Social affairs
Social affairs in the rail sector cover a broad variety of issues, encompassing working conditions, diversity and gender equality issues, health and safety at work, education and training of staff, as well as relations with employees’ representatives and social dialogue. The Human Resources Directors Group is in charge of the social dimension of CER’s activities and supervises the work of two Working Groups: on HR Policies and Social Dialogue. As a recognised European social partner for the railway sector, CER takes part in the activities of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Railways.
Related CER Publications
A CER Statement on Brexit
CER has been since 1988 a key contributor to all public debates on all aspects of the EU transport and climate policy, providing policy- and law-makers with reliable information,...
Public Service Rail Transport in the European Union: an Overview
Public service transport plays a crucial role in passenger transport in the European Union since the vast majority of rail passenger transport services in the EU are currently...
Joint Statement on the European Pillar of Social Rights
The members of the Public Services Employers’ Forum (PSEF), representing Public Services and Services of General Interest (SGIs) employers and providers, welcome the intention of...
European Pillar of Social Rights - CER input to the European Commission's first outline
In response to the European Commission's consultation on the first preliminary outline of the European Pillar of Social Rights, CER took the opportunity to present some initial...
Third Annual Report on the development of women's employment in the European railway sector
As an outcome of the joint CER – ETF – EIM project on women in the rail sector (WIR - Women In Rail) the European social partners in the railway sector decided to introduce annual...
Promoting employment and attractive working conditions in the European rail sector - Final report
In order to analyse the assets and potential of the rail sector as an employer, CER and ETF promoted the two-year joint social partner project ‘Promoting employment and attractive...
CER-ETF Rail Freight Declaration
The joint Rail Freight Declaration signed by CER and ETF on 4 December 2015 presents proposals for measures to be adopted as part of a 'fairness and growth plan for rail...
Women in Rail - Annual report on the development of women's employment in the European railway sector
As an outcome of the joint CER – ETF – EIM project on women in the rail sector (WIR - Women In Rail 1) the European social partners in the railway sector decided to introduce...
The European Social Dialogue and the Social Dialogue in the Railway Sector in Western Balkan Countries
The European social partners of the railway sector, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)...
CER-ETF Joint Recommendations - Identify and prevent psycho-social risks in the railway sector
The European Social partners in the railway sector CER and the European Transport workers Federation (ETF) share the opinion that a healthy work environment taking both physical...
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External Links
Representativeness study on the Railways and Urban public transport
Author: Eurofound Date of publication: 3 April 2017 The study is available here.
Eurofound agency
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is a tripartite European Union Agency, whose role is to provide knowledge in the area of...
EU-OSHA Agency campaign
CER is an Official Campaign Partner of the Healthy Workplaces for All Ages Campaign 2016-17, run by the the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). The Campaign...
European Transport Workers' Federation
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) is a new pan-European trade union organisation which embraces transport trade unions from the European Union, the European...
