BARCOVID

BARCOVID - The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on Collective Agreements in Europe

European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment. Social Affairs and Inclusion - VS/2021/0190

July 1,  2021 - June 30, 2023

1. How have the Covid-19 crisis, the state-imposed measures and their consequences affected the industrial relations landscape in EU27 and 5 candidate countries?
2. Have the Covid-19 consequences affected the renewal of Collective Agreements, and if so, have signatories, bargaining levels and covered enterprises/organisations changed?
3. Have the Covid-19 consequences affected the clauses negotiated in Collective Agreements regarding hiring and firing, wages, occupational health and safety, use of digital technologies (e.g. teleworking), work organisation, and surveillance?

EU 27 plus Albania, Montenegro, North-Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey

University of Amsterdam/AIAS-HSI

· WageIndicator Foundation, Amsterdam
· Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI), Bratislava
· Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa

General Kick-Off - September 3, 2021

Meeting Agenda

English

Presentations

Introduction to the Barcovid project - Wike Been

Reflection on research questions - Kea Tijdens

Explanation Collective Agreement database - Gabriele Medas

Reflection on Covid Regulations Surveys for Social Partners - Armanda Cetrulo

Text Mining Related to Covid Regulations and Collective Agreements - Niels Peuchen

Kick-Off Italy - October 4, 2021

Meeting Agenda

English/Italian

Presentation

Introduction to the Barcovid project - Armanda Cetrulo

Kick-Off Visegrád Countries - October 14, 2021

Meeting Agenda

English

Slovak

Polish

Hungarian

Presentations

The Final Results on V4 Countries in COLBAR-Europe - Gábor Szudi

Introduction to the Barcovid project - Kea Tijdens

Potential impact of COVID-19 on bargaining and collective agreements: Slovakia - Vladimír Tonka

Potential impact of COVID-19 on bargaining and collective agreements: Hungary - Imre Szilárd Szabó

Potential impact of COVID-19 on bargaining and collective agreements: Poland - Przemek Pytel

Mid-term meeting - 17 June 2022

Meeting Agenda

English

Presentations

- BARCOVID Midterm Summary. Objectives and Results at a Glance - Giedo Jansen

- The WageIndicator Collective Agreement Database - Gabriele Medas

- Industrial Relations and the Covid-19 Pandemic - Armanda Cetrulo and Lucia Kovacova

- The Effect of Training about Collective Agreements - Nadia Pralitasari and Daniela Ceccon

Meeting Report

- Peuchen, N., & Jansen, G. (2022). Report on 'Collective Agreements, Low Wages and Covid'. BARCOVID Midterm Meeting. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

Final meeting - 1 June 2023

Meeting Agenda

English

Presentations

24052023 BARCOVID Jansen Final - Giedo Jansen

Barcovid final conference Lucia - Lucia Kováčová

Cetrulo BARCOVID final conference - Armanda Cetrulo

Meeting Report

Peuchen, N., & Jansen, G. (2023). Report on BARCOVID Final Conference. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

WageIndicator.org - Collective Agreement Database

Austria
Collective Agreement Database

Belgium
Collective Agreement Database (Dutch)
Collective Agreement Database (French)

Bulgaria
Collective Agreement Database

Croatia
Collective Agreement Database

Cyprus
Collective Agreement Database

Czech Republic
Collective Agreement Database

Denmark
Collective Agreement Database

Estonia
Collective Agreement Database

Finland
Collective Agreement Database

France
Collective Agreement Database

Germany
Collective Agreement Database

Greece
Collective Agreement Database

Hungary
Collective Agreement Database

Ireland
Collective Agreement Database

Italy
Collective Agreement Database

Latvia
Collective Agreement Database

Lithuania
Collective Agreement Database

Luxembourg
Collective Agreement Database (French)
Collective Agreement Database (German)

Malta
Collective Agreement Database

Netherlands
Collective Agreement Database

Poland
Collective Agreement Database

Portugal
Collective Agreement Database

Romania
Collective Agreement Database

Serbia
Collective Agreement Database

Slovakia
Collective Agreement Database

Slovenia
Collective Agreement Database

Spain
Collective Agreement Database

Sweden
Collective Agreement Database

United Kingdom
Collective Agreement Database

To compare CBAs, click on of the links above.

- September 2021: BARCOVID project (2021). First quarterly report on Covid-19 impact on industrial relations. Methodology. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- December 2021: Kováčová, L., Cetrulo, A. & Peuchen, N. (2022). Second quarterly report on Covid-19 impact on industrial relations. Preliminary results. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation

- March 2022: Kováčová, L., Cetrulo, A. & Peuchen, N. (2022). Third quarterly report on Covid-19 impact on industrial relations. Preliminary results. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- July 2022: Kováčová, L., Cetrulo, A. & Peuchen, N. (2022). Fourth quarterly report on Covid-19 impact on industrial relations. Preliminary results. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- October 2022: Kováčová, L., Cetrulo, A. & Peuchen, N. (2022). Fifth quarterly report on Covid-19 impact on industrial relations. Preliminary results. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- January 2023: Kováčová, L., Cetrulo, A. & Peuchen, N. (2023). Sixth quarterly report on Covid-19 impact on industrial relations. Preliminary results. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- April 2023: Kováčová, L., Cetrulo, A. & Peuchen, N. (2023). The seventh quarterly report on Covid-19 impact on industrial relations. Preliminary results. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

June 2023:

Final report:

- Cetrulo, A., & Kováčová, L. (2023). Final report: Covid-19 impact on industrial relations. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

Comparative reports:

- Cetrulo, A., & Medas, G. (2023). Continuity and Change in Collective Agreements in Europe Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic. Comparative Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Jansen, G., Cetrulo, A. & Szüdi, G (2023). Collective Bargaining during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from an International Negotiator Survey. Comparative Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

Austria:

- Szüdi, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in Austria during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Szüdi, G., & Fidrmuc, A. (2023). Continuity and Change in Collective Agreements in Austria Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic. Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

Estonia:

- Cetrulo, A., & Medas, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in Estonia during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Evidence from CBAs database. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Cetrulo, A., & Jansen. G. (2023). Collective Bargaining and renewals in Estonia during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Observations based on the Collective Agreements Database. Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

France:

- Cetrulo, A., & Medas, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in France during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Evidence from CBAs database. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Cetrulo, A., & Jansen, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in France during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Observations from a Negotiator Survey. Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

Italy:

- Cetrulo, A. (2023). Collective Bargaining in Italy during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Evidence from a Negotiator Survey. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Cetrulo, A. (2023). Collective Bargaining in Italy during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Evidence from CBA database. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

The Netherlands:

- Jansen, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in the Netherlands during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Negotiator Survey. Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Jansen, G. (2023). Continuity and Change in Collective Agreements in the Netherlands Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic. Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

Spain:

- Cetrulo, A., & Medas, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in Spain during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Evidence from CBAs database. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Cetrulo, A., & Jansen, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in Spain during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Negotiator Survey. Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

Turkey:

- Cetrulo, A., & Medas, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in Turkey during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Evidence from CBAs database. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Cetrulo, A. (2023). Collective Bargaining and renewals in Turkey during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Observations based on the Collective Agreements Database. Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

Visegrád countries:

- Szüdi, G. (2023). Collective Bargaining in the Visegrád countries during the Covid-19 Pandemic. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

- Szüdi, G., & Fidrmuc, A. (2023). Continuity and Change in Collective Agreements in the Visegrád countries Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic. Country Report. University of Amsterdam, Central European Labour Studies Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, WageIndicator Foundation.

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BARCOVID (VS/2021/0190) is funded by the European Commission through its Social Dialogue Program.

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