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This publication comprises individual country reports on developments in working life in each of the 27 EU Member States and Norway in 2023, based on national research and survey results. The topics covered include the political context in 2023; updates on the social partners and social dialogue ins

July 2024

As part of our Virtual Visits initiative, Eurofound organises an exclusive online event with its experts, on Labour shortages: Tailoring interventions for different drivers of shortages on Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 11.30 - 12.30 (Cypriot time). Attendance is by invitation only.


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The focus of this report is on the role that human capital plays in determining inequalities across the EU, as well as within Member States. Using Cedefop’s work in this area, the report provides a comparative analysis of national trends in education and lifelong learning, including differences betw

August 2024

This report investigates regional employment dynamics in Europe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the subsequent recovery from the crisis. Almost 90% of regions across the EU had exceeded their pre-pandemic employment levels by 2022. However, significant regional disparities in emp

August 2024

Multistakeholder partnerships are essential for ensuring that the green transition is not only environmentally sound but also socially just. This policy brief investigates how relevant actors (national and regional authorities, the social partners and civil society organisations), using a partnershi

August 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Policy brief

This informal meeting of the Employment Committee (EMCO), held in Budapest on 19–20 September 2024, is one in the series of regular meetings that EMCO holds throughout the year.

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Social protection can include a range of entitlements to monetary and in-kind benefits. Eurofound’s project focuses on unemployment and minimum income benefits. Social protection can provide a safety net for people who are negatively impacted by the green and digital transitions. During the COVID-19

September 2024

Over the last decade, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed the way employees work and communicate with each other. Despite the many benefits of digitalisation of work, the widespread access to digital devices in working life provides an alternative medium for new forms of a

September 2024

This report provides updated data on the scale of labour shortages and labour market slack in the EU and at Member State level and focusses on organisational policies aimed at attracting workers in shortage occupations. It provides lessons on steps employers can take to fill vacancies, whether actin

September 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report

Job retention schemes were the main policy instruments used across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic to preserve employment and support businesses. The report provides an analysis of job retention schemes in the EU, focusing on their institutional characteristics, their impact on employment levels

September 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report

The extent of interaction between workers and robots is expected to increase in modern workplaces due to rapid advancements in robotic technologies. Advanced robotics often leverages progress in artificial intelligence, machine learning and sensor technologies to achieve higher levels of sophisticat

22 July 2024

This formal meeting of employment and social affairs ministers (EPSCO) will take place in Budapest on 16 July 2024.


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Employee monitoring: A moving target for regulation

This article explores the emerging risks from advanced monitoring technologies and how national jurisdictions are adapting to the challenges of digitally enabled workplace monitoring.

This report examines trends in income inequality in the EU and explores whether the middle class is becoming smaller due to disparities in household disposable income.

12 July 2024

Eurofound organised together with the European Environment Agency (EEA) an interactive webinar looking at the future prospects of Europe’s green transition, with a live Q&A on Thursday 4 July 2024. Time: 10:00–11:00 Irish Time / 11:00–12:00 Central European Summer Time. Watch the video!


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Workers will experience the effects of climate change in many ways: job insecurity, changes to their work tasks and responsibilities, and changes in their workplaces that may involve different work practices and the development of new activities and products. Climate change risks are associated with

01 July 2024

This report describes Eurofound's activities, particularly its research, information and communication programmes and policy achievements, in relation to the objectives set in the Programming document 2021–2024: Work programme 2023.

28 June 2024
Publication
Annual report

Towards adequate minimum wages: Fairness and a decent standard of living

The adequacy of minimum wages established by the EU Minimum Wage Directive shall be assessed on two dimensions: fairness and the provision of a decent standard of living. It is up to the Member States to decide on their approaches to assessing the adequacy of minimum wage levels.

This 2024 annual review of minimum wages provides a synopsis of minimum wage setting during 2023 in the EU27 and Norway. It reports in detail on the processes and outcomes of setting the minimum wage rates for 2024 and beyond. It investigates the extent to which minimum wage earners were affected by

26 June 2024

In cooperation with Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Eurofound organised its latest Dublin Briefing, on self-employment, at Europe House. The in-person, off-the record briefing with Eurofound experts examined self-employment and platform work and how to improve the situation


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