Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken - Volume 21, Issue 3, 2005

Het al lang aangekondigde eindeloopbaandebat in België is in de lente van 2005 eindelijk van start gegaan. De werkgelegenheidsgraad onder 55-plussers bedraagt in België slechts 28 procent (onder 60-plussers zelfs maar 14%). Het doel is in 2010 een werkgelegenheidsgraad onder 55-plussers te realiseren van minstens vijftig procent. Op 13 juni jl. overhandigden premier Verhofstadt en minister van Werk Freya Van den Read More

From equalization to development: sectoral training funds as learning organizations From equalization to development: sectoral training funds as learning organizations In a market economy, individual employers are confronted with several dilemmas, when they have to make long-term investments in (re)training and HRD. Especially in small and medium enterprises (SME’s), these dilemmas often lead to under-investmen Read More

De verhouding tussen georganiseerde werkgevers en werknemers is in de periode waarin ik nauw betrokken ben geweest bij het centrale overleg, aan sterke verandering onderhevig geweest.

Convergence and quality of industrial relations in Europe Convergence and quality of industrial relations in Europe Quality of industrial relations is increasingly recognised as a key issue at European level. This contribution intends to explore the whats and whys: what is meant by quality and why is it high on the European agenda? It is argued that it has to do with an instrumental view on quality in the first place: in how far industri Read More

Good employership and good employeeship: towards a conceptual model Good employership and good employeeship: towards a conceptual model TNO carries out a four year research programme on ‘Good Employership and Good Employeeship”. One of the aims of this programme is to bridge the gap between these two in essence normative concepts and a more scientific approach. As a starting point, the literature of the disci Read More

De levensloopregeling staat symbool voor de bredere levensloopfilosofie. Dat denken is gericht op het zoeken naar nieuwe carrièrepatronen die beter passen bij individuen die arbeid en zorg combineren. Twee belangrijke ontwikkelingen dwingen tot een nieuw denken over loopbanen.

The influence of organizational characteristics on work pressure in organizations The influence of organizational characteristics on work pressure in organizations The effects of work related stress and work pressure are a topic of research, however, very little research focuses on the causes of work pressure. In this article we examine some possible causes of work pressure in organizations. In research on work pressure, usually Read More

Predictors of employment aspiration and job search behaviour Predictors of employment aspiration and job search behaviour A study was designed to make a pair-wise comparison between people with a high employment aspiration and an active job search behaviour on the one hand and their counterparts not wanting and not searching for work on the other hand. This comparison was made for three non-working groups: non- Read More