, by activity



Employment and competitiveness

European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)

EMCC’s sector studies: In-depth study on educational and training services

Restructuring in recession and labour force participation

Developing flexicurity within the enterprise and offering transition security through the recession

Links between quality of work and performance

The impact of emerging forms of inter-firm relationships on working conditions

The impact of private equity and hedge funds on restructuring practice, employment levels and shareholder value

Industrial relations and workplace development

European Company Statute

The national IR systems in the EU: country-specific and sector-specific properties

Industrial relations developments in EU, USA, Japan and in emerging economies: IR in The automotive sector; how can SD assista sector in crisis?

European IR Dictionary

Flexicurity in times of crisis

Industrial relations developments in EU, USA, Japan and in emerging economies

Social dialogue in times of global economic crisis

Industrial relations and sustainability

Working conditions, social dialogue and performance

The economic crisis and evolution of work and employment

Living conditions and quality of life

Company initiatives to reconcile employment with care

European Network of Cities for Local Integration Policy for Migrants (CLIP)

Measures for social inclusion of elderly

European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS)

Quality of life in Europe: changes and challenges

New mobility trends

Analysis of socio-economic situation of migrants

Managing debts: extent and character, access to and quality of advisory services

Active inclusion for young people with disabilities or health problems

Surveys and observatories

Network of European Observatories (NEO)

Second European Company Survey (ECS)

2nd European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS)

5th European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS)

EQLS preparation of the 3rd wave

Information Centre

Harmonisation of surveys

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Information and communication

Publishing

Translation

Web-based publishing and distribution

Information distribution to stakeholder

Debate and events

Media

Foundation Seminar Series

Enquiry service

Administration

Evaluation Programme

Support activities

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Annex 4: Events 5



Date Title Place Participants Type ofevent

7 January 2nd Steering Committee meeting Industrial Relations inEurope 2010 report

Brussels,Belgium

Eurofound staff External

13 January Rethinking Well-being - How to keep Europe on theSustainability Track - Panel 1

Brussels,Belgium

Jacquet Sylvie External

13 January ETUI Conference: After the crisis - towards asustainable growth model

Brussels,Belgium

Patriarka Marina External

14 January EESC SOC Hearing on Integration of Migrants Workers Brussels,Belgium

Buzek Anett External

20 January National Restructuring Seminar - Estonia Estonia Hurley John External

21 January National Restructuring Seminar - Latvia Latvia Eurofound staff + ITC-ILO External

21 January Launch of the European Year for Combating Povertyand Social Exclusion under the EU Spanish Presidency

Madrid,Spain

Montes-Kinsella Inmaculada, Foti Klara External

21-22 January Intervention à la session 4 de la Journée d’études sur laCTF

Paris,France

Vermeylen Greet External

25-26 January Visit of Syndex - France Dublin,Ireland

McCaughey Mary, Foden David,Biletta Isabella, Anderson Robert,Gouilleux-Cahill Elisabeth,Preston Catherine, Miller Jean-Michel,Storrie Donald, Mezger Erika

InternalVisit

25 January Eurofound EU Presidency Briefing Brussels,Belgium

Parent- Thirion Agnes, Vermeylen Greet,McCaughey Mary, Welz Christian,Storrie Donald, Buzek Anett,Jacquet Sylvie

FoundationEvent

26-27 January National Restructuring Seminar - The Netherlands Netherlands Mandl Irene External

27 January EP Disability Intergroup inaugural cocktail Brussels,Belgium


27 January EESC-LMO meeting: presentation of Eurofound’s Workprogramme 2010

Brussels,Belgium

Mezger Erika, Buzek Anett External

27 January EP EMPL Hearing of Agency Directors on WorkProgrammes 2010

Brussels,Belgium

Karppinen Jorma, Jacquet Sylvie External

28 January EP CRIS Hearing Brussels,Belgium


28 January Improving Health and Well-being of Migrants in the EU London,UK

Ludwinek Anna External

29 January Meadows Stakeholder Conference Brussels,Belgium

Parent- Thirion Agnes External

29 January Bureau Meeting Brussels,Belgium

Eurofound staff Board/Bureau/

Advisory

1-3 February First steps in managing people Brussels,Belgium

Storrie Donald External

4 February Meeting at Eurostat Luxembourg,Luxembourg

Mascherini Massimiliano,Jungblut Jean-Marie, Hurley John,Storrie Donald

External

4-5 February Modernising and Activating Measures Relating to WorkIncapacity (peer review in social protection)

Madrid, Spain Anderson Robert External

4-5 February Conference on Self-employed and Bogus Self-employed Prague,Czech Republic

Welz Christian External

4 February Conference on New Skills for New Jobs Brussels,Belgium

Karppinen Jorma External

8-9 February UK Commission for Employment & Skills: Skills, Jobsand Growth Convention

London, UK Owczarzak Radoslaw External

8-12 February EF Surveys Presentation to the Central Organisation ofFinnish Trade Unions (SAK) and Towards Better Workand Well-being

Helsinki,Finland

Lyly-Yrjänäinen Maija External

8 February Agencies Heads of Communication and InformationNetwork

Lisbon,ortugal

McCaughey Mary External

9 February National Seminar on Restructuring - Brussels Brussels,Belgium

Mandl Irene External



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10 February National Seminar on Restructuring - Bulgaria Sofia,Bulgaria

Salvatore Lidia External

10-12 February Towards Better Work and Well-being Helsinki,Finland


19 February 1st Sounding Board Conference Brussels,Belgium

Anderson Robert External

19 February Building Social Europe - from crisis to opportunity Dublin,Ireland

Leoncikas Tadas, McCumiskey Eilish,Grabolle Patrick

External

22-23 February Presidency Conference on Access to Employment ofSocially Disadvantaged Groups

Madrid,Spain


22 February IV Integrating Cities Conference - Europe Enriched:towards a shared vision for migrant integration inEuropean cities

London,UK


22 February The Impact of the Crisis on Members State’s Ability toRespond to the Challenges of Demographic Change

Brussels,Belgium

Foti Klara External

22 February Mobility Trends Seminar Brussels,Belgium

Foti Klara External

24 February European Sectoral Social Dialogue Liaison ForumMeeting

Brussels,Belgium

Demetriades Stavroula, Welz Christian,Patriarka Marina

External

24 February Conference on Work Climate and EconomicDevelopment

Brussels,Belgium

Miller Jean-Michel, Jacquet Sylvie JointEvent

24-25 February National Seminar on Restructuring - Lisbon Lisbon,Portugal


24 February Ambassador Mr Busso von Alvensleben Dublin,Ireland

Mezger Erika, Gerstenberger Barbara,Grabolle Partick, Grimmeisen Markus, Jaeger Stephan, Schmidt Barbara

InternalVisit

24-26 February Futurage: 1st Scientific Workshop on Socio-economicResources

Ancona,Italy


1-2 March Journées d’études Bordeaux,France


2 March EESC Hearing on Health Inequalities - Solidarity inhealth

Brussels,Belgium

Anderson Robert, Buzek Anett External

2 March EP-Cedefop workshop: skills and competence toovercome the crisis

Brussels,Belgium


2 March Family Platform Information Day Brussels,Belgium


3 March Flexicurity: company strategies in Europe Brussels,Belgium

Parent-Thirion Agnes, Vermeylen Greet,Karppinen Jorma, Mezger Erika

External

3 March Joint EF-EP seminar: flexibility practices and socialdialogue

Brussels,Belgium

Parent-Thirion Agnes, Vermeylen Greet,Demetriades Stavroula, Karppinen Jorma,Foden David, Buzek Anett, Mezger Erika,Jacquet Sylvie, Patriarka Marina

Joint Event

4 March All Groups Dublin,Ireland


Advisory

4-5 March Expert workshop on Company Initiatives for Workerswith Care Responsibilities

Bonn,Germany

Ludwinek Anna, Anderson Robert External

5 March 82nd meeting of the Governing Board Dublin,Ireland


Advisory

8-10 March Foundation Seminar Series - second session Bonn,Germany

Vargas Oscar, Biletta Isabella, Wolf Felix,McCumiskey Eilish, Janka Robinson

FoundationEvent

9 March 2010 Mr Goran Hultin, Chairman & CEO CadenCorporation S.A

Dublin,Ireland

Jungblut Jean-Marie, Karppinen Jorma,Hurley John

InternalVisit

9-10 March Mutations economiques Paris,France


10 March Advisory Committee meeting for the EQLS Dublin,Ireland

LCQL Unit Members Board/Bureau/

Advisory

10 March Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on “Audiovisual” Brussels,Belgium

Demetriades Stavroula, Patriarka Marina External

10 March EMCC Advisory Committee Meeting Brussels,Belgium

Mascherini Massimiliano, Smith Emma,Jungblut Jean-Marie, Hurley John, Owczarzak Radoslaw, Storrie Donald,Riso Sara, Mandl Irene, Salvatore Lidia

Board/Bureau/

Advisory

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10-11 March Advisory Committees on Living Conditions and Qualityof Life

Dublin,Ireland

Anderson Robert Board/Bureau/

Advisory

10 March EMCC Advisory Committee - March 2010 Brussels,Belgium

Mascherini Massimiliano, Smith Emma,Jungblut Jean-Marie, Hurley John, Owczarzak Radoslaw, Storrie Donald,Riso Sara, Mandl Irene, Salvatore Lidia

Board/Bureau/

Advisory

11-12 March Work-In-NET Final Conference Berlin,Germany

van Houten Gijs External

11-12 March 30th Meeting of the Government Board Bilbao,Spain

Parent-Thirion Agnes Board/Bureau/

Advisory

12 March High Level Practitioners Meeting on Autonomy, Steeringand Control, Performance of EU Agencies

Brussels,Belgium


15-16 March Advisory Committee Meeting for the ECS Dublin,Ireland

EMCC Unit Members Board/Bureau/

Advisory

16 March EP EMPL Committee: Eurofound presentation onatypical work

Brussels,Belgium

Biletta Isabella, Jacquet Sylvie External

16-17 March National Restructuring Seminar - Slovenia Ljubljana,Slovenia

Jungblut Jean-Marie External

18 March National Restructuring Seminar - Luxembourg Luxembourg,Luxembourg


18 March Mental Disability and Work: breaking the barriers Zurich,Switzerland


19 March Bureau Brussels,Belgium


Advisory

22 March The Committee on the Labour Market of the SwedishParliament

Dublin,Ireland

Svensk Pauliina, Gouilleux-CahillElisabeth

InternalVisit

23 March EP Disability Intergroup Meeting Brussels,Belgium


25-26 March Advisory Committee for the EWCS Brussels,Belgium

Survey and Trends Unit Staff Board/Bureau/

Advisory

25-26 March Corporate Social Responsibility Palma deMallorca,

Spain

Karppinen Jorma, Miller Jean-Michel External

25-26 March Gender Equality as Basis for Growth and Employment Valencia,Spain

McCumiskey Eilish, Foden David,Wolf Felix

External

26 March Confrontations Europe: politiques de l’ emploi enEurope

Brussels,Belgium


26 March European Company Survey: presentation and some firstfindings

Brussels,Belgium

Parent-Thirion Agnes External

29-31 March 9th Conference of the European Academy ofOccupational Health Psychology

Rome,Italy


31 March First Stakeholders Preparatory Meeting for the 9thRound Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion

Brussels,Belgium


31 March Labour Relations Agency - UK Dublin,Ireland

Gouilleux-Cahill Elisabeth InternalVisit

31 March EESC-LMO Hearing: employment forms, youth,apprenticeship

Brussels,Belgium


6 -7 April Local Employment Development: challenges andinnovations territorial strategies

Seville,Spain


7 April Tomorrow’s Challenges for Today’s Worker Malta,Malta


8-9 April New Skills and New Jobs for a More CompetitiveEurope

Barcelona,Spain

Barcelona, Spain External

13 April Future of Social Market Economy Project Meeting(Bertelsmann Stiftung)

Brussels,Belgium


13-14 April College d’expertise sur le suivi statistique des risquespsychosociaux

Paris,France


14-16 April Employability in the Demographic Shift - prospects forthe European rail sector

Berlin,Germany


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14-15 April European Risk Observatory Advisory Group Meeting Bilbao,Spain


15-16 April European Conference on Self-Employment,Entrepreneurship and Employment Quality

Seville,Spain


15 April EU Social Partners Debate Brussels,Belgium

Karppinen Jorma, Mezger Erika,Jacquet Sylvie, Patriarka Marina

FoundationEvent

16 April Bureau Brussels,Belgium


Advisory

16 April Bureau - Brainstorming Session Brussels,Belgium

Storrie Donald Board/Bureau/

Advisory

16 April Ministry of Labour, Health & Social Affairs - Georgia Dublin,Ireland


19 April Eurofound - DG EMPL Brainstorming Session Brussels,Belgium

Karppinen Jorma JointEvent

19-20 April Presidency Conference on Mental Health in OlderPeople

Madrid,Spain

Anderson Robert External –Cancelled:

flightrestrictions

20 April HR Forum Meeting Dublin,Ireland


21 April Employment Committee Meeting Brussels,Belgium

Mascherini Massimiliano External

21 April AFA Försäkringar (SV) visit to Brussels Brussels,Belgium

Parent-Thirion Agnes, Miller Jean-Michel,Jacquet Sylvie

InternalVisit

22-23 April Inequality Measurement and the Progress of Society Malta,Malta

Foti Klara External –Cancelled:

flightrestrictions

22-23 April Minimum Pensions, Maturation of Social SecuritySystems

Burgos,Spain

Montes-Kinsella Inmaculada, AndersonRobert

External –Cancelled:

flightrestrictions

22 April Launch of the M.Sc. European Employment Studies:training our way out of the crisis?

Dublin,Ireland


26-28 April Choosing the Right Direction for Care Prague, CzechRepublic


26-28 April Mental Health, Disability and Work Paris,France


27 April EPSU/CEMR Social dialogue Committee for Local andRegional Government: working group meeting onsimultaneously promoting well-being at work andefficiency of services

Brussels,Belgium


27 April ETUCE Seminar on the Impact of the Economic Crisisin the Education Sector

Dublin,Ireland

Owczarzak Radoslaw External

27 April Sectoral Social Dialogue - Commerce Brussels,Belgium

Aumayr Christine External

28-29 April National Restructuring Seminar - Berlin Berlin,Germany


28 April CESI Social Affairs and Labour Committee Meeting Brussels,Belgium

Biletta Isabella External

28 April Union of Professional Engineers in Finland Dublin,Ireland

Gouillleux-Cahill Elisabeth InternalVisit

29-30 April Spanish Presidency Conference on Active and HealthyAgeing

Logrono,Spain

Gouilleux-Cahill Elisabeth, Foti Klara External

29-30 April 4th International Social and Applied GerontologySymposium

Antalya,Turkey


29-30 April Networks for Integration Brussels,Belgium

Ludwinek Anna, Krieger Hubert External

29 April ESSD Liaison Forum meeting Brussels,Belgium


29 April DG EMPL - Eurofound Brainstorming Session Brussels,Belgium

Storrie Donald Joint Event

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29-30 April The Strategy of Growth as from 2010 in a ChangingEurope

Madrid,Spain

Murray Fiona External

29 April Social Affairs Attaches Debate - in-work poverty Brussels,Belgium

Karppinen Jorma, Biletta Isabella,Buzek Anett, Riso Sara, Mezger Erika,Jacquet Sylvie

FoundationEvent

29 April New Values for a Viable Future Barcelona,Spain


29-30 April European Health Policy Group (EHPG) Annual meetingat IRDES

Paris,France

Dubois Hans External

4 May EESC SOC hearing on financial participation Brussels,Belgium

Welz Christian, Buzek Anett External

4 May University of Ulster, Ulster Business School Dublin,Ireland


4 May EP Interest Group on Carers Brussels,Belgium


4 May 11th Plenary Meeting of the Sectoral Social DialogueCommittee of the European Chemicals Industry

Brussels,Belgium

Cabrita Jorge External

5 May EESC SOC Meeting - Eurofound WP 2011 consultation Brussels,Belgium


5 May 5th European Agencies Meeting on Network Building London,UK

Hirschfeld Doris External

5 May Non-legislative Initiatives for Companies to PromoteGender Equality at the Workplace

Brussels,Belgium


6 May Strategic Planning Seminar Dublin,Ireland

Eurofound staff FoundationEvent

10 May EMF Weekly Meeting Brussels,Belgium

Jacquet Sylvie, Patriarka Marina External

10 May EMF Policy Advisers’ Meeting Brussels,Belgium


11 May EP STOA “Futurage: a roadmap for ageing research” Brussels,Belgium


11 May EESC CCMI Hearing on Textile Services Brussels,Belgium


11-12 May National Restructuring Seminar - Romania Bucharest,Romania


16-17 May Conference Bertelsmann Foundation Berlin,Germany

Mezger Erika External

17-19 May Does Europe Care? Edinburgh,UK


17-18 May Skills for Green Jobs Geneva,Switzerland


18-19 May National Restructuring Seminar - Austria Vienna,Austria


18 May EESC LMO meeting - Hearing on Financing ALMPs Brussels,Belgium

Hurley John, Buzek Anett External

18-19 May 3rd Western Balkans Civil Society Forum Brussels,Belgium


18 May EESC Labour Market Observatory Meeting Brussels,Belgium

Hurley John External

19 May 2nd stakeholders Preparatory Meeting for the 9thRound Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion

Brussels,Belgium


19 May Health and Safety Council for the Graphical Industry -DK

Dublin,Ireland


19-20 May Gallup’s European Summit on Well-being Brussels,Belgium


20 May European Employment Research Dialogue (DG EMPL) Brussels,Belgium

Storrie Donald, Jacquet Sylvie External

20 May Presidency Conference: disability and personalautonomy through education, universal accessibility andemployment

Zaragoza,Spain


20-21 May National Restructuring Seminar - Finland Helsinki,Finland


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20-22 May Conférence biennale du CESE on Education and SocialExclusion

Florence,Italy


21 May Bureau Brussels,Belgium


Advisory

23-25 May Sheffield Group Meeting and PEROSH SteeringCommittee

Warsaw/Krakow,Poland


25-26 May Research on Families in Europe Lisbon,Portugal


26-27 May OECD Form 2010: Innovation, Jobs and Clean Growth Paris,France


27-28 May National Restructuring Seminar - Spain Madrid,Spain


27-28 May Evaluation & Advisory Committee for the ECS Dublin,Ireland

EMCC Staff Board/Bureau/

Advisory

27 May ETUI Monthly Forum: multinational companies and EUindustrial relations

Brussels,Belgium

Buzek Anett, Patriarka Marina External

27-28 May Approaches by Public Employment Services to EnhancePeople’s Employability and Adaptability to New Formsof Employment

Zaragoza,Spain

Karppinen Jorma, Aumayr Christine External

27 May SAGE (Swedish Agency for Government Employers) Dublin,Ireland


28 May Meeting with the ESRI Peer Review Panel Dublin,Ireland


28 May Directors-General for Industrial Relations Meeting Brussels,Belgium


31 May Study on Instruments and Schemes of Jobs andProfessional Transition and Re-conversion at National,Sectoral or Regional level in the EU

Brussels,Belgium


31 May Hearing: role of legal immigration in the contact of thedemographic challenge

Brussels,Belgium


31 May -1 June

Civil Services in the EU of 27 - Reform Outcomes andthe Future of the Civil Service

Maastricht,Netherlands

Krieger Hubert External

31 May -1 June

Collège risques psychosociaux, au travail 4th Réunion Paris,France


31 May -1 June

Project on Modernisation Indicators in PublicAdministration

Warsaw,Poland


31 May -1 June

Getting SMEs on the Road to Recovery Madrid,Spain

Vargas Oscar, Karppinen Jorma External

1 June Poverty in a European Perspective Dublin,Ireland

Dubois Hans, Anderson Robert,Foti Klara

External

3-4 June Conference on Mid-term Review of the CommunityStrategy 2007-2012

Barcelona,Spain

Vargas Oscar External

8 June Local and Regional Responses to Poverty and SocialExclusion

Brussels,Belgium


8-9 June National Restructuring Seminar - Belgium Brussels,Belgium


9-10 June 1st EQLS Survey Development Expert Group meeting Brussels,Belgium

Mezger Erika, Parent-Thirion Agnes,Mikulic Branislav, Anderson Robert,Leonakas Tadas, Sandor Eszter, Foti Klara

External

9-10 June Entrepreneurship and Employment Creation ofImmigrants in OECD Countries

Paris,France


10-11 June OPOCE Information Seminar with the DecentralisedAgencies

Luxembourg,Luxembourg

Hirschfeld Doris, McKeown Aidan,Grabolle Patrick

External

10-11 June International Congress of Female Directors She Leader2.0

Barcelona,Spain


14 June Chambre des Salaries du Luxembourg Dublin,Ireland


14 June Eurofound Meeting with NEO Correspondents and GBMembers

Berlin,Germany

Gerstenberger Barbara, McCaughey Mary,Foden David, Mezger Erika

FoundationEvent

14 June Think-in on Intercultural and Interfaith DialogueFocusing on Muslim Identity in the EU and IrishIdentity in the USA

Dublin,Ireland

Ludwinek Anna, Krieger Hubert External

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14-17 June ICOH-WOPS Conference 2010 Amsterdam,Netherlands


15 June EWC Meeting Brussels,Belgium

Gerstenberger Barbara External

16 June Workshop on European Restructuring Toolbox Brussels,Belgium


17 June Visit to Brussels by a Group of Swedish visitors Brussels,Belgium

Vermeylen Greet InternalVisit

17-18 June CEC European Manager Verona,Italy


17-18 June EMCO Ad Hoc Working Group meeting Brussels,Belgium


17-18 June Employee Assistance European Forum Brussels,Belgium


20-21 June Grand Opening of the Institute of Gender Equality Vilnius,Lithuania


21-23 June Presidency Conference on Challenges and Opportunitiesfor Social Services in Europe

Barcelona,Spain

Anderson Robert, Ludwinek Anna External

21 June Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion - the local andregional dimension

Kavala,Greece

Ayse Oezbabacan as CLIP Representative External

21 June ESSD Liaison Forum meeting Brussels,Belgium


21 June EU Stakeholders Expert Group on the EY 2010 AgainstPoverty

Brussels,Belgium


21 June EESC visit Dublin,Ireland


23 June Workshop: exploring possibilities for the development ofEuropean data infrastructures for research in socialsciences

London,UK


23 June MEPs briefing on quality of society /public services Brussels,Belgium

Karppinen Jorma, Anderson Robert,Foti Klara, Buzek Anett, Mezger Erika,Jacquet Sylvie

FoundationEvent

24-25 June 3rd Integration Forum Brussels,Belgium

Molinuevo Daniel External

24-26 June SASE Conference Session on Flexicurity Indicators Philadelphia,USA


24-25 June INSITO-Workshop-Planung Vienna,Austria


25 June Expert Workshop on Debt Management Brussels,Belgium

Dubois Hans, Anderson Robert FoundationEvent

25 June ACSH Plenary Meeting Luxembourg,Luxembourg

Miller Jean-Michel External

25-26 June 9th Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty and SocialExclusion

Brussels,Belgium

Foti Klara External

28-29 June Employers Group Dublin,Ireland


Advisory

28 June-1 July European Congress of the IIRA Copenhagen,Denmark

Galli da Bino Camilla, Vermeylen Greet,Cabrita Jorge, Vargas Oscar,Aumayr Christine, Foden David,Biletta Isabella, Miller Jean-Michel,Welz Christian, Cerf Catherine,Sandor Eszter

External

28-29 June Presidency Conference on Mental Health and Well-beingin Older People

Madrid,Spain


29 June Governments Group Dublin,Ireland


29 June EF Web Presentation Session at EP Brussels,Belgium

Buzek Anett, Jacquet Sylvie,Patriarka Marina

External

29 June CPS conference on Poverty Reduction Brussels,Belgium

Foti Klara External

30 June-1 July Workers Group Dublin,Ireland


Advisory

31




1 July EC-OECD Expert Seminar on Flexicurity Brussels,Belgium


3-4 July EU Circus Campaign Dundrum -Dublin,Ireland

Edward Natalie, McKeown Aidan,Billfalk May-Britt, Martensson Mans,Naudziunas Linas

5-6 July 4th EU-India Seminar on Skills and Employment Policy Brussels,Belgium


5 July University College Dublin, Ireland Dublin,Ireland

Hurley John, Cabrita Jorge, Foden David InternalVisit

5-6 July Restructuring Forum: the impact of financial investorson enterprises

Brussels,Belgium

Owczarzak Radoslaw, Storrie Donald External

6 July ERT Societal Changes Working Group Meeting Brussels,Belgium


6-7 July EU Circus Campaign Temple Bar -Dublin,Ireland

Preston Catherine, Edward Natalie,Dubois Hans, Deasley Clare,Robinson Janka, Kelly Mary,Seigne-Monks Sylvie

JointEvent

8 July Taskforce on Managing Temporary and CircularMigration in Europe

Brussels,Belgium


8-9 July Technical Seminar on Unemployment Insurance Systemsand Youth Employment Policies

Brussels,Belgium


8-9 July 5th International Carers Conference on New Frontiersin Caring: 2010 and beyond

Leeds,UK


8-9 July European Trade Union Forum: after the crisis - theservices sector in tomorrow’s economy

Newcastle,UK

Foti Klara External

9 July Final Expert Workshop: feasbility of establishing aEuropean platform to prevent and fight undeclared work

Amsterdam,Netherlands


11-14 July Embracing Inclusive Approaches for Children andYouth with Special Education Needs

Riga,Latvia


14-15 July Flexicurity Validation Seminar Brussels,Belgium

Mascherini Massimiliano, Hurley John,Owczarzak Radoslaw, Storrie Donald,Riso Sara, Mandl Irene, Salvatore Lidia

FoundationEvent

15-16 July Workers Participation and Industrial Democracy afterthe Transposition of the Information and ConsultationDirective (2002/14/EC) – a European Comparison

Rome,Italy


17-18 July EU Circus Campaign Galway,Ireland

Frawley Cristina, Turner Bernice,Grabolle Patrick, Krendova Velichka,Billingham Daniel

JointEvent

19-20 July GMF workshop: integration policies on the local level New York,USA


23 July GESIS - Annual Meeting of the User’s Advisory Board Koln,Germany


1 September EESC LMO Meeting: Active Labour Market Policies Brussels,Belgium


1-3 September Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences: SummerSchool on Cross-National Comparisons

Vienna,Austria


1 September Exchange Seminar with DG EMPL Unit on Gender Brussels,Belgium

Buzek Anett, Jacquet Sylvie JointEvent

6-7 September GESIS Scientific Advisory Board and User AdvisoryBoard

Cologne,Germany


8 September EMCC Advisory Committee Brussels,Belgium

Mascherini Massimiliano, Hurley John,Jungblut Jean-Marie, O’Sullivan Asta, Owczarzak Radoslaw, Storrie Donald,Riso Sara, Mandl Irene

Board/Bureau/

Advisory

8-11September

LSE International Conference on Evidence-based Policyin Long-term Care

London,UK

Ludwinek Anna, Anderson Robert External

9-10September

Quality of Life: Studies and Research in Italy Florence,Italy

LCQL team External

9 September OLF - The Norwegian Oil Industry Dublin,Ireland

Martenson Mans, Leoncikas Tadas,Mandl Irene, Aumayr Christine

InternalVisit

9-10September

Presidency Conference on Investing in Europe’s HealthWorkforce of Tomorrow: scope for innovation andcollaboration

Brussels,Belgium


32




10 September Bureau Brussels,Belgium


Advisory

13 September Chamber of Labour - Austria Dublin,Ireland

Mezger Erika, Vermeylen Greet,Aumayr Christine

InternalVisit

14 September Economic Growth for Better Quality of Life in Europe Brussels,Belgium

Renehan Teresa, Edwards Natalie,Karppinen Jorma, Anderson Robert,Foti Klara, Preston Catherine,Bernier Javier, Jacquet Sylvie,Mikulic Branislav, Martensson Mans

Joint Event

14 September Minimum Income: time for a Directive? Brussels,Belgium


15 September Future Generations and EU 2020 - opportunities foryouth

Brussels,Belgium


16-17September

INSITO Workshop Brussels,Belgium

Mezger Erika External

22 September Peer Review of EF Report Dublin,Ireland


22 September Advisory Committee on LCQL Brussels,Belgium

Dubois Hans, Renehan Teresa, Foti Klara,Ludwinek Anna, Molinuevo Daniel,Anderson Robert, Krieger Hubert

Board/Bureau/

Advisory

23-24September

INSITO Conference on Active Ageing in Employment Amsterdam,Netherlands


23-24September

IC Advisory Committee Dublin,Ireland

IC Staff Members Board/Bureau/

Advisory

23-24September

Seminar on EU Funding for Migration and Asylum Brussels,Belgium


23-24September

Eurostat - Meeting of the Directors of Social Statistics Luxembourg,Luxembourg

Karppinen Jorma, Anderson Robert External

23 September The Croke Park Agreement - what does it mean inpractice for public servants?

Dublin,Ireland

Vacas Carlos External

27 September Workshop 1 on Socio-economic Heterogeneity in the EU Brussels,Belgium


28 September Disability Intergroup Meeting with Belgian Presidency Brussels,Belgium

Bello Paola External

29 September CEDEFOP Workshop on Future skills for Green Jobs Brussels,Belgium


29-30September

Prevention in the EU27 / Focus: SMEs Kosice,Slovakia


29 September-1 October

NECE Conference on Chances for Cultural andCitizenship Education

Trieste,Italy


29 September FSS Conference Lulea,Sweden



ISSA International Policy and Research Conference onSocial Security



30 September International Conference on Undeclared Work Sofia,Bulgaria

Karppinen Jorma, Foden David,Owczarzak Radoslaw, Turner Bernice,Krendova Velichka

JointEvent

30 September National Council for Negotiations & Cooperation (PTK)- Sweden

Dublin,Ireland

Gouilleux-Cahill Elisabeth,Lyly-Yrjänäinen Maija, Vargas Oscar,Cabrita Jorge

InternalVisit

30 September Extraordinary Liaison Forum Meeting on the Functioningand Potential of European Sectoral Social Dialogue

Brussels,Belgium


30 September Workshop on Poverty Measurement Luxembourg,Luxembourg

Foti Klara External


Meeting of City Representatives on Migration Wuppertal,Germany

Krieger Hubert External

30 September 96th DGINS Conference Sofia,Bulgaria

Mikulic Branislav External


Transnational Seminar Netherlands,Netherlands


1 October EP S&D Task Force Restructuring Seminar Brussels,Belgium


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4 October Ministry of Government Administration, Reform &Church Affairs - Norway

Dublin,Ireland

Karppinen Jorma, Owczarzak Radoslaw,Foti Klara, Welz Christian

InternalVisit

4-5 October Presidency Conference on Flexicurity to the Benefit ofWorkers - making transitions pay

Ghent,Belgium


5 October EU Social Partners Debate Lunch Brussels,Belgium

Karppinen Jorma, Biletta Isabella,Buzek Anett, Mezger Erika,Jacquet Sylvie, Patriarka Marina

FoundationEvent

5 October BAR Jord til Bord (Sector Work Environment Councilfor Agriculture) DK

Dublin,Ireland

Gouilleux-Cahill Elisabeth,Lyly-Yrjänäinen Maija, Sandor Eszter

InternalVisi

7-8 October 13th European Health Forum Gastein 2010 Salzburg,Austria


7 October Seminar on Overcoming Recession through Innovation Dublin,Ireland


7-8 October EWCS Advisory Committee Dublin,Ireland

Vermeylen Greet Board/Bureau/

Advisory

10-12 October Ergonomics in and for Europe: Quality of Life-Social,Economic and Ergonomic Challenges for Ageing Peopleat Work

Bruges,Belgium


12 October International Conference on Minorities and Integrationin the 20 Years of Freedom

Prague,Czech Republic


12 October 2nd European Innovation Summit: sessions on healthyageing & sustainable production for the quality of life

Brussels,Belgium


13 October EP Seminar on Financial Services Brussels,Belgium

Bello Paola, Karppinen Jorma,Owczarzak Radoslaw, Buzek Anett,Mezger Erika, Jacquet Sylvie,Martensson Mans

FoundationEvent

14-15 October Head of Agencies Meeting Bilbao,Spain


14-15 October ECS Advisory Committee Dublin,Ireland

STU team Board/Bureau/

Advisory

14 October State of Europe & President’s Dinner Brussels,Belgium


15 October Conference Vilnius,Lithuania

Leoncikas Tadas External

18-19 October 9th Round Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion Brussels,Belgium


18-19 October Belgian Presidency Conference: anticipating andmanaging restructuring in a socially responsible way -new partnerships to preserve employment

Brussels,Belgium

Karppinen Jorma, Storrie Donald,Mandl Irene

External

19-20 October CLIP Regional Seminar - Milan and Brescia Milan andBrescia, Italy

Krieger Hubert JointEvent

19-20 October Promoting Paritarian Funds in the ConstructionIndustry

Bucharest,Romania

Vargas Oscar External

20-21 October AC EQLS Brussels,Belgium


Advisory

21-23 October The Role of Social Partners in the Prevention of Work-related Stress

Sibiu,Romania

Cabrita Jorge External

21 October Provincia di Livorno Sviluppo Dublin,Ireland

Storrie Donald, Biletta Isabella,Galli da Bino Camilla, Mandl Irene,Riso Sara, Owczarak Radoslaw

InternalVisit

21 October Beyond GDP - bridging measurement and policy-making Brussels,Belgium


25 October GDP and Happiness - how to measure wealth, well-beingand development

Brussels,Belgium


25 October Time Credit Schemes and Working Time Flexibility for aBetter Reconciliation of Family and Work Life

Brussels,Belgium


26 October The 2010 Euro Summit: Economic Governance forSustainable Growth

Brussels,Belgium


26-27 October 3rd Forum on Social Services of General Interest Brussels,Belgium


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27 October The Crisis and the EU responses - implications foraffordable housing

Brussels,Belgium


27-29 October Presidency Event on Active Labour Market Policies forthe EU2020 Strategy - ways to move forward

Antwerp,Belgium


27 October Governments Group Dublin,Ireland


Advisory

28 October Bureau Dublin,Ireland


Advisory

28 October All Groups Dublin,Ireland


Advisory

28-29 October Consumer Bankruptcy in Europe: different paths fordebtors and creditors

Florence,Italy


28-29 October Pro-active labour market policies for Europe 2010:Finding what works

Antwerp,Belgium


29 October 83rd Meeting of the Governing Board Dublin,Ireland


Advisory

2 November Finnish Trade Unions Dublin,Ireland

Karppinen Jorma, Biletta Isabella,Vermeylen Greet, Foti Klara

InternalVisit

3 November Back to School Initiative – Pantarijn Secondary School Wageningen,Netherlands


3-4 November ICENUW Expert Seminar Madrid,Spain


3 November Polish GB & NEO Correspondents Meeting Warsaw,Poland

Gerstenberger Barbara, McCaughey Mary,Foden David, Mezger Erika

External

4-5 November Family Platform Conference: Research Agenda Brussels,Belgium

Molinuevo Daniel External

4-5 November Social Platform Annual Conference on Care Brussels,Belgium


8-10November

9th Meeting of the CLIP Network Zagreb,Croatia

Ludwinek Anna, Karppinen Jorma,Krieger Hubert, Preston Catherine,Perkins Lisa, Thomas Kathryn

JointEvent

8-9 November Promoting Entrepreneurship and Self Employmentacross Europe

Brussels,Belgium

Bello Paola, Jacquet Sylvie External

8-9 November Promoting Social Inclusion and Combating Stigma forBetter Mental Health and Well-being

Lisbon,Portugal


10 November Older People and the Recession Belfast,N.Ireland


11-13November

Poverty and Impoverishment in Europe in the Midst ofEconomic Crisis and Social Issues

Paris,France


11-12November

3rd European Conference on Lifestyle and Home CareServices - generating employment, source of well-beingand social integration

Madrid,Spain


11 November Regional Meeting of Gesellschaft fürWissensmanagement e.V. Frankfurt

Frankfurt,Germany

Schmidt Barbara External

11 November New and Growing Inequalities: a challenge for thesocial, economic and democratic development of the EU

Brussels,Belgium


12 November Swedish Trade Union Confederation Dublin,Ireland

Mezger Erika, Storrie Donald, Riso Sara,Welz Christian, McKeown Aidan

InternalVisit

12 November Hungarian GB & NEO Correspondents Meeting Budapest,Hungary

McCaughey Mary, Foden David,Mezger Erika

FoundationEvent

12 November Hungarian Governing Board and NEO CorrespondentsMeeting

Budapest,Hungary

Gerstenberger Barbara, McCaughey Mary,Foden David

FoundationEvent

12 November Conference for the 15th Anniversary of the TranslationCentre


CPU staff External

15 November Workshop 2 on Socio-economic Heterogeneity in the EU Brussels,Belgium


15 November UCD - Dublin Dublin,Ireland

Gouilleux-Cahill Elisabeth,Galli da Bino Camilla, Miller Jean-Michel

InternalVisit

16 November European Job Mobility Day 2010 Brussels,Belgium

Foti Klara External

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16 November Fit for work? Securing the Health of the Working AgePopulation

London,UK


16-17November

Working Longer through Better Working Conditions,New Modes of Work and Career Organisation

Brussels,Belgium

Parent-Thirion Agnes, Edward Natalie,Vermeylen Greet, Karppinen Jorma,McCaughey Mary, Preston Catherine,Mezger Erika, Jacquet Sylvie,Turner Bernice, Martensson Mans

Joint Event

17 November Social Inclusion Forum Dublin Dublin,Ireland

Dubois Hans, Renehan Teresa,Bernier Javier

External

17 November Expert workshop: analysis of socio-economic situation ofmigrants

Brussels,Belgium

Molinuevo Daniel FoundationEvent

17 November Volunteering as a Tool for Social Inclusion of Peoplewith Mental Health Problems

Brussels,Belgium


18 November Experts Workshop: transferable skills across economicsectors

Brussels,Belgium


18-19November

ESF Conference: the role of the ESF in the fight againstpoverty and social exclusion

Brussels,Belgium


19 November TNO Innovation Brussels,Belgium


21-22November

Seminar on Strategy for Equality between Women andMen 2010-2015. Formal Signing of the CooperationAgreement EF-EIGE

Vilnius,Lithuania


22-23November

How Can Social Dialogue Support the Banking Sector inits Crisis?

Rome,Italy

Galli da Bino Camilla, Robinson Janka,Demetriades Stavroula, Karppinen Jorma,Biletta Isabella, Murphy Deborah,Preston Catherine, Martensson Mans,Turner Bernice

FoundationEvent

22-23November

Third Demography Forum - the demograhic dimensionof the EU2020 Strategy

Brussels,Belgium

Mascherini Massimiliano, Renehan Teresa,Anderson Robert, Bernier Javier

External

22-24November

High Level Conference Brussels,Belgium


22 November Joining Efforts Towards Gender Equality in theEuropean Union 2010-2015

Vilnius,Lithuania


23-24November

Sustainable Housing: a tool for social cohesion Brussels,Belgium


23 November Interdepartmental Co-ordination Group GDP andBeyond

Brussels,Belgium


23 November DG Employment Unit G1 - Eurofound: Seminar onGender Related Issues

Brussels,Belgium

Vermeylen Greet, Aumayr Christine,Hurley John, Mezger Erika,Jacquet Sylvie

JointEvent

24 November Next Societal Changes Working Group Meeting Brussels,Belgium

Next Societal Changes Working GroupMeeting

External

24-25November

European Employment Forum Brussels,Belgium

Anderson Robert, Storrie Donald,Mandl Irene, Martensson Mans, Gouilleux-Cahill Elisabeth

External

25-26November

Improving the Quality of Life for People with Dementia:a challenge for European society

Brussels,Belgium


25 November Boosting the Employment of Older Workers in the EU:what can be done at regional and local level

Brussels,Belgium


25 November Evaluation of the Work climate Index Vienna,Austria


26 November Austrian GB & NEO Correspondents Meeting Vienna,Austria

Gerstenberger Barbara, Foden David,Mezger Erika

FoundationEvent

29-30November

Presentation of the Findings from the EWCS Project Stockholm,Sweden


29-30November

Good Old Europe: active ageing, labour relations, anddemographic change

Bad Boll,Germany


30 November-2 December

31st EU-OSHA Board meeting / Advisory Committee onHealth and Safety (ACHS)


Miller Jean-Michel, Mezger Erika External

30 November Employment in Europe 2010 Conference Brussels,Belgium


30 November Sectoral Dialogue Committee - Temporary Agency Work Brussels,Belgium

Biletta Isabella External

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1 December ECS Seminar on Company Voice Dublin,Ireland


2 December Quality of Life in the EU Candidate Countries Zagreb,Croatia


2 December Hungarian Presidency Briefing Brussels,Belgium

Vermeylen Greet, Ludwinek Anna,Biletta Isabella, Foti Klara, Buzek Anett,Jacquet Sylvie

FoundationEvent

2-3 December Conference for the European Day for People withDisabilities

Brussels,Belgium


2-3 December Promoting Social Inclusion and Combating Povertythrough Cooperation in Education, Training and Workin EU Neighbouring Countries

Brussels,Belgium


3 December Bureau Brussels,Belgium


Advisory

6 December EIRDictionary Anniversary Event Brussels,Belgium

Bello Paola, Galli da Bino Camilla,Welz Christian, Buzek Anett, Mezger Erika,Jacquet Sylvie, Patriarka Marina

FoundationEvent

6-8 December Foundation Seminar Series Dublin,Ireland

Vargas Oscar, McCumiskey Eilish,Vacas Carlos, Biletta Isabella, Storrie Donald,Turner Bernice, Menéndez-Valdès Juan

FoundationEvent

6-7 December Expert Workshop: Panorama of EntrepreneurialActivity in Europe

Brussels,Belgium


6-7 December Volunteering as a Means of Empowerment and SocialInclusion - a bridge between the European Years2010-2011

Brussels,Belgium

Anderson Robert, Foti Klara External

7 December Seminar on Adequate Income and Dignity in Old Agethrough Civil Dialogue

Brussels,Belgium


7 December Establishing a European Network for Anticipating SkillsNeeds in the Commerce Sector

Brussels,Belgium

Bello Paola, Patriarka Marina External

8-11December

Understanding Quality of Life and Building a HappierTomorrow

Bangkok,Hong Kong

Mikulic Branislav External

9 December Comparative Seminar on EU/US Corporate SocialResponsibility

Dublin,Ireland

Demetriades Stavroula,Miller Jean-Michel, Mandl Irene

JointEvent

10 December Annual Exchange Seminar with Social Affairs Attaches Brussels,Belgium

Bello Paola, Parent-Thirion Agnes,Anderson Robert, Storrie Donald,Buzek Anett, Jacquet Sylvie

FoundationEvent

13 December Climate Change, Employment Impact and JustEmployment Transition Principles for the EuropeanElectricity Sector

Brussels,Belgium


14 December 1st Advisory Committee Meeting on Mental HealthConference Berlin 2011

Brussels,Belgium


14 December Expert Workshop on New Mobility Trends Brussels,Belgium

Krieger Hubert, Foti Klara FoundationEvent

15 December Expert workshop - Working and Caring Bonn,Germany

Ludwinek Anna, Anderson Robert FoundationEvent

16 December Flexicurity Models in Europe: the case of Italy Bergamo,Italy


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Annex 5: Eurofound publications


Area ProjectNo.

Titles from January 2010 Type(*= pdf only)

EFcode Originallanguage

Languages

IC 0104 Social dialogue, working time arrangements andwork–life balance in European companies

ExecutiveSummary

EF/09/38/** 1 English 25 languages

LCQL 0222 Living conditions, social exclusion and mental well-being

Report EF/09/88 English

IC 0355 Five Factsheets on Social exclusion Factsheets EF/09/109/ English French and Spanish

IC 0448 Greening the European economy ExecutiveSummary


O&S 0337 Survey highlights rural-urban divide in workplacehealth and safety

Web report EF/10/03 English

IC 0222 Second European quality of life survey Quality of lifein Europe, 2003-2007

ExecutiveSummary


IC 0337 Restructuring in bankruptcy: recent national caseexamples

ExecutiveSummary


IRDW 0337 Representativeness of the Euorpean social partnerorganisations: Civil aviation


IC 0101 Telework in Europe ExecutiveSummary

EF/09/96/**1 English 25 languages

IC Spain a country profile Web report EF/10/08 English

IC Living condtions, social exclusion and mental well-being

ExecutiveSummary


IC 0182 Annual Work Programme 2010 Web report EF/10/12 English French, German

LCQL 0431 Active inclusion of young people with disabilities orhealth problems Background Paper


O&S 0337 Changes in the quality of working life over fourdecades Finland


IC 0272 The European company survey - First findings Resume EF/09/97 English 25 languages

O&S 0272 European company survey 2009 Overview Report EF/10/05 English

IC 0101 Self-employed workers ExecutiveSummary


IC Very atypical work Background Paper Web report EF/10/10 English

IRDW 0101 Self-employed workers: industrial relations andworking conditions


IRDW 0101 Individual disputes at the workplace: Alternativedisputes resolution


IRWD 0101 Flexible forms of work: very atypical contracturalagreements


IC 0355 Foundation Findings Childcare services in Europe F Findings EF/08/95 English Spanish

IC 0101 Flexible forms of work: very atypical contracturalagreements

ExecutiveSummary


LCQL 0222 Subjective well-being in Europe Report EF/09/108 English 25 languages

IC 0101 Addressing the gender pay gap: Government and socialpartner actions

ExecutiveSummary

EF/10/18/**1 English

IRDW 0101 Addressing the gender pay gap: Government and socialpartner actions

Web report EF/10/18/EN English

IC The European restructuring monitor - a unique Europe-wide data source

Infosheet EF/10/17 English 25 languages

IC 0174 Eurofound News 10 Issues Newsletter EF/10/** English

IC 0354 Customised report Wage indexation in the EU Web report EF/10/22 English

IC 0354 Customised report Current restructuring developmentsin local government


IC 0222 Evaluating the quality of society and public services ExecutiveSummary


LCQL 0222 Evaluating the quality of society and public services Report EF/09/110 English

IC 0222 Family life and work ExecutiveSummary

English 25 languages

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Area ProjectNo.



Languages

IC 0355 Foundation Findings Opening the door - the role ofsocial partners in fostering social inclusion

F Findings EF/09/44 English French, German

LCQL 0222 Family life and work Report EF/10/02 English

STU 0156 Fourth European Working conditions survey:Contribution to policy development


IRDW 0337 Continuing vocational training in enterprises Web report EF/10/14 English

LC 0222 Subjective well-being in Europe ExecutiveSummary


IRDW 0101 Working poor in Europe Web report EF/10/25 English

IRDW 0337 Survey explores trends in working environment andhealth


IC 0101 Individual disputes at the workplace: Alternativedisputes resolution

ExecutiveSummary


IC 0101 CAR Working poor in Europe ExecutiveSummary


LCQL 0437 Workshop report Developing support to parents throughearly childhood services


E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Belgium Web report EF/10/23/EN-1 English

E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Germany Web report EF/10/23/EN-2 English German

IRDW 0337 Representativeness study Footwear Web report EF/10/31 English

E&C 0417 ERM Quarterly 1st issue 2010 Web report EF/10/36 English

E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Romania Web report EF/10/23/**-3 English Romanian

LCQL 0310 European network of cities for local integration policiesfor migrants CLIP

Web report EF/10/21/ English

E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Austria Web report EF/10/23/**-5 English German

E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Finland Web report EF/10/23/**-4 English Finnish

E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Spain Web report EF/10/23/**-6 English Spanish

LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Bologna

Web report EF/10/38/EN-1 English

LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Dublin


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Frankfurt


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Kirklees


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Stuttgart


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Valencia


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Zagreb


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Malmo


LCQL 0310 CLIP Intercultural policies in European cities: Goodpractice guide

Resume EF/10/33 English FR, DE, ES, IT, HR

IC 0356 How are you? Quality of life in Europe F Focus EF/10/26 English French

IRDW 0101 Industrial relations developments in Europe 2009 Report EF/10/35 English

IRDW 0337 Union strategies to recruit new group of workers Web report EF/09/102 English

IRDW 0337 Representativeness of the Euorpean social partnerorganisations: Catering sector


IC 0182 Annual activity report of the authorising officer for theyear 2009

Web report EF/10//16/EN-1 English

IC 0337 Tackling the recession Web report EF/09/47 German

IRDW 0337 Developments in social partner organisatioins -employer organisations


IC Infosheet Industrial relations and restructuring Web report EF/10/49 English

39



Area ProjectNo.



Languages

IRDW 0337 Pay developments 2009 Web report EF/10/45 English

IC 0337 Union strategies to recruit new group of workers ExecutiveSummary


IC 0337 Developments in employer organisations ExecutiveSummary


IC 0182 Yearbook 2009 Annual report Report EF/10/16 English 22 languages

LCQL 0310 CLIP Concept paper Ethnic entrepreneurship Web report EF/10/39 English

LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Copenhagen


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Amsterdam


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Antwerp


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Terrassa


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Vienna


IC Absence from work ExecutiveSummary


E&C 0417 ERM Quarterly 2nd issue 2010 July Web report EF/10/52 English

LCQL 0310 CLIP III Intercultural policies in European cities Report EF/10/32 English

LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Wroclaw


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Lisbon


IC 0222 Trends in quality of life in the EU: 2003-2009 Resume EF/10/47 English 25 languages

IRDW 0337 Absence from work Web report EF/10/43 English

IRDW 0337 Annual update Working time developments 2009 Web report EF/10/50 English

IRDW 0337 Demographic change and work in Europe Web report EF/10/61 English

IRDW 0337 Representitiveness study Inland waterways transportsector


LCQL 0451 Workshop report Managing household debts Web report EF/10/67 English

IRDW 0337 Developments in industrial action 2005-2009 Web report EF/10/51 English

IC 0355 F Findings 7 Physical and psychological violence at theworkplace

F Findings EF/10/54 English

E&C 0417 Short term working Country report Poland Web report EF/10/63/PL5 Polish

LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Turku


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Tallin


E&C 0298 EMCC Case study Aiming a soft landing PlanseeGroup (Austria)


E&C 0298 EMCC Case study ArcelorMittal Galati subsidiary(Romania)


LCQL 0310 Intercultural policies and intergroup relations Casestudy: Breda


IC 0354 Background paper Financing and operating activelabour market programmes during the crisis

Web report EF/10/66/EN English FR, DE, NL, PL

IRDW 0337 Health and safety at work in SMEs: Strategies foremployee information and consultation


IC 0337 Health and safety at work in SMEs ExecutiveSummary


IRDW 0337 Posted workers in the EU Web report EF/10/73 English

LCQL 0438 Measures for social inclusion of the elderly Web report EF/10/55 English

E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Poland Web report EF/10/23/EN-7 English

E&C 0298 EMCC Case study Danske bank Denmark Web report EF/10/68 English

IC European social partners organisations and theirrepresentatives

Infosheet EF/10/72 English 25 languages

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Area ProjectNo.



Languages

IC 0311 Financial services: Challenges and prospectsOverview report

ExecutiveSummary


E&C 0311 Financial services: Challenges and prospectsMethodology

Web report EF/10/48/EN2 English

E&C 0311 Financial services: Challenges and prospectsCase study: Generali

Web report EF/10/48/EN4 English

E&C 0444 The impact of investment funds on restructuringpractices and employment levels


E&C 0298 EMCC Case study Dexia bank Belgium Web report EF/10/69 English

E&C 0311 Financial services: Challenges and prospects Overviewreport


LCQL 0451 Managing household debts: Social service provision inthe EU Working paper


IC 0417 Background Paper Restructuring in Belgium Web report EF/10/80 English

E&Q 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Poland Web report EF/10/23/**-7 Polish

IC 0272 Company survey 2009: Flexibility profiles of Europeancompanies

ExecutiveSummary


IRDW 0272 European Company survey 2009: Flexibility profiles ofEuropean companies

Report EF/10/60/ English

E&C 0417 ERM Quarterly Oct 2010 Web report EF/10/82 English

IC 0417 The impact of investment funds on restructuringpractices and employment levels

ExecutiveSummary


E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet National restructuring Hungary Web report EF/10/23/**-9 English Hungarian

IRDW 0156 Changes over time - First findings from the fifthEuropean Working Conditions Survey

Resume EF/10/74/** English

IC 0282 Industrial relations developments in the commercesecotr in Euorpe

ExecutiveSummary

EF/10/81/**-1 English 25 languages

IRDW 0298 EMCC Case study Norton Rose (UK) Web report EF/10/58/EN English

E&C 0417 ERM Infosheet Restructuring in the financial serviessector - job losses and gains Overview

Web report EF/10/23/EN-8 English Italian

IC 0417 ERM Postcard for launch of ERM Annual report 2010 Infosheet EF/10/88 English

E&C 0417 Extending flexicurity - The potential of short-timeworking schemes


IC 0337 Work related stress ExecutiveSummary


IRDW 0298 EMCC Case study ProAct (Wales) Web report EF/10/56/EN English

LCQL Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilitiesfor disabled children or adults Working Paper


IRDW 0156 Pretesting of the Fifth European working conditionssurvey questionnaire


E&C 0417 Short term working Country report Austria Web report EF/10/63/EN 1 English

E&C 0417 Short term working Country report Germany Web report EF/10/63/EN 2 English

E&C 0417 Short term working Country report France Web report EF/10/63/EN 3 English

E&C 0417 Short term working Country report Luxembourg Web report EF/10/63/EN 4 English

E&C 0417 Short term working Country report Poland Web report EF/10/63/EN 5 English

E&C 0417 Short term working Country report Belgium Web report EF/10/63/EN 7 English

E&C 0417 Short term working Country report Slovenia Web report EF/10/63/EN 8 English

E&C 0417 Short term working Country report Netherlands Web report EF/10/63/EN 9 English

IRDW 0337 EIRO UK Survey data report Web report EF/10/83 English

IC 0417 Extending flexicurity - The potential of short-timeworking schemes

ExecutiveSummary


LCQL Arrangements for workers with care responsibilities forsick or dependent relatives - the situation in the EU

Infosheet EF/10/93 English

IRDW 0337 Work related stress Web report EF/10/75/EN English

IRDW 0282 Industrial relations developmens in the commercesector in Europe Overview report


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Annex 6: Governing Board (as at 31 December 2010)


Representatives of nationalgovernments

Representatives of employerorganisations

Representatives of employeeorganisations

Country Member Alternate Member Alternate Member Alternate

Austria Tina Konrad *Federal Ministry forSocial Affairs andConsumer Protection

Petra PencsFederal Ministry forSocial Affairs andConsumer Protection

Ruth ListFederation ofAustrian Industry(IV)

Heidrun Maier-deKruijfUnion of Public andCooperative Economyof Austria (UPCEA)

Karin ZimmermannAustrian Federationof Trade Unions(ÖGB)

Sonja FreitagAustrian Federationof Trade Unions(ÖGB)

Belgium Michel De Gols Ministry ofEmployment, Labourand Social Dialogue

Jan BatenMinistry ofEmployment, Labourand Social Dialogue

Kris de MeesterFederation ofEnterprises inBelgium (FEB-VBO)

Roland WaeyaertOrganisation for Self-employed and SMEs(UNIZO)

Herman FonckConfederation ofChristian TradeUnions(ACV/CSC)

François PhilipsBelgian GeneralFederation of Labour(FGTB/ABVV)

Bulgaria Dragomir DraganovMinistry of Labourand Social Policy

Teodora DemirevaMinistry of Labourand Social Policy

Dimiter BrankovBulgarian IndustrialAssociation

Nikola ZikatanovBulgarian IndustrialCapital Association

Keti KoynakovaConfederation ofLabour, Bulgaria

Ivan Kokalov Confederation ofIndependent TradeUnions in Bulgaria(CITUB)

Cyprus Orestis MessiosMinistry of Labourand Social Insurance

Yiota KambouridouMinistry of Labourand Social Insurance

Lena PanayiotouCyprus Employersand IndustrialistsFederation

Polyvios Polyviou Cyprus Employersand IndustrialistsFederation

Nicos Epistithiou Cyprus Workers’Confederation (SEK)

Andreas Matsas Cyprus Workers’Confederation (SEK)

Czech Republic Vlastimil VáňaMinistry of Labourand Social Affairs

Martina Kajánková Ministry of Labourand Social Affairs

Vladimíra DrbalováConfederation ofIndustry of the CzechRepublic

Hana MálkováCzech-MoravianConfederation ofTrade Unions(CMKOS)

Hana MálkováCzech-MoravianConfederation ofTrade Unions(CMKOS)

Tomas Pavelka Czech-MoravianConfederation ofTrade Unions(CMKOS)

Denmark Lone HenriksenMinistry ofEmployment

Lisbet Møller NielsenMinistry ofEmployment

Karen Roiy *Confederation ofDanish Employers

Nils Juhl AndreasenDanish Confederationof Employers’Associations inAgriculture (SALA)

Ole PraszSalaried Employeesand Civil ServantsCouncil (FTF)

vacant

Estonia Märt Masso Ministry of SocialAffairs

Ester RünklaMinistry of SocialAffairs

Eve PäärendsonEstonian Employers’Confederation(ETTK)

Tarmo KriisEstonian Employers’Confederation(ETTK)

Kalle KaldaAssociation ofEstonian TradeUnions (EAKL)

Kadi Alatalu EstonianBroadcastingProfessionals' Union

Finland Pirjo HarjunenMinistry ofEmployment and theEconomy

Antti NärhinenMinistry ofEmployment and theEconomy

Seppo SaukkonenConfederation ofFinnish Industries(EK)

Anu SajavaaraConfederation ofFinnish Industries(EK)

Juha AntilaCentral Organisationof Finnish TradeUnions (SAK)

Leila KurkiFinnishConfederation ofSalaried Employees(STTK)

France Valérie Delahaye-GuillocheauMinistry of SocialAffairs, Labour andSolidarity

Marie-Soline ChomelMinistry of SocialAffairs, Labour andSolidarity

Emmanuel JahanEuropean Centre ofEmployers andEnterprises (CEEP)Air France Group

Emmanuel JulienMovement of FrenchEnterprises (MEDEF)

Emmanuel CouvreurConfédération FrançaiseDémocratique duTravail (CFDT)

Jean-Jacques Danis*Force Ouvrière (FO)

Germany Andreas HorstMinistry of Labourand Social Affairs

Sebastian JobeliusMinistry of Labourand Social Affairs

Lutz MühlGerman Federation ofChemical Employers’Associations (BAVC)

Renate Hornung-DrausConfederation ofGerman Employers’Association(BDA)

Dieter PouginGermanConfederation ofTrade Unions (DGB)

Friederike PosseltGermanConfederation ofTrade Unions (DGB)

Greece Stamatia PissimissiMinistry ofEmployment andSocial Protection

IoannisKonstantakopoulosMinistry ofEmployment andSocial Protection

Rena BardaniConfederation ofGreek Industries(SEV)

Christina Georganta Hellenic Federation ofEnterprises (SEV)

Alexandros Kalivis*Confederation ofWorkers of Greece(GSEE)

Konstantinos Issychos*Confederation ofWorkers of Greece(GSEE)

Hungary Peter Csányi *Ministry of NationalResources

Eszter Enyedi *Ministry for NationalEconomy

Antal CsuportNational Associationof Strategic andPublic UtilityCompanies(STRATOSZ)

Istvan KomoroczkiUnion of AgrarianEmployers (AMSZ)

Erzsébet HantiNationalConfederation ofHungarian TradeUnions (MSZOSZ)

Lázló Gyimesi *Forum for theCooperation of TradeUnions (SZEF)

Ireland Paul CullenDepartment ofEnterprise, Trade andEmployment

vacant

Brendan McGintyIrish Business andEmployersConfederation (IBEC)

Eamonn McCoyIrish Business andEmployersConfederation (IBEC)

Sally Anne KinahanIrish Congress ofTrade Unions (ICTU)

Liam BerneyIrish Congress ofTrade Unions (ICTU)

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Italy Michele Tiraboschi*Ministry of Labourand Social Politics(representative)

Francesco Cipriani*Ministry of Labourand Social Politics

Stefania RossiGeneral Confederationof Italian Industry(Confindustria)

Paola Astorri General Confederationof Italian Industry(Confindustria)

Uliano Stendardi ConfederazioneItaliana Sindacati deiLavoratori (CISL)

Giulia BarbucciItalian GeneralConfederation ofLabour (CGIL)

Latvia Ineta TāreMinistry of Welfare

Ineta VjakseMinistry of Welfare

Eduards FilippovsEmployersConfederation ofLatvia (LDDK)

Anita LīceEmployers’Confederation ofLatvia (LDDK)

Ruta PornieceFree Trade UnionConfederation ofLatvia (LBAS)

Linda Romele Free Trade UnionConfederation ofLatvia (LBAS)

Lithuania Rita SkrebiŝkienėMinistry of SocialSecurity and Labour

Evaldas BacevičiusMinistry of SocialSecurity and Labour

Andrius GuzavičiusConfederation ofLithuanianIndustrialists (LPK)

Dovile BaškytėConfederation ofLithuanianIndustrialists (LPK)

Kristina KrupavičienėLithuanian TradeUnion (Solidarumas)

Danute ŠlionskienėLithuanian TradeUnion Confederation(LPSK)

Luxembourg Nadine WelterMinistry of Labour

Gary TunschMinistry of Labour

Pierre OeschBusiness FederationLuxembourg (FEDIL)

Magalie Lysiak Business FederationLuxembourg (FEDIL)

Viviane GoergenChristian TradeUnion Confederation(LCGB)

René PizzaferriLuxembourgConfederation ofIndependent TradeUnions (OGB-L)

Malta

vacant vacant

Santo PorteroMalta Chamber ofCommerce, Enterpriseand Industry

vacant

William PortelliConfederation ofMalta Trade Unions(CMTU)

vacant

Netherlands Lauris BeetsMinistry of SocialAffairs andEmployment

Martin BlomsmaMinistry of SocialAffairs andEmployment

W.M.J.M. Van MierloConfederation ofNetherlands Industryand Employers(VNO-NCW)

Gerard A.M. van deGrindDutch Organisationfor Agriculture &Horticulture (LTO)

Erik PentengaFederation of DutchTrade Unions (FNV)

Leon MeijerNational Federationof Christian TradeUnions (CNV)

Poland Jerzy CiechańskiMinistry of Labourand Social Policy

Joanna Maciejewska Ministry of Labourand Social Policy

Piotr SarneckiPolish Confederationof Private Employers(LEWIATAN)

Adam AmbrozikConfederation ofPolish Employers(KPP)

Bogdan OlszewskiIndependent and Self-Governing TradeUnion ‘Solidarność’(NSZZ)

Piotr OstrowskiAll-Poland Allianceof Trade Unions(OPZZ)

Portugal José Luís ForteMinistry of Labourand Solidarity

Fernando RibeiroLopesMinistry of Labourand Social Solidarity

Marcelino Pena CostaConfederation ofPortuguese Commerceand Services (CCP)

António VergueiroConfederation ofPortuguese Industry

Vítor Manuel CoelhoGeneral Workers’Federation (UGT-P)

Armando FariasConfederation ofPortuguese Workers(CGTP)

Romania Sorin loan BotezatuMinistry of Labour,Social Solidarity andFamily

Liana RamonaMostenescuMinistry of Labour,Family and SocialProtection

vacant vacant

Cecilia GostinNational Trade UnionConfederation (CartelALFA)

vacant

Slovakia Silvia Gregorcova *Ministry of Labour,Social Affairs andFamily of the SlovakRepublic

Elena Palikova *Ministry of Labour,Social Affairs andFamily of the SlovakRepublic

Martin HoštákNational Union ofEmployers (RUZ)

Viola KromerováSlovak Craft IndustryFederation (SZZ)

Erik MacákConfederation ofTrade Unions of theSlovak Republic(KOZ SR)

Margarita Döményová Confederation ofTrade Unions of theSlovak Republic(KOZ SR)

Slovenia Vladka KomelMinistry of Labour,Family and SocialAffairs

Metka Štoka-DebevecMinistry of Labour,Family and SocialAffairs

Tatjana PajnkiharAssociation ofEmployers ofSlovenia (ZDS)

Igor AntauerAssociation ofEmployers in Craftand Small Business inSlovenia

Pavle VrhovecAssociation of FreeTrade Unions ofSlovenia (ZSSS)

Maja Konjar Association of FreeTrade Unions ofSlovenia (ZSSS)

Spain María de MingoCorralMinistry of Work andImmigration

José Zapatero RanzMinistry of Work andImmigration

Miguel CanalesGutiérrezSpanish Association ofthe Electrical Industry(UNESA)

Rosario Escolar PoloSociedad Estatal deParticipacionesIndustriales (SEPI)

Antonia Ramos YusteGeneral Union ofWorkers (UGT)

Ramón Baeza SanjuánFederation ofWorkers’Commissions(CCOO)

Sweden Per NyströmMinistry ofEmployment

Mr Håkan Nyman *Ministry of SocialAffairs

Sverker RudebergConfederation ofSwedish Enterprises

Niklas BeckmanConfederation ofSwedish Enterprises

Mats EssemyrSwedishConfederation ofProfessionalEmployees (TCO)

Sten GellerstedtSwedish Trade UnionConfederation (LO-S)

UnitedKingdom

vacant vacant Neil CarberryConfederation ofBritish Industry (CBI)

Benjamin DigbyConfederation ofBritish Industry (CBI)

Hugh RobertsonTrade UnionCongress (TUC)

Elena CrastaTrade UnionCongress (TUC)

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* appointment published in Official Journal subsequent to 31 December 2010






EFTA-EEA ObserversHege ForbordNorwegian Ministryof Labour andInclusion, Norway

Ingrid MaltConfederation ofNorwegian Businessand Industry (NHO),Norway

Anthony Kallevig NorwegianConfederation ofTrade Unions,Norway

Representatives of the Commission

Armindo SilvaDG Employment,Social Affairs andEqual Opportunities

Andrew ChapmanDG Employment,Social Affairs andEqual Opportunities

Michael HübelDG Health andConsumer Protection

Charles PriceDG Health andConsumer Protection

vacant Ronan O’BrienDG Research

Members of the Bureau

Members Alternates

GOVERNMENT GROUP Vice-Chairperson of the Governing Board

vacantMr Lauris BEETSMinistry of Social Affairs and Employment -Netherlands

Mr Jerzy CIECHAŃSKIMinistry of Social Policy - Poland

Ms Nadine WELTERMinistry of Labour and Employment -Luxembourg

CoordinatorMr Michel DE GOLSMinistry of Employment, Labour and SocialDialogue - Belgium

EMPLOYERS GROUP Chairperson of the Governing BoardMs Stefania ROSSIConfindustria - Italy

Mr Neil CARBERRYConfederation of British Industry, CBI - UK

Ms Vladimíra DRBALOVÁConfederation of Industry of the CzechRepublic - SPCR

CoordinatorMr Maxime CERUTTIBUSINESSEUROPE

TRADE UNION GROUP Vice-Chairperson of the Governing BoardMr Herman FONCKChristian Confederation of Trade Unions(ACV-CSC) - Belgium

Mr Mats ESSEMYRSwedish Confederation for ProfessionalEmployees (TCO) – Sweden

Ms Hana MÁLKOVÁCzech-Moravian Confederation of TradeUnions (CMKOS)

Mr Erik PENTENGA Federation Dutch Labour Movement (FNV) –Netherlands

CoordinatorMr Reiner HOFFMANNMining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union(IG BCE), Germany

Deputy CoordinatorMr Martin HUTSEBAUTEuropean Trade Union Confederation, ETUC

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Vice Chairperson of the Governing BoardMr Armindo SILVADG Employment, Social Affairs and EqualOpportunities

Mr Andrew CHAPMANDG Employment, Social Affairs and EqualOpportunities

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Annex 7: Advisory Committees

Advisory Committee for Working Conditions

Project 0240Coordinator: Stavroula Demetriades

RepresentationGovernments: Andreas Horst (DE)

Jan Baten (BE)Petra Hribernig (AT)

Employers: Maxime Cerutti (BE)Antonio Vergueiro (PT)Maria Angeles Asenjo Dorado (ES)

Employees: Laurent Vogel (BE)Erik Pentenga (NL)

Commission: Dimitrios Dimitriou, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesEleni Dapergola, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Experts: Jouko Natti, (University of Jyväskylä, FI)

Advisory Committee for European Working Conditions Survey

Project 0433Coordinator: Agnès Parent-Thirion

RepresentationGovernments: Constantinos Petinis (EL)

Michel De Gols (BE)

Employers: Maria Angeles Asenjo (ES)Emmanuel Jahan (FR)

Employees: Herman Fonck (BE)Erik Pentenga (NL)Laurent Vogel (BE)

Commission: Guido Schwarz, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesJoao Medeiros, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Experts: Michel Gollac, (CREST, FR)Jouko Natti, (University of Jyväskulä, FI)



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Advisory Committee for Living Conditions and Quality of Life

Project 0238Coordinator: Robert Anderson

RepresentationGovernments: Andreas Schaller (AT)

Vlastimil Vána (CZ)Martin Blomsma (NL)

Employers: Bernard Le Marchand (FR) Antal Csuport (HU)

Employees: Rosheen Callender (IE)Henri Lourdelle (BE)Josef Woess (AT)

Commission: Ralf Jacob, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesCharles Price, DG Health and ConsumersBartek Lessaer, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Advisory Committee for European Survey on Quality of Life

Project 0208Coordinator: Branislav Mikulić

RepresentationGovernments Åsa Forssell (SE)

Jerzy Ciechański (PL)

Employers Antal Csuport (HU)Bernard Le Marchand (BE)

Employees Rosheen Callender (IE)Josef Woess (AT)Henri Lourdelle (BE)

European Commission Ralf Jacob, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesMarc Goffert, DG ResearchBartek Lessaer, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities


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Advisory Committee for Industrial Relations

Project 0241Coordinator: Stavroula Demetriades

RepresentationGovernments: Metka Stoka-Debevec (SI)

Orestis Messios (CY)Mariá Ladó (HU)

Employers: Emmanuel Julien (FR)Jože Smole (SI)Lutz Mühl (DE)

Employees: Mats Essemyr (SE)Philippe Pochet (BE)Erzsebet Hanti (HU)Uliano Stendardi (IT)

Commission: Dimitrios Dimitriou, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesAndrew Chapman, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Expert: Paul Teague, Queens University Belfast

Advisory Committee for the Foundation Seminar Series

Project: 0268Coordinator: Isabella Biletta

RepresentationGovernments: Jerzy Ciechanski (PL)

Rita Skrebeskiene (LT)

Employers: Bernard Le Marchand (BE)Antal Csuport (HU)

Employees: Ivan Kokalov (BG)Martin Hutsebaut (BE)

Commission: Christiane Westphal, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesStefaan Ceuppens, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities



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Advisory Committee for the European Company Survey

Project 0358Coordinator: Greet Vermeylen

RepresentationGovernments: Michel De Gols (BE)

Vladka Komel (SI)

Employers: Seppo Saukkonen (FI)Piotr Sarnecki (PL)

Employees: Bogdan Olszewski (PL)Sigurt Vitols (DE)

Commission: Dimitrious Dimitriou, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesHeinrich Wollny, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Experts: Jouko Nätti (University of Jyväskylä, FI)Paul Marginson (Warwick Business School, UK)Antoine Valeyre (Centre d’études de l’emploi, FR)

EU OSHA : William Cockburn

Advisory Committee for Information & Communication

Project 0247Coordinator: Mary McCaughey

RepresentationGovernments: Jan Baten (BE)

Vladka Komel (SI)Lauris Beets (NL)

Employers: Bernard Le Marchand (FR)

Employees: Daniele Melli (BE)Ann Wouters (BE)Caroline Jacobsson (BE)

Commission: Andrew Chapman, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal OpportunitiesGiles Goodall, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities


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Advisory Committee for EMCC

Project: 0280Coordinator: Donald Storrie

RepresentationGovernments: Paul Cullen (IE)

Employers: Maxime Cerutti (BusinessEurope)Roberto Suarez (ES)Liliane Volozinskis (BE)

Employees: Lola Morillo (ES) Judith Kirton-Darling (BE)Ivan Kokalov (BG)

Commission: Manfred Bergmann, DG Enterprise & Industry Jean-François Lebrun, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities



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Annex 8: Staff list (as at 31 December 2010)


Contract Name Unit

SVENSK, PAULIINA Administration

GRIMMEISEN, MARKUS Administration

MARINO GARCIA, RAMONA Administration

POMPILIO, ELENA Administration

LANDY-LOVATT, BERNADETTE Administration

MADDOCKS, DAVID Administration

HOGAN, EWAN Administration

HAYES, SARAH Administration

CASTRO-MARTÍN, GEMA Administration

TYNER, SIMON Administration

FLYNN, CATHERINE Administration

MANNERVESI, MAIJA Administration

PRIVETT, LESLIE Administration

T HENESSY, CATHY Administration

JACQUET, SYLVIE Directorate

MEZGER, ERIKA Directorate

MENENDEZ-VALDES, JUAN Directorate

BUZEK, ANETT Directorate

JANKOWSKA, LIDIA Directorate

DENEYS-O’CONGHAILE, CECILE Directorate

PATRIARKA, MARINA Directorate

RISO, SARA E&C

JUNGBLUT, JEAN-MARIE E&C

HURLEY, JOHN E&C

MANDL, IRENE E&C

MASCHERINI, MASSIMILIANO E&C

OWCZARZAK, RADOSLAW E&C

STORRIE, DONALD E&C

FERNANDEZ MACÍA, ENRIQUE E&C

SALVATORE, LIDIA E&C

T O’SULLIVAN, ASTA E&C

STEVENS, WOUTER HR

COMERFORD, RAYMOND HR

BANGACHEVA, NEVENA HR

CAOMHANÁCH, AOIFE HR

O’BRIEN, MAURA HR

RITCHIE, HELEN HR

T HUGHES, BARRY HR

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Contract Name Unit

PRESTON, CATHERINE I&C

GERSTENBERGER-SZTANA, BARBARA I&C

MARTENSSON, MÅNS I&C

McCAUGHEY, MARY ELIZABETH I&C

MURRAY, FIONA I&C

FRAWLEY, CRISTINA I&C

KELLY, MARY I&C

BILLFALK, MAY-BRITT I&C

DEASLEY, CLARE I&C

MCKEOWN, AIDAN I&C

ROBINSON, JANKA I&C

SEIGNE-MONKS, SYLVIE I&C

GRABOLLE, PATRICK I&C

O’NEILL, COLM I&C

FLYNN, MARTIN I&C

IRELAND, PHILIP I&C

JAEGER, STEPHAN I&C

MONTES, KINSELLA INMA I&C

CAHILL, ELISABETH I&C

TURNER, BERNICE I&C

HIRSCHFELD, DORIS I&C

O’DONOGHUE, HILARY I&C

McCUMISKEY, EILISH I&C

T EDWARD, NATALIE I&C

T WIESYK, AGNIESZKA I&C

T CLARKE, JOHN I&C

HALPENNY, JIM ICT

PRITCHARD, DAVID JONATHAN ICT

BYRNE, LINDA ICT

GORMAN, BRIAN ICT

SHANLEY, LOUISE ICT

EL AROUSSI, SAID ICT

AUMAYR, CHRISTINE IRWD

VACAS, CARLOS IRWD

CABRITA, JORGE IRWD

BILETTA, ISABELLA IRWD

MILLER, JEAN-MICHEL IRWD

DEMETRIADES, STAVROULA IRWD

WELZ, CHRISTIAN IRWD

SZOSTAK, EDYTA IRWD

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Contract Name Unit

RECORBET, SYLVAINE IRWD

CUESTA, MARIA IRWD

VARGAS LLAVE, OSCAR IRWD

VAN HOUTEN, GIJSBERTUS STU

SANDOR, ESZTER STU

LEONCIKAS, TADAS STU

VERMEYLEN, MARGARETA STU

MIKULIĆ, BRANISLAV STU

PARENT-THIRION, AGNÈS STU

RAHM VICTORIA STU

MACGORIS, SOPHIA STU

LYLI-YRJANAINEN, MAIJA STU

T CAMPBELL, ANNE-MARIE STU

FODEN, DAVID OBSU

GALLI DA BINO, CAMILLA OBSU

CERF, CATHERINE OBSU

VANDAMME, JEAN-MARIE OBSU

DE BOER, MATTANJA OSU

STJERNBERG, ANDERS OSU

KOSTKA, WOJCIECH OSU

MASTENBROEK, LEONTINE OSU

McNEICE, MARY OSU

SCHMIDT, BARBARA OSU

DUBOIS, HANS LCQL

LUDWINEK, ANNA LCQL

MOLINUEVO, DANIEL LCQL

KALOCZKAINE FOTI, KLARA ANNA LCQL

KRIEGER, HUBERT LCQL

ANDERSON, ROBERT LCQL

BERNIER, JAVIER LCQL

FARRELL, SARAH LCQL

RENEHAN, TERESA LCQL

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Annex 9: List of negotiated procedures



Contract title Contractor’s name Article of the IR used Maximumcumulative value

Eurofound workshop during European SocialNetwork conference

European Social Network Art. 126.1 (b) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€18,888.00

Provision of scheduled information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Czech Republic

Research Institute for Labourand Social Affairs (RILSA)

Art. 126.1 (a) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€162,800.00

Provision of additional information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Czech Republic

Research Institute for Labourand Social Affairs (RILSA)


€24,420.00

Provision of scheduled information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Greece

Labour Institute of the GreekGeneral Confederation ofLabour (INE/GSEE)


€228,800.00

Provision of additional information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Greece

Labour Institute of the GreekGeneral Confederation ofLabour (INE/GSEE)


€34,320.00

Provision of scheduled information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Ireland

IRN Publishing Limited Art. 126.1 (a) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€219,494.00

Provision of additional information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Ireland

IRN Publishing Limited Art. 126.1 (a) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€32,924.10

Provision of scheduled information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – France

Human & EmploymentRelations Agency (HERA)

Art. 127.1 (a) -negotiated afterpublishing

€293,040.00

Provision of additional information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – France



€43,956.00

Provision of scheduled information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Luxembourg



€212,608.00

Provision of additional information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Luxembourg



€31,891.20

Provision of scheduled information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Hungary

Solution4.org Art. 127.1 (a) -negotiated afterpublishing

€163,253.20

Provision of additional information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Hungary

Solution4.org Art. 127.1 (a) -negotiated afterpublishing

€24,487.98

Managed web hosting and administrationservices

Reggiani S.p.A Art. 126.1 (e) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€28,000.00

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126.1(a) no tenders received in original open/restricted procedure126.1(b) no choice, only one provider on the market (technical or artistic reasons; exclusive rights)126.1(e) additional services as a result of unforseen circumstances127.1(a) irregular or unacceptable tenders received in original open/restricted procedure

Note: The increase in the number of these negotiated procedures is mainly related to the open tender procedure for the Network ofEuropean Observatories which included 54 lots covering 27 EU Member States and the EU-level for two type of services each. Inthose cases where no tenders were received or where tender proposals were not meeting the quality threshold, the negotiatedprocedures were used. In addition, this year we included the direct orders in the case of a ‘sole supplier’, notably in the area ofInformaton services.


Contract title Contractor’s name Article of the IR used Maximumcumulative value

Subscription to the Emerald HR JournalCollection

Emerald Group PublishingLtd.

Art. 126.1 (b) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€12,000.00

Negotiated procedure for Provision of legalservices

Beauchamps Solicitors Art. 126.1 (b) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€20,000.00

Publication and dissemination of supplementpaper

Irish Times Ltd. Art. 126.1 (b) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€15,000.00

Provision of scheduled information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Finland

Finnish Institute ofOccupational Health (FIOH)


€337,150.00

Provision of additional information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Finland

Finnish Institute ofOccupational Health (FIOH)


€50,572.50

SourceOECD subscription Databeuro Art. 126.1 (b) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€14,150.00

Subscription to SCOPUS Elsevier Art. 126.1 (b) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€10,222.56

Subscription Dataweb Agence Europe Art. 126.1 (b) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€8,900.00

Provision of additional information reportingservices: quality of work and employment,industrial relations and restructuring andmanagement of change – Latvia

Sabiedrība ar ierobežotuatbildību - SIA “EPC”


€20,750.00

Company initiatives for workers with careresponsibilities for disabled children or adults:Consolidated Report

Work Research Centre (WRC)Ltd. (leader of the consortium)

Art. 126.1 (e) -negotiated withoutpublishing

€28,000.00

Statement of the Internal Control Coordinator

I hereby declare that in accordance with my responsibilities as Internal Control Coordinator I have reported myassessment, advice and recommendations to the Director on the overall state of internal control in Eurofound based onthe 2010 Internal Control Annual Workplan.

Place: Dublin Date: 8 June 2011

Signed: Erika Mezger, Internal Control Coordinator

Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. - Tel: (+353 1) 204 31 00 - Fax: 282 42 09 / 282 64 56email: [email protected] - website: www.eurofound.europa.eu