US-Consilium launched a consultation on the right to disconnect, which can affect the mental but also the physical health.
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the Power of Disconnecting and Annual Leave
PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9012-23The Right to Disconnect and the utilization of annual leave are crucial for employee well-being and productivity. Unveiling the Power of Disconnecting and Annual Leave for Employee Well-being Trends and policies regarding annual leave in different countries. The potential consequences of insufficient or underutilised annual leave. Introduction In the…
Towards a Fair Digital Transition
PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9639 - 41There is a crucial need for regulating those tools at the workplace, where AI has already been deployed without proper regulatory frameworks. Towards a Fair Digital Transition in European Public Services USF joins EPSU call to action The introduction of AI, digitalisation and new technologies has the…
Internal Survey Report on Teleworking and Hybrid Work
PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9636 - 38The revealing details of this survey are taken together with the general comments and analyses available in the media to draft a set of recommendations for the future. 2025 Internal Survey Report on Teleworking and Hybrid Work USF Working Group Summary In early 2025, USF launched an internal…
Job Quality and Digitalisation
PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9612 - 19Digitalisation is transforming work and creating new challenges for trade union rights. Key insights to support collective bargaining and union action. Foreword Digitalisation is changing the reality of work in every sector. New tools, platforms and computerised systems are shaping how tasks are organised, how decisions are…
WORKPLACE vs WORKSPHERE
PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #966 - 11For trade unions, the task is both to design tools adapted to the risks associated with mobility and to renegotiate collective guarantees. Union Syndicale often supports cases that highlight the shift from traditional to contemporary workspaces. One case, described below with duly respect to anonomity, is one…
Editorial #96
PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9603The recurring key points in this AGORA edition’s contributions on AI are clear. Uphold the dignity of the worker. Empower workers. Avoid unnecessary toxic monitoring. The 2023 USF Congress in Alicante asked the USF organs to pay more attention to how digitalisation affects our members’ work relationships and environment.…
New Pact for Social dialogue between European social partners and the European Commission
The Pact is a follow up to the Social Partners Summit (Val Duchesse, January 2024) whose aim was to rebuild trust between Cross sector partners
Uberisation : A Prediction We Made Years Ago
PreviousPreviousNextNext11 - 15For years, our union has warned that Uberisation would invade the public sector, even in areas traditionally resistant to such changes. The phenomenon began to creep in through outsourcing and contract work, but in recent times, it has become more explicit. Uberisation Spreads To Public Services: A Prediction…
Understanding the ‘woke’ phenomenon
PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9310 - 17The challenge for trade union organisations is to find a balance between defending the relevant interests of workers and considering new forms of activist engagement. Social conscience or social conflict? Understanding the ‘woke’ phenomenon It’s capturing attention and stirring controversy. Over the last ten years or so,…