This special Eurofound Talks episode, recorded for International Women’s Day 2025, looks at women’s progress in the labour market and society over the past five decades, as well as sticking points on the path to gender equality in Europe, particularly related to the gender employment and pay gaps.
This episode of Eurofound Talks looks at data from the Living and working in the EU e-survey showing a decline in the number of respondents engaged in remote work, with the percentage of people working entirely from the workplace increasing from 36% in 2023, to 41% in 2024.
The latest edition of Eurofound’s e-survey, fielded in spring 2024, provides data on the unmet medical needs of people with disabilities. This non-probabilistic survey, initiated in 2020, offers insights into the factors contributing to these unmet needs.
In this episode of the Eurofound Talks podcast Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Deputy Director Maria Jepsen, and Barry Colfer, Director of Research at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), about European social change over the past 50 years, Eurofound’s role in these chan
In 2023, thousands of workers in big tech lost their jobs. Meta, Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Salesforce had been considered to offer good and secure jobs up to this point. Giants of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, these companies are among the highest paying,
In 2024, the automotive sector in the EU came to the fore in public and policy discussions. The focus was on the slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) sales, rising global competition, belated investments in new technologies, and the potential closure of production lines in Europe.
The picture emerging across most countries following the uprates for 2025 is one of gains in purchasing power among minimum wage earners, even though the nominal rate increases are generally lower than in 2024.
Eurofound’s e-survey captures the situation of European respondents and their post-pandemic concerns. Explore our digital factsheet outlining the most recent data on the main challenges faced by Europeans in 2024.
How are EU Member States cushioning the effects of extreme weather events on workers, businesses and the broader economy? This article presents some of the 67 short-term adaptation and compensation measures captured in the EU PolicyWatch database between May 2023 and September 2024.
What constitutes cyberbullying? How widespread is the issue of cyberbullying at work? Is there sufficient legislation and workplace rules to address it effectively? Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Senior Research Manager Sara Riso.
