Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Hospitals Objectives of study Economic background National level of interest representation European level of interest representation Commentary Annex 1: social partner organisations and collective bargaining Annex 2 : List of abbreviations This report is available in electronic format only. Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. - Tel: (+353 1) 204 31 00 - Fax: 282 42 09 / 282 64 56 e-mail:
[email protected] - website: www.eurofound.europa.eu This report examines the role of social partner associations and collective bargaining in the economic subsector of hospital activities. The study first outlines the economic background of the sector. It then describes the relevant social partner associations in all EU Member States, focusing in particular on membership levels, their role in collective bargaining and public policy, and their national and European affiliations. The final section analyses the relevant European associations, in terms of membership composition and capacity to negotiate. The aim of the EIRO representativeness studies is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in selected sectors. The impetus of these studies arises from the European Commission objective to recognise the representative social partner associations to be consulted under the EC Treaty provisions. Hence, this study is designed to provide the basic information required to establish sectoral social dialogue. Objectives of study The goal of this representativeness study is to identify the relevant national and supranational associations – that is, the trade union and employer organisations – in the field of industrial relations in the economic subsector of hospital activities, and to show how these actors relate to the sector’s European interest associations of labour and business.