IR Share

Name

IR Share

Legal name

IR Share

Website

https://irshare.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Relations Information Services

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519), Information (51)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) & Resource Sharing Operations (EDAEAGAK)

Keywords

• Industrial relations research
• Labour law documentation
• European Works Council training
• Social dialogue consulting
• Employment law publishing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Contracts (Eurofound): IR Share serves as Eurofound's national correspondent for France, providing information on working conditions, industrial relations and the labour market. This represented approximately 25% of turnover in 2024.
2. IR Notes Newsletter Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions to the multilingual IR Notes newsletter providing independent information on industrial relations and labour law in Europe. This represented approximately 26% of turnover in 2024, serving more than 100 organisations.
3. Training Services: Customised training programmes for European Works Councils, SE Works Councils, trade unions, and law firms on EU labour law, industrial relations, and related issues. This represented approximately 38% of turnover in 2024.
4. IR Club Membership: Annual membership fees for the European Works Councils Club, offering a collaborative space for EWC members to share experiences, discuss challenges and exchange best practices. Membership fees range from €500-€3,000 depending on organisation type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IR Share is a multilingual resource centre that produces and distributes documentation, research, training, and subscription-based information on industrial relations and labour law at the European Union and Member State level. Its core deliverables are a fortnightly newsletter (IR Notes), an open-access document library (IR Doc), bespoke training programmes for European Works Councils, research services as Eurofound's national correspondent for France, and a membership-based community (IR Club) for EWC members.

Product overview

IR Share is a multilingual resource centre providing documentation, research, and training services on industrial relations and labour law at European Union and Member State level. The platform operates as a unified suite of five interconnected products: IR Notes (subscription newsletter in 6 languages), IR Doc (open-access document database), IR Training (tailored training for EWC/SE members), IR Research (Eurofound national correspondent services), and IR Club (premium membership community). The company also contributes to European social dialogue monitoring and facilitates transnational cooperation among works councils.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IR Notes: Independent, reliable and balanced briefing note on industrial relations and labour law in Europe, published in 6 languages and sold by subscription
• IR Doc
• IR Training
• IR Research
• IR Club

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and supporting.

• Ultra LaboranscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUltra Laborans is a multidisciplinary team accompanying the metamorphosis of work at the level of organisations and territories. They collaborate with IR Share on training programmes and provide expertise in organisational transformation and labour relations.
• Pemota ConsultancycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPetra Molenaar founded Pemota Consultancy in 2022 with 25 years of experience in EWCs. The firm focuses on advice, training, and support for European employee relations and collaborates with a reliable network of professionals including IR Share.
• Visionary AnalyticssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisionary Analytics is a consulting firm providing applied research, evaluation, and advisory services to EU institutions, international organisations, and national governments. IR Share has collaborated with them on EU-commissioned studies such as telework research.
• NotussecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNotus provides technical assistance to public and private entities for the design, management, and evaluation of policies and programmes, including seminars and workshops. IR Share collaborated with them on telework and right to disconnect research commissioned by the European Commission.
• Wisefrog Creative AgencysupportingTechnology or IntegrationWisefrog provides web design, development, strategy, and custom solutions that help IR Share connect more effectively with its audience and improve community relations.
• SecureHabitssupportingTechnology or IntegrationSecureHabits is a cybersecurity consultancy specialising in secure software development lifecycle and AI system security. Together with IR Share, they co-develop AI-related training and provide digitalisation solutions for partners and clients.
• FORBAsecondaryOthersFORBA (Working Life Research Institute) conducts research on work and employment issues. IR Share collaborates with them as part of Eurofound's network of national correspondents, covering micro, meso, and macro levels of work and labour markets.
• RILSAsecondaryOthersRILSA (Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs) focuses on socio-economic development research, particularly in labour and social affairs. IR Share collaborates with them as part of Eurofound's network of national correspondents.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions): EU agency providing comparative research on working conditions, industrial relations and living conditions across member states. IR Share actually serves as Eurofound's national correspondent for France, making it both a peer in the same content space and a client.
• Cedefop (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training): EU agency providing research and policy analysis on vocational training, skills and the labour market. Adjacent to IR Share in audience (EU policy researchers, social partners) and in operating model (research publications, country-level correspondents).
• ILO (International Labour Organization): UN agency setting international labour standards and producing global research on working conditions, social dialogue and labour law. Comparable at a higher level as a multilingual global publisher of authoritative labour-law content and reports.
• IZA (Institute of Labor Economics): International research network producing labour economics research and policy analysis. Comparable as a subscription-based research and dissemination model targeting labour economists, policymakers and HR professionals across Europe.

Emerging players

• European Policy Centre (EPC): Brussels-based think tank producing policy analysis and event programming across EU policy areas including employment and social affairs. Comparable as a B2B subscription and membership-based information service targeting EU policy professionals in Brussels and beyond.

Others

• SDA Bocconi School of Management: Italian business school running labour and employment research programmes, executive training and policy publications. Comparable as a provider of labour-law training and research output, though anchored in academia rather than independent journalism.

Regional players

• CEEMET (Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries): European employers' federation representing metal, engineering and technology-based sectors, providing policy positions and research on industrial relations from the employer side. Comparable as a stakeholder organisation publishing on the same topics but from an employer-side perspective.
• Eurocadres (European Council of Professional and Managerial Staff): European organisation representing professional and managerial staff, providing position papers and policy analysis on EU labour law and industrial relations. Comparable as a pan-European stakeholder voice, with overlapping audience of EWC members and HR professionals.

Direct peers

• ETUI (European Trade Union Institute): The research and education arm of the ETUC, producing reports, training and publications on European industrial relations and labour law. Most directly comparable to IR Share in mission and audience, although ETUI is trade-union affiliated whereas IR Share is editorially independent.
• Liaisons Sociales Europe (Liaisons Sociales / Wolters Kluwer): French publication covering European social and labour policy that was founded by IR Share's own founder (Frédéric Turlan) in 2000 and is now part of Wolters Kluwer. Operates as a near-direct competing information service in the same niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IR_Share
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IR_Share
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/irshare

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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