Martin Hutsebaut
Bio/Description
Born 1943 in Belgium; studies in social sciences at the State University of Ghent; 1974-1978 assistant at the ETUC, since 1978 assistant to the ETUI Director and since 1993 administrative manager of the European Trade Union Institute.
Research Fields
Social security policies and fiscal policies.
CV
Martin Hutsebaut was born in Aalst (Belgium) in 1943 and graduated in social sciences from the State University of Ghent in 1966. He was assistant at the law faculty of the State University of Ghent from 1966 to 1974. In 1974 he became research assistant at the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) where he dealt with European company law, workers' representation rights in companies, and tax policies. In 1977 he was elected deputy Member of the Belgian Parliament. After being employed as assistant to the Director of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) from 1978 to 1993, he was appointed Administrative Manager of the ETUI in 1993. As from 1 April 2005 he will be a member of the Directors' Committee of the ETUI-REHS where he holds the position of Secretary. His main research interests are social security and taxation policies. His publications include the following books: Pensioners in Western Europe; Taxation in Western Europe, Social Protection in Europe. Facing up to changes and challenges; Social protection of civil servants in Europe; Active strategies for older workers; A lifelong strategy for active ageing.
Projects
Occupational Pension Schemes in Europe: Architecture, Management and Investment Policies
In Europe occupational or supplementary pension schemes are developing very fast in nearly all countries. Between 1998 and 1999 the number of autonomous funds has increased in half of the European Union Member States for which data are available, with the highest growth rate recorded in Spain with 13.2%. Investments have increased in nearly all EU-Member States in the 1998-99 period (by 13% to 20%).
Contacts
ETUI-REHS Research
Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5 - Box 4
B-1210 Brussels
Belgium
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Publications
Social protection in Europe: Facing up to changes and challenges
The various sections of the book deal with the relationship between employment and social protection, the financing of social security systems and aspects of pension systems, unemployment benefit and health care provision.
Active strategies for older workers
This book sets out to describe how, in nine EU countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands), social partners and governments have been successful in increasing the employment rates of older workers, or have failed to do so. Different paths have been tried out in different countries, some with more success than others. The book highlights good and bad practices in the field of employment, training, social protection and taxation policies. Current policies are evaluated and proposals are made for further successful action. Amongst major reforms discussed, the book refers to the development of systems of partial, phased, progressive or flexible retirement.
Report 68. Social protection of Civil servants in Europe
This report contains a very thorough review of state organisation, legislation relating to the civil service, the status of civil servants and the main social welfare regulations applicable to them in the European Union's 15 member-states, as well as in 6 CEECs (the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia): a unique set of data.
A lifelong strategy for active ageing
This book, the second in a series, discusses a comprehensive set of measures aimed at increasing the employment rate of older workers. The book's six chapters, and smaller sections of comments, deal with the incentives/disincentives debate, employment and training policies in favour of older workers, the issues of work organisation and reorganisation of working time, the availability of social infrastructures and, last but not least, the question of how to change the attitudes of employers, workers and trade unions with a view to keeping older workers in employment.