How does employee involvement in decision-making benefit organisations?
Leading thinkers in human resource management argue that managers can create the organisational conditions to get the best performance out of their employees.
European social partners agreement on digitalisation
This Autonomous Agreement has been concluded by the European cross-sectoral social partners (BusinessEurope, SMEunited, CEEP and the ETUC) in June 2020 and applies to the whole of the EU/EEA.
Dutch government asks for advice on workplace innovation
The Dutch government sent in June 2020 a request for advice to the Social and Economic Council (SER) regarding workplace innovation.
Workplace innovation supports the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
The European Pillar of Social Rights is the social strategy to make sure that the transitions of climate-neutrality, digitalisation and demographic change, as well as the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, are socially fair and just.
German Bundestag has decided to increase the support for social innovation
Social Innovation and Workplace Innovation will get now more visibility, support and funding to move forward to new and better practices in Germany.
Working from Home – Research results from a workplace innovation perspective
The Corona crisis hit hard, both at home and at work. Suddenly, employees had to work from home as much as possible whilst their organisations did not have the time to properly prepare for this change.
Workplace innovation in Vietnam
Workplace innovation and new product development in Vietnamese manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises.
Global Framework Agreement on Digital Transformation
European Works Council at Solvay concludes a ‘Global Framework Agreement on Digital Transformation’.
Skills, skills, skills
At the ‘Skills for industry conference’ in June 2019 Joost Korte, Director General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the European Commission stressed that “Europe needs a skills revolution.
Evaluating Wellbeing at Work in Flemish Residential Care Homes
In early 2019, the Flemish government launched a project around workplace innovation in residential care homes. Its goal is to encourage more residential care homes to embrace innovative working practices.