Publications on freedom of association
December 2019
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Issue Brief no. 5 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
Negotiating for decent working time - a review of practice
10 December 2019
This Issue Brief gives an overview of the regulation of working time through collective agreements in different regions of the world and outlines innovative solutions by the bargaining partners. It presents practices from various countries, which can advance a human-centered approach to the regulation of working time through collective bargaining.
May 2019
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Publication
Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements
28 May 2019
A practical guide or “how to” manual on working time arrangements - also known as “work schedules”.
January 2019
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 104
Overtime work: A review of literature and initial empirical analysis
18 January 2019
An inter-disciplinary overview on how overtime issues are addressed by different academic disciplines. Examines the incidence of overtime work within the context of several distinct national employment regimes and industrial relations systems.
March 2018
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Factsheet no. 5 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
Grievance handling
19 March 2018
Workers have rights and entitlements that are established in laws, employment contracts, collective agreements and workplace rules, as well as in custom and practice (the way things are normally done – and have been done for a long time – in a particular workplace, industry or occupation). We say that workers have a grievance when they believe that some aspect of these is not being respected by their employer. Grievances are usually described as ‘individual’ when only one worker is involved and ‘collective’ when a group of workers all believe they are suffering from the same breach of the rules. Grievances relate to addressing infringements of existing rights and entitlements, from bullying or harassment, to underpayment of wages, refusal to grant rest periods, weekly rest days or public holidays, discrimination or underpayment of bonuses or other entitlements.
June 2017
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INWORK Policy Brief No. 10
Purchasing practices and working conditions in global supply chains: Global Survey results
09 June 2017
December 2013
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Publication
Living and working conditions in inland navigation in Europe
20 December 2013
This study explores various aspects of the inland navigation in the European region, addressing all the essential aspects in relation to the working and living conditions of the crews, including relevant laws and regulations, occupational safety and health, social security and enforcement, etc.