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New Guideline for Sustainable Public-Private Partnerships Procurement
As part of a drafting group formed of international experts, IER's Dr E. Katharina Sarter contributed to the development of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Guidelines on green and sustainable procurement of Public-Private Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals, which were recently endorsed. The new outline key concepts and considerations for green and sustainable procurement, showcasing promising approaches and examples of good practice.
Is it the past or the present? Employment quality, unemployment history, psychological distress and mental wellbeing in the UK
Low employment quality and precarious employment have been associated with adverse mental health outcomes, yet the extent to which this association may be explained by the experience of unemployment 鈥渟carring鈥� has not yet been explored. Drawing on UK data the , assessed the links between individuals鈥� employment quality, unemployment history, and mental well-being and psychological distress. The results help further understanding of employment quality as a social determinant of health and highlight the need for both life course and gender-sensitive research in this area.
Negotiating about Algorithms: Social Partner Responses to AI in Denmark and Sweden
A new co-authored by 滨贰搁鈥檚 Trine P. Larsen, Anna Ils酶e (University of Copenhagen), Chris Mathieu (University of Lund) and Bertil Rolandsson (University of Gothenburg) explores social partner responses to increased usage of AI-based technologies in Denmark and Sweden.
Conference of the International Working Party on Labour Market Segmentation
IER, together with Copenhagen Business School and FAOS, University of Copenhagen, organised the , which took place at Copenhagen Business School on 5-6 September. The conference was well attended and both international academic scholars and practitioners took part in the conference.
Workers with few hours - who secures their social rights - The role of social dialogue and collective bargaining
滨贰搁鈥檚 Trine P. Larsen and Anna Ils酶e (FAOS, University of Copenhagen, Denmark), have edited a special issue for the European Journal of Industrial Relations. It consists of contributions from a range of leading European scholars and looks at the role of social dialogue and collective bargaining to creating, maintaining or reducing the risks associated with employment contracts of few hours, such as marginal part-time work, temporary agency work and zero-hour contracts.