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Peter Kerckhofs

Senior researcher

Bio/Description

Born 1969 in Belgium; diploma in social work, degree in international political science, University of Louvain. Research officer in the ETUI since January 1997.

Last modified: 28/06/2005 10:40 am

Research Fields

Main research area: European Works Councils.

CV

Born in Geel on 18 June 1969,

Nationality: Belgian

Education:

  • 1988-1991 Bachelor of Social Work
    Specialised in prevention-work and international youthwork HISS, Geel, Belgium

  • 1991-1993 Bachelor Political Science KU Leuven, Belgium

  • 1993-1996 Master International Political Science UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium MA thesis on “the trade union demand for European Works Councils and Directive
    94/45/EC”

  • 1998-2000 Doctoral programme Warwick Business School, UK, PhD Supervisor: Dr. Jeremy Waddington, Registration upraded from Mphil to PhD

  • 2001-2005 Doctoral programme Manchester School of Management Umist, UK

  • 2005 Finalising PhD

Professional experience:

  • Social and intercultural work for Jeugd & Gezondheid (1987)

  • Parc la Clusure (1988)

  • Info Camping (1990)

  • VFJ, Jint and ECYC (1991-1996) VCOV (1995-1996)

  • Employee for Adapt Project of Social Partners of Galicie, Santiago de Compostella (1996)

  • Senior Research officer ETUI, Field: EWC, SE, CSR and LLL (1997-2005)

  • Seconded expert to CEDEFOP

  • European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training )Thessaloniki (2002)

Language skills:

Dutch: mother tongue
French: fluent
English: fluent
German: fluent
Spanish: basic knowledge
Greek: notions
Portuguese: notions

Computer skills:
Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint.

Sports and leisure time:
20km run of Brussels
100 km walk (dodentocht)
ice-skating, biking, swimming
Guitar playing, traveling

Projects

Analysing the functioning of EWC

An overview of the literature on European Works Councils learns us that the empirical research done is limited to surveys and snap-shot case studies recording the practice of EWCs at one fixed point in time. The aim of this project is to analyse and compare developments of EWC practice. Nine European Works Councils have been studied between 2001 and 2005 on the basis of face to face interviews and telephone interviews. Individual case study reports have been developed in 2003. The longitudinal and comparative analysis will be finalised in 2005. The results of this study will then be finalised in a monography in 2006. 

Basic skills and life-long learning: the role of trade unions

Across Europe we observe a wide variety of trade union involvement in the practice and policy making in the fields of basic skills and life-long learning. A large share of this variety is due to the evolution of industrial relations in the past years and the institutional set up in each country. Due to the continued high priority of life-long learning to master the transition to the knowledge based society we study the varieties of progress as well as reasons for stalemates in trade union involvement.

Contacts

Address:

ETUI-REHS Research
Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5 - Box 4
B-1210 Brussels
Belgium

Office N°: 418

Phone: +32 (0) 2 224 04 73
Fax: +32 (0) 2 224 05 02
You can also send an email through that form:

Publications

We are updating the list of the publications. Please come back in a few weeks.

EWC facts and figures

This ETUI study uncovers a weak spot in interest representation in multinational undertakings in Europe: only 639 of these companies have European works councils.

European Works Councils database

The European Works Councils database 2004 identifies 2169 multinational companies falling within the scope of the EWC directive.

Publications:

  • 2 databases on CD-rom (each updated 3 times)

  • Articles on EWCs in French, English, Dutch, German and Japanees.

  • For; Crisp, Cedefop, ETUI Yearbook, Transfer, Over.werk, Ohara Institute of Social research.

  • Articles on Social Dialogue on Life Long Learning for Cedefop and the ETUI Yearbook.

Conference papers published on the internet:

  • IREC 2001 Madrid; http://www.ucm.es/info/femp/irec/PROGRAM.htm

  • IRRA 2001 Oslo; International Industrial Relations Association, http://www.iira2001.org/

  • IRRA 2004 Lisbon; http://www.apert.pt/iira2004/track2.html paper number 32

Publications on European Works Councils:

  • Kerckhofs, P. (1997) ‘La directive sur les comités d’entreprises européens’, Courrier Hebdomadaire, CRISP, Centre de recherche et d’information socio-politiques, Bruxelles

  • Kerckhofs, P. (1999) ‘ Oushuu roushi kyougikai sirei 94/45/EC no keisei: EU seiji soshiki to shakaiteki paatonaa’ , in Journal of the Ohara Institute of Social Research, volume 486, May 1999, Japan , pages 40-65.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (1999) ‘Article 6 agreements, Why so little progress?’, in Gabaglio, E. and Hoffmann, R. (eds) European Trade Union Yearbook 1998, ETUI, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (2000) ‘European Works Council developments in 1999’, in Gabaglio, E. and Hoffmann, R. (eds) European Trade Union Yearbook 1999, ETUI, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (2001) ‘European Works Council developments in 2000’, in Gabaglio, E. and Hoffmann, R. (eds) European Trade Union Yearbook 2000, ETUI, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (2001) ‘Databank over Europese ondernemingsraden’, Over.Werk, N° 1-2, Steunpunt Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Vorming, Leuven.

  • Kerckhofs, P. and Cox, S. (2002) ‘European Works Council developments in 2001’, in Gabaglio, E. and Hoffmann, R. (eds) European Trade Union Yearbook 2001, ETUI, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (2002) European Works Councils, facts and figures, ETUI, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. and Triangle, L. (2003) ‘European Works Council developments in 2002’, in Gabaglio, E. and Hoffmann, R. (eds) European Trade Union Yearbook 2002, ETUI, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (2003) ‘Enlargement and European Works Councils’ in Transfer N° 1, ETUI.

  • Waddington, J. and Kerckhofs, P. (2003): "What is the current state of play"’, I Transfer N° 2, Vol 9, ETUI.

  • Contribution to: Benchmarking Working Europe 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; on lifelong learning and on information, consultation and workers participation.

  • Contribution to: ICFTU (2004) A trade union guide to globalisation, ICTU, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (2004) La solidariteé transnationale est le principal défi des CEE, Entreprises et Carrieres, 21 juin 2004, Groupe Liasons, Paris.

Databases:

  • Kerckhofs, P. (ed.) (1998) Multinationals Database, Inventory of companies affected by the EWC directive, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (ed.) (1999) Full Text Database EWC agreements, ETUI, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. & Pas, I. (eds.) (2000 & 2002) Multinationals Database, Inventory of companies affected by the EWC directive, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. & Pas, I. (eds.) (2001) Full Text Database EWC agreements, ETUI.

  • Kerckhofs, P. & Pas, I (2004) EWC Database, ETUI.

online version of the ETUI EWC database (www.ewcdb.org)

Publications on European Social Dialogue on lifelong learning:

  • Kerckhofs, P. and André, M.H. (2003) ‘European social dialogue on lifelong learning, in Gabaglio, E. and Hoffmann, R. (eds) European Trade Union Yearbook 2002, ETUI, Brussels.

  • Kerckhofs, P. (2004) ‘European social dialogue on lifelong learning’ in Bainbridge, S. and Murray, J. (eds.) Learning for employment, vocational training policy at European level, Cedefop,Thessaloniki.

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