eu social policy ref: social policy mar 09. (1) introduction broad definition in eu compared to uk...
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EU Social Policy
ref: social policyMar 09
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(1) Introduction
Broad definition in EU compared to UK Employment & living conditions
(welfare) Nations have differing priorities re:
labour markets social security leisure & other social aspects
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Social aspect in Treaty of Rome economic and social progress low priority not specific
Developments in future, particularly single market
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(2) 1950s-1970s
Little progress beyond TOR TOR, despite deficiencies did seek
to establish freedom of movement for workers freedom of establishment equal pay rights for migrant workers
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paid holidays living & working conditions vocational training established ESF (1960)
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ESF
Initially limited financial support to temporarily
unemployed migrant workers localised retraining
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1971 reforms financing from State levies to EU’s
‘own resources’ 2 broad objectives
facilitate employment adjustment from EU policies
help overcome structural problems experienced by regions / groups, eg young job seekers
vocational training more important
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Greater activity Several ‘minor’ developments SEA - main impetus for change
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(3) 1980s: Social dimension of the SEM
Social policy: Counterbalance to SEM Integral part of econ policy Strengthens social cohesion
Economic integration creates winners and losers
Willingness to undertake economic integration depends on the winners readiness to compensate the losers
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Argued ‘safety net’ required for broad political support
Argued prerequisite for economic integration
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Social policy & productivity
EU founders believed full harmonisation of social policies not necessary component of integration the division of wage & non-wage
costs (ie: social policies) have limited impact
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Assume initially no social policy & closed economy wage W, employment level L
Adopt raft of social policies Raises cost of employing workers by
‘T’ Result:lower wage (W1) &
employment (L1) Important: wage incl wage & non-
wage costs
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Closed economy
Real wage
Labour
D
w
L
S
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Closed economy
Real wage
Labour
D
w
L
S
D1
w1
L1
T
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Non-wage benefits include
Part of wage taken as benefits rather than take home pay
Limit working hours (eg Working Time Directive, French 35 hr week)
Maternity, paternity & sick leave Pension benefits Holidays TUPE
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Open economy
Now, consider open economy More elastic demand (now D2)
greater integration in goods mkt greater competition between workers
Wage falls below W1 if social policies, (non-wage )cost = T greater burden of (T) falls on workers
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Open economy
Real wage
Labour
D
w
L
S
D2
w1
L2
T
W2
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Open economy + productivity gain
Empirical evidence suggests integration has simultaneously seen higher real wages, due to efficiency benefits from integration
Gains from SEM incl. raised productivity value of workers to firm rises D3
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More than counteracts more elastic demand
Real wage rises to W3 & employment rises to L3
EU examples…
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Open economy + productivity gain
Real wage
Labour
D
w
L
S
D2
w1
L2
W2
D3
L3
W3
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Other issues: Social dumping Movement of jobs to countries with
lower social protection, reflected in lower overall labour costs
Hoover, Dijon - Glasgow 1993 Argued concerns misplaced
France 1960s Productivity must be considered – high wage
sectors can maintain comparative advantage Division between wage & non-wage costs
can be left to States
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Wages and productivity in 2005(Germany = 100)
Country Weekly private sector earnings Labour productivity
Bulgaria 5 32Croatia 22 57Czech Republic 19 66Estonia 13 54Hungary 20 69Latvia 7 46Lithuania 10 51Poland 16 63Romania 7 36Slovakia 15 60Slovenia 33 77
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Other issues: End of the European Social model?
Today – some argue lower wages & social protection in CEECs a threat to the European Social model
Flexibility Regulation v laissez faire
Regulation ‘dual labour’ markets /Insider-outsider problem
High wage productivity sector & low wage unskilled sector (with unstable employment)
Eg Youth unempt UK employment more open to ‘outsiders’
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France v Anglo-Saxon approach Scandinavian 3rd way
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Social Charter 1989
Social Charter 1989 not legally binding opt out by…
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(4) 1990s and beyond
TEU / Maastricht Treaty Binding Social Protocol (chapter) Opt out Subsidiarity still central
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White Paper for Growth, Competitiveness and Employment 1993
Social Action Programme 1995-2000 Treaty of Amsterdam 1997 European Employment Strategy (EES)
1997 Lisbon Agenda (2000-2010)
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EMU
Lack of downwards real wage flexibility Conflict OCA theory
Pre-EMU devalue for international competitiveness
EMU makes impossible Employment may move to low cost
countries . EU examples…… Increased productivity may be solution
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(5) Social policy: Effective?
Fragmented EU policy National policies important
eg mutual recognition of qualifications - major task
Employment creation? Unemployment? YOU get data from EU
Commission/Eurostat 1990s – shift to promote employment
European Employment Strategy (EES) 1997 Lab market & other measures, eg entrepreurship
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Slight participation and reduced unemployment
See Martin J, ‘What works among active labour market policies: Evidence from OECD countries’ experiences’, OECD Occasional Papers, 1998
Funding Political will Some success
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Source The Lisbon Scorecard VIII, Is Europe Ready for an Economic Storm?, March 2008. See section on Employmenet and Social Inclusion
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Benchmarking suggested as way to create EU wide social policy Leave States to design, but meet
minimum threshold Scharp F, ’European integration,
democracy and the welfare state’, Jnl of European Public Policy, 1997
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(6) Social Policy & Business
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(7) Conclusion
Fragmented Main development 1980s+ Does globalisation indicate move
away from social policy? Lisbon Agreement ties social
cohesion to increased competitiveness