European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Eurofound's ERM database on restructuring-related legal regulations provides information on regulations in the Member States of the European Union and Norway which are explicitly or implicitly linked to anticipating and managing change.
All articles of the Ordinance (2019:525) on state aid for the installation of charging points for electric vehicles
The Ordinance (2019:525) has introduced a state grant to support the installation of charging points for electric vehicles. Material costs to install a charging point, such as the cost of a charging box, will be eligible for the grant. Labour costs are eligible under certain restrictions. Grants may be given as a lump sum with an equivalent value up to 50% of the eligible costs, but a maximum of SEK 15,000 (€1,482) per charge point. Grants may not be given for measures that are to be implemented under obligatory requirements. The grant is administered by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
This measure is part of an initiative called 'Klimatklivet' (‘the climate stride’). The initiative aims to reduce emissions that affect the climate. The money invested is expected to provide the greatest possible climate benefit.
In May 2021, 3278 investment applications have been granted as part of the initiative, amounting to a total of SEK 7.3 billion (€0.71 billion) in public funding, i.e. aside from the private funding. Among the 3278 investment applications, 2081 were for charging points. The estimated reduction of emission per invested krona (SEK) (€0.098) is on average 2.02 kilos of carbon dioxide equivalents during the the time when the measures are in effect. The measures on average last for about 16 years.
Eurofound (2021), Sweden: Company incentives to deploy electric vehicles, Restructuring legislation database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/legislationdb/company-incentives-to-deploy-electric-vehicles/sweden
Between the end of 2022 and the first half of 2023, almost 300,000 employees working for ‘big tech’ companies were laid off across the world, making headlines for months in global media. This development has been a shock, considering the high numbers of jobs in well-known tech corporations with a reputation for offering good working conditions and well-paid positions.
The retail banking sector is fertile ground for studying the impacts of digitalisation on work and employment. Financial services are increasingly provided online, without the intermediary of customer-facing institutions. Many banks in the sector have been undergoing serial restructuring since the global financial crisis, and it is one of the few service sectors with stagnant or declining employment.
Since 2011, the Restructuring support instruments database of the EU PolicyWatch has been collecting information on measures that assist companies and workers to anticipate and manage restructuring. This article looks at measures in the database aimed at supporting employees and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022).
Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor database reveals the impact of the energy crisis on employment in the EU. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, energy prices have hit record highs. The European Commission imposed sanctions and limitations on the import of oil and gas from Russia, which has reacted by reneging on supply commitments to many Member States.
