News - 14 September 2016 13:47

Finding win–win solutions to boost competitiveness

Well-functioning social dialogue is a key component in implementing the reforms that will boost European competitiveness. A new report from Eurofound examines how management, employees and their representatives achieve common solutions to common problems. It identifies a number of elements of good practice, such as regular meetings between management and employees to follow up on decisions, continuous feedback (from both managers and employees) to facilitate adjustment to new practices, supporting employees in contributing to decision-making, and training to smooth the implementation of new measures. The research was based on 20 company case studies in five Member States in a sample drawn from Eurofound’s European Company Survey 2013.

Read the report Win–win arrangements: Innovative measures through social dialogue at company level at http://bit.ly/WWInnovation

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Trust and dialogue are the secrets to business success in times of crisis

In the following blog piece Eurofound Senior Programme Manager Stavroula Demetriades looks at the relationship between social dialogue and business success, particularly during times of crisis.
Europe has gone through significant economic change over the past decade. Businesses have had to manage the challenges posed by the financial crisis, globalisation and a rapidly changing labour market.