a project on capacity building and social dialogue is kicking off this month

Financed by the European Commission, under the budgetline 'industrial relations' run by DG Employment, Pearle will manage a 12 month project focusing on Social dialogue in the live performance sector in the EU.

Feasibility study on the set up of EU skills Councils in the audiovisual and live performance sector

Throughout 2012, Pearle, together with the other social partners in the audiovisual and live performance sectors, is conducting a research on the feasibility of creating European sector councils on employment and skills. In various Member States, national and/or transversal sectoral skills councils or equivalent bodies have been set up to look at the quantitative and qualitative trends on the labour market and the related evolution of skills needs. The project aims to define and assess the potential scope and nature of information exchange among skill bodies and education & training providers on the European level. This feasibility study is made possible within the framework of the European Union, with the European Commission emphasising the potential role of the European sector skills councils in improving the quality and efficiency of vocational education and training as well as its attractiveness and relevance by strengthening the anticipation of skills and competences development. The project is divided into three phases. During the first phase, various sectoral skills council bodies and education & training providers are identified and mapped. Phase two will consist of study visits to 12 Member States, where there will be contact meetings and interviews with the mapped organisations, to assess their interest in participation. In the final phase, an evaluation report will be prepared, that will conclude with a formal decision whether or not to go ahead with the setting-up of a European Sector Skills Council.

Social Dialogue in the EU Live Performance Sector

Pearle* has conceived a project that aims at strengthening the capacities of national employers organisations in the live performance sector. The objective is to increase the participation of these organisations in the sectoral social dialogue at EU level. This way, Pearle* raises awareness of EU social dialogue in the sector and supports a sustainable environment for European sectoral social dialogue. The project will involve countries where employers organisations have a rather informal structure or are in the process of becoming formal employers organisations. Pearle* offers a tailor-made programme to these countries, using various tools. This will help them achieve a better understanding of the functioning of employers organisations in social dialogue processes. As such the project will promote a true exchange of practices and knowledge across Europe.

Open letter on ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders

Pearle* and other European federations of employers articulated their concerns about the new legislative proposal on ergonomics, including work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Pearle* thinks this proposal is neither necessary nor desirable, since this would impose new administrative and financial burdens on all employers. They insist that the European Commission avoids a new binding legislative in this field, but instead invests in awareness raising, information and training.

Summary of the Cultural Statistics Pocketbook with relevant Data for the performing arts

This second edition of the Cultural statistics pocketbook is more than an update of the first edition published in 2007 as it introduces content from new data sources, mainly in the domain of cultural participation. This publication is based on the European framework for cultural statistics drawn up in 2000