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European Labour Law and Flexicurity
No full textIl lavoro consiste nella compilazione di schede relative alle negoziazioni all'interno del Consiglio dell'Unione Europea intorno ad importanti atti comunitari (comunicazioni della Commissione, Direttive UE, accordi quadro) in materia di diritto del lavoro e più specificamente nell'ambito del dibattito sulla flexicurity. I singoli atti vengono analizzati con riferimento ai principali punti di frizione tra i negoziatori, le posizioni dei principali Stati membri, e il compromesso finale. Il presente lavoro analizza in tal modo la COmunicazione sulla Flexicurity, il Libro Verde della Commissione "Modernizzazione del Diritto del Lavoro", le Direttive su Orario di Lavoro, Agenti Temporanei, Part-time e Congedo parentale, e l'accordo quadro sul Tele-lavoro
Interpreting employment policy change in Italy since the 1990s: nature and dynamics
Full text linkThis paper analyzes the evolution of employment policy in Italy, focusing on
the period from the mid-1990s to the economic crisis started in 2008. Two aspects of
the policy change process are taken into consideration: its nature and its dynamics. As
regards the former, three dimensions – strategic, distributive and organizational – are
singled out in order to analyze the specific employment policy reforms occurred in the
period taken into account. A framework is then developed for the interpretation and
explanation of the dynamics of change, based on causal sequences identified by the
combination of politico-institutional factors, and a preliminary appraisal of the impact
of reforms on the pre-existing institutional configuration is provided. The paper
concludes focusing on the shortcomings of the reform process, and highlighting
foreseeable directions of future change
Local partnerships as a new mode of governance: a framework for analysis
No full textThe article is aimed at presenting a framework for the analysis of the consolidation of local partnerships
The puzzle of expansionary welfare reforms under harsh austerity : explaining the Italian case
No full textPublished online: 01 Aug 2019Although austerity carried the day in crisis-ridden Southern Europe, expansionary welfare measures also emerged alongside retrenchment in countries where left-leaning coalitions were in government and anti-establishment parties on the rise. By focusing on the case of Italy (2013-2018), this article investigates the political dynamics that favoured expansionary welfare measures under austerity. We triangulate qualitative and quantitative evidence and show that, constrained by EU conditionality abroad, the reform agenda of the Italian centre-left first sought the support of middle- and upper-class constituencies at home. However, the deteriorating social situation, the divide that emerged within the centre-left under the leadership of Matteo Renzi, and the rise of the pro-welfare Five Star Movement reshuffled the social policy priorities of the centre-left
Local Partnership Consolidation in Italy. Analytical framework, research strategy and case selection.
No full textNew modes of governance cover a wide range of different policy processes such as the open method of co-ordination, voluntary accords, standard setting, regulatory networks, regulatory agencies, regulation ‘through information’, bench-marking, peer review, mimicking, policy competition, and informal agreements, as well as new modes of governance and forms of policy experimentation in different economic sectors, where a new mix of public and private goods is sought. Policy areas in which the new modes of governance are applied include, for example, macro-economic management, economic reform and innovation, research and development, employment, social inclusion, public service provision, and sustainable development; migration, criminal prosecution, utility and service regulation, taxation, training and education and others.
The present report focuses only on partnerships between public and non public actors set up at sub-national level to administer socio-economic policies. More specifically it has addressed two particularly relevant mode of concertation: the Territorial Pacts (in the Torino area) and the Local Development Agencies (in the Milan area). It has explored the following key aspects of the ‘deepening’ of partnership-based governance to the administrative stage of socio-economic policies:
- the emergence and institutionalisation of ‘administrative partnerships’ and their relationship with the emergence and dynamics of concertative arrangements at the national and or local levels;
- the aims and logic of action of administrative partnerships, their actual clout in the administrative processes and their score in terms of institutional capabilities (e.g. the capacity to tailor policies to changing national or local conditions; actual implementation capacities; learning and monitoring capacities);
- the degree of (formal and informal) involvement of non-public actors in such partnerships, and the feedback of participation in administrative partnerships on the organisational structures of these actors (with special reference to the social partners)
Working conditions and employment security and employability : report for the European foundation of living and working conditions
No full textA key objective of modernising the European social model is ensuring greater social protection for
workers, while also increasing labour market competitiveness in light of globalisation. In the ongoing
debate at European level on labour market and employment policies, the concept of ‘flexicurity’ –
the balance between flexibility and security needs of employers and employees – has emerged as a
central issue.
Against this background, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
Conditions has, since 1990, been collecting data on developments pertaining to working conditions
– a key area of life in Europe. The latest of these surveys, the fourth European Working Conditions
Survey (EWCS), provides a comprehensive overview of working conditions across 31 countries in
Europe. Among the central themes of this survey is the debate on flexicurity – a subject which forms
the basis of this current report.
The analysis focuses on the lessons drawn from the results of the EWCS at the worker’s individual
level that could support the discussion on creating and developing flexicurity policies. The report
proposes a set of four new indicators that may contribute to the debate on flexicurity: objective job
insecurity, subjective job insecurity, employability and vulnerability. It also measures how these
indicators are linked to each other at the individual level, as well as how they are linked to
institutional factors at the country level.
The most widespread reform aiming to achieve a more flexible labour market has most likely been
the introduction of temporary employment contracts. This report also looks at what happens after
a worker enters a temporary job. It questions whether temporary jobs are a port of entry towards
permanent employment or whether the workers run the risk of being trapped repeatedly into taking
up temporary jobs. Finally, the report focuses on gender issues, including differences in terms of
employability and wages, with particular attention given to part-time work.
The findings reveal a remarkable variability across countries in terms of the legal, institutional and
political frameworks, and highlight the national differences regarding the indicators that have been
taken into consideration in promoting flexicurity.
As the European Union moves towards implementing the Lisbon objectives, we trust that this report
will contribute to a better understanding of what is required to foster the necessary reforms that can
support an adequate balance between flexibility and security needs, thus improving the employment
conditions and work–life balance of Europe’s workforc
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