Entries by Bas Wientjes
Upcoming on March 17: CESI@noon on ‘Mobile working in a post-pandemic world of work
Wednesday, March 17 will see the next edition of CESI’s event series ‘CESI@noon’ with an online panel debate on ‘Future of work: Digital world of work: Mobile working in a post-pandemic world of work?’ Registration to the event, which will be held jointly together with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, is now open.
Multi-sectoral project on “the role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at work”
HOSPEEM, EPSU, CEMR, CESI as co-applicants, and ETF, ETNO, ETUCE, EUPAE, UITP as associated organisations, have been provided with financial support from the European Commission for a joint project in the field of social dialogue: “The role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at work” for the years 2021 to 2023.
CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger: Supportive action by the EU to reduce VAT gaps must involve tax administration personnel
As a public consultation closes on possible supportive measures by the EU to address the substantial VAT gap in many Member States of the EU, CESI Secretary Klaus Heeger urges the European Commission to put an adequate involvement of tax administration personnel in the centre of any proposed measures or initiatives.
European Day for a Work-Free Sunday: Put synchronised free time back on the agenda
On March 3, the annual European Day for a Work-Free Sunday, CESI, as a member the European Sunday Alliance, calls on political leaders in Europe to put synchronised free time for workers back on the policy agenda.
CESI’s third-party violence at work’s project: “the end of the beginning”
CESI successfully concluded its two-year project on third-party violence at work, and despite the pandemic having influenced the activities in the last project’s phase, the initially planned deliverables were submitted to the European Commission.
CESI Talks – The EU and workers in times of Covid19 with Dimitrios Papadimoulis, European Parliament Vice-President
The Covid-19 pandemic has impressively (and painfully) demonstrated how decisive and essential public services are and how urgently their further improvement through a stronger European dimension is needed.
CESI urges EC to make 3rd party violence against public sector personnel a priority
As the European Commission consults on possible priorities for the next EU strategic framework on health and safety at work for the years 2021-2027, CESI calls to make the challenge of increasing third party violence against officials and public sector employees a particular area of action for the EU and the Member States during the next years.
CESI@home meeting addresses the future of healthcare: Tackling the understaffing in the health sector
On February 26th CESI met virtually with representatives of its health trade unions and EU policy makers to discuss the pressing issue of understaffing in the medical sector. CESI has long been advocating towards addressing the shortages of health professionals and for more investment in public health systems.
Precarious work in Ireland’s public sector
Government of Ireland’s PhD scholar, Ashling Seely, writes this piece within the framework of CESI’s EU co-funded project “Precarious work: empowering trade unions to address new challenges”.
