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The new book Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets: Atypical Employment and Minimum Wage Reform in Spain and Portugal (Routledge, 2026), co-edited by Óscar Molina, examines recent transformations in the Spanish and Portuguese labour markets in the aftermath of the sovereign debt crisis and the expansion of atypical forms of employment. The volume explores why Spain and […]

The MAINSOC project was featured at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), held in Bordeaux, France. Project researchers presented key findings from the project in two dedicated panels on The Politics of Inflation Management and on Teaching Political Economy, bringing together scholars working on inflation, social dialogue, and

“Wage Negotiation in times of inflation and uncertainty: the Spanish case and European practices” How are collective bargaining and wage policies responding to the current climate of inflation and economic uncertainty? The session will address various strategies for indexation and the recovery of purchasing power in sectoral collective agreements, as well as experiences and wage

How are European countries responding to the current inflation crisis? What role do social dialogue and collective bargaining play? Join us at the MAINSOC Final Conference: Managing the Inflation Crisis through Social Dialogue April 16, 2026 European Commission Representation in Spain (Madrid) Also available via streaming This final conference will bring together researchers, trade unions,

Collective bargaining is the most important tool for ensuring quality jobs, good working conditions, and adequate wages that provide a decent standard of living. Over the past 20 years, however, collective bargaining coverage across the EU has steadily declined. The European Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the EU acknowledges the important role of collective

X Convegno SISEC 2026 – L’ era del disordine. Conflitto e cooperazione nel capitalismo contemporaneo The transformations of contemporary capitalism are manifesting themselves in an increasingly fragmented and contradictory manner: environmental and health crises, wars and geopolitical instability, accelerated technological transitions, new forms of inequality and social vulnerability, and growing disconnects between economic power, democratic

Event La stagnazione salariale in Italia: le sue cause e come uscirne 28/10/ 2025, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Bologna A multidisciplinary discussion between economists, labour sociologists and representatives of the social partners and local institutions on the causes of the wage stagnation that has troubled the country for three decades now,

This year’s report presents the minimum wage rates for 2025 and how they were set and uprated during 2024. It includes information on countries with and without national minimum wages. In addition, it provides the first comparative overview of how Member States have transposed the Minimum Wage Directive and presents new estimates of the proportion

Related publication The contributions to this special issue explore the role of governments and social partners in managing responses to the inflation crisis of 2021–2023. Publication

What actually drives higher wages across Europe? Across Europe, countries with stronger collective bargaining power consistently report higher wage floors and better overall pay outcomes.New research lays out the link, and it’s already influencing national debates. Read the full report