Spasova S., Ghailani D., Sabato S., Coster S., Fronteddu B. and Vanhercke B.
Social protection during the Covid-19 pandemic
Brussels, ETUI and OSE, 51 p.
Sickness benefits
Les mesures prises dans l’UE pour les travailleurs atypiques et les indépendants
Spasova S., Sabato S. Ghailani D., Fronteddu B. et Vanhercke B.
Cahier FEC, Bruxelles : Formation Education Culture, 60 p.
Country chapters: Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Sweden
Spasova S., Ghailani D., Sabato S. and Vanhercke B. (Eds.)
Brussels, ETUI, 117p, 2021
Spasova S., Bouget D. and Vanhercke B.
Background report for the Social Protection Committee’s In-depth Review on sickness benefits (17 October 2016)
European Social Protection Network (ESPN), Brussels: European Commission, 42 p.
The OSE started new research for the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), examining the social protection measures taken in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic related to sickness, unemployment and leave benefits in the EU27. The deliverables of the project consist in an overall mapping report of the national measures, eight in-depth national case studies and a final analytical report. This study will be among the first to focus exclusively on the social protection measures taken by Member States to support non-standard workers and the self-employed in the context of the pandemic.
The OSE started new research for Formation Education Culture (FEC), an association for life-long learning and socio-cultural promotion linked to the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens - CSC). The first part of the research maps the social protection measures taken in the 27 EU Member States in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on some categories of non-standard workers and the self-employed.
Since 2014, the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) has been supporting the European Commission with independent information, analysis and expertise on social policies to foster the development of evidence-based social policy initiatives at European level. In particular, the ESPN supports the Commission in monitoring progress towards the EU’s social protection and social inclusion objectives as set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Semester.
The OSE started new research for the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), aimed at producing two ETUI Policy Briefs. The first one examines issues surrounding recent cuts in pension provision for workers in arduous and hazardous jobs (WAHJ). Such workers have historically enjoyed better provision because of the strong possibility of them having to take early retirement, but historic arrangements are now under threat.