Unemployment

This background paper focuses on one important aspect of social protection: unemployment benefits, both first tier (usually contributory) and lower tier (predominantly tax-based, non-contributory and means-tested). Unemployment benefits help to cushion the impact of job loss on household finances an

Pe măsură ce economiile încep să se redreseze după pandemia de COVID-19, deficitul de forță de muncă este din ce în ce mai evident, în pofida impactului războiului din Ucraina asupra prețurilor la energie și la mărfuri. Este vorba mai ales de deficitul exacerbat de criză în anumite sectoare și

Cea de a cincea rundă a sondajului electronic al Eurofound, desfășurată între 25 martie și 2 mai 2022, scoate la lumină situația socială și economică a oamenilor din întreaga Europă la doi ani după ce a fost identificată pentru prima dată infecția cu virusul SARS CoV 2 pe continentul european. De

While unemployment is still a huge challenge in Europe, some countries, sectors and occupations are experiencing labour shortages. This report explores various approaches to identifying labour shortages and maps national policy debates around the issue. It documents public and social partner

Disclaimer: Please note that this report was updated with revised data (specifically for Bulgaria) on 23 March 2021.Acest raport își propune să evalueze impactul inițial al crizei COVID-19 asupra ocupării forței de muncă în Europa (până în T2 2020), descriind efectele sale la nivelul tuturor

The uneven impact of the 2008–2013 economic crisis on Member States brought upward convergence to the fore in EU political debates. The focus was on orienting social policy towards getting the EU back on track, as encapsulated in the European Pillar of Social Rights. However, the meaning of the conc

This report presents the findings of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, carried out by Eurofound to capture the far-reaching implications of the pandemic for the way people live and work across Europe. The survey was fielded online, among respondents who were reached via Eurofound’s

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of individuals and societies, including on the economy and labour markets, is unprecedented. The impact of the global health emergency has placed a growing number of businesses under threat, putting the jobs of more and more workers at risk and