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Care, capitalism and politics

by Kathleen Lynch on 26th November 2020

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted how the welfare state of the future must be built on an ethic of care rather than self-interest.

economic democracy, employee ownership

Greater equality: our guide through Covid-19 to sustainable wellbeing

by Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson on 25th November 2020

The pandemic has reinforced the case for egalitarianism to define the ethos of the welfare state.

social protection floors

The Global Fund for Social Protection: an idea whose time has come

by Olivier De Schutter on 17th November 2020

The pandemic has highlighted the fragility of social protection, especially in the developing world. A new global fund is needed—and it’s affordable.

European welfare state

Is the coronavirus going to reshape the European welfare state?

by Stefanie Börner on 3rd November 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, the classical variety of national welfare models must be transformed into a multi-level social citizenship.

care workers, nursing homes

Fixing care: refocusing on those who need it and those who deliver it

by Oliver Roethig and Adrian Durtschi on 29th October 2020

It is time to put the patient-to-carer relationship at the centre of this most human-faced sector—and the EU must play its part.

gender inequality and welfare states in Europe

Women and welfare: interview with Mary Daly

by Mary Daly on 27th October 2020

Mary Daly tells Robin Wilson that the coronavirus crisis has exposed the partial and limited nature of gender-equality gains.

older persons

Neglected, sacrificed: older persons during the Covid-19 pandemic

by Isabel Ortiz on 5th October 2020

Older persons have suffered a terrible toll from the coronavirus—now countries must invest in long-term care.

social investment

The Covid-19 wake-up call to buttress social investment

by Anton Hemerijck and Robin Huguenot-Noël on 28th September 2020

The temptation to cut welfare expenditures to reduce deficits inflated by the pandemic must be resisted.

fair wages, wage floor

Making work fit for workers after Covid-19

by Esther Lynch on 24th September 2020

The welfare state sought to protect workers from labour-market risks. After Covid-19, reduced working time and greater autonomy must be on the agenda.

participation income, PI, welfare conditionality

Renewing welfare through universal entitlement: lessons from Covid-19

by Mary Murphy and Michael McGann on 24th September 2020

The pandemic has brought into focus the social contract between income and contribution which can underpin a solidaristic welfare state.

Deliveroo,couriers

Including the precariat

by Valeria Pulignano on 9th September 2020

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted how the welfare state of the future must include the growing mass of precarious labour, especially among youth.

unpaid labour

Shifting the burden: can Covid-19 do it for women’s unpaid work?

by Bharati Sadasivam on 8th September 2020

Lockdown conditions have put in question the disproportionate burden of unpaid work placed on women, evidence from Turkey shows.

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Social Europe Publishing book

The Brexit endgame is upon us: deal or no deal, the transition period will end on January 1st. With a pandemic raging, for those countries most affected by Brexit the end of the transition could not come at a worse time. Yet, might the UK's withdrawal be a blessing in disguise? With its biggest veto player gone, might the European Pillar of Social Rights take centre stage? This book brings together leading experts in European politics and policy to examine social citizenship rights across the European continent in the wake of Brexit. Will member states see an enhanced social Europe or a race to the bottom?

'This book correctly emphasises the need to place the future of social rights in Europe front and centre in the post-Brexit debate, to move on from the economistic bias that has obscured our vision of a progressive social Europe.' Michael D Higgins, president of Ireland


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Over the course of 2020, repeated outbreaks of Covid-19 in a number of large German meat-processing plants led to renewed public concern about the longstanding labour abuses in this industry. New legislation providing for enhanced inspection on health and safety, together with a ban on contract work and limitations on the use of temporary agency employees, holds out the prospect of a profound change in employment practices and labour relations in the meat industry. Changes in the law are not sufficient, on their own, to ensure decent working conditions, however. There is also a need to re-establish the previously high level of collective-bargaining coverage in the industry, underpinned by an industry-wide collective agreement extended by law to cover the entire sector.


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