The implementation of the Telework and Work-related Stress Agreements: European social dialogue through ‘soft’ law?

Abstract

The Framework agreements on Telework and Work-related stress present unique challenges to our understanding of the European social dialogue, given that they were the first European inter-sectoral collective agreements to be implemented via 'soft' means rather than legally binding directives. Their implementation and substantive effects were in practice piecemeal; this implies a retreat of the European social dialogue as a viable means of regulating social Europe.

Context, market economies and MNEs: The example of financial incentivization

“…Within the area of work and employment relations, the European Court of Justice has had a recent track record of focusing on upholding individual, rather than collective rights, and has made a series of rulings that have restricted the options open to unions (Dølvik & Visser, 2009). Whilst the Europeanization process may have encompassed some attempts to promote greater social dialogue, it has been argued that in recent years these efforts have been on the retreat (Currie & Teague, 2016;Prosser, 2011).…”

Accounting for National and Sectoral Variance in the Implementation of European Social Partner ‘Soft’ Law: The Cases of the Implementation of the Telework and Work‐Related Stress Agreements

“…The relationship between the levels of existing regulation and implementation outcomes has not been comprehensively examined by research into the European social dialogue, although certain studies suggest that such a factor could be an important predictor of implementation outcomes (Kaeding : 94–5; Larsen and Andersen : 187, 190, 192; Prosser : 258). Our study will accordingly investigate the extent to which such a hypothesis applies to the implementation of European social partner ‘soft’ law.…”

“…Scholars studying the OMC have also come to favour such explanations, and several studies have found that social policy OMCs are more successful if their policy goals converge with the policy goals of national public authorities (Leonard : 323; Lopez‐Santana : 492–3). The comparative paucity of studies on the implementation of non‐legally binding European social dialogue agreements means that such a relationship has yet to be firmly established with respect to the dialogue's output, yet certain studies suggest (Kaeding : 94; Prosser : 252, 255) that such an effect is observable.…”

“…Although we have published previous work on the Telework and Work‐Related Stress Agreements (Prosser ), this article goes beyond our existing work in two main ways. First, the current article's concern is the specific factors that explain varying implementation outcomes.…”

Europos Socialinių Partnerių Susitarimų Perkėlimo Į Nacionalinę Teisę Teorinės Prielaidos Ir Jų Įgyvendinimas

“…Analizuojant šią perkėlimo procedūrą reikia turėti omenyje, kad nėra iki galo aišku, ką toks perkėlimas reiškia, ypač kai tokia procedūra vyksta dėl teisiškai neįpareigojančių Europos socialinių partnerių susitarimų 25 . Kai kurie autoriai išskiria, kad de jure įgyvendinimas apima šių susitarimų įgy-vendinimą laiku ir jų įgyvendinimą pagal valstybėms narėms būdingą ir nusistovėjusią tvarką, būtent vertinant tas procedūras, kurias yra nusistatę nacionaliniai socialiniai partneriai 26 .…”