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Tweet[IWS] EWCO: WORKING CONDITIONS OF PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES [13 December 2013]
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditons (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
EUROPEAN LEVEL
WORKING CONDITIONS OF PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES [13 December 2013]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2013/09/EU1309011I.htm
Professional athletes in Europe rarely have the benefit of collective agreements or social dialogue to help establish good basic working conditions and some form of employment protection. A study prepared by the sector’s social partners, UNI Europa Sport Pro and EU Athletes, says that many have no formal employment contract at all, and lack of insurance or pension provision is all too common. In its conclusion, the social partners call on the European Commission to foster encourage social dialogue in the sector.
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