Måns Mårtensson

New report stresses need for stronger monitoring of labour market agencies to prevent trafficking of workers

Press releases   •   Apr 27, 2016 14:00 BST

New survey shines spotlight on increasingly complex world of work

Press releases   •   Nov 17, 2016 08:10 GMT

The overview report of the pan-European sixth European Working Conditions Survey #6EWCS is launched today 17 November 2016

Migrants from central and eastern EU Member States access fewer benefits overall than local population

Press releases   •   Dec 10, 2015 13:00 GMT

Eurofound launches report that analyses the use of various social services and benefits by intra-EU migrants and shows that the ‘welfare magnet’ hypothesis - that EU mobile workers are coming from new EU Member States to older Member States in order to access benefits - is essentially untrue.

Wage setting mechanisms and minimum wages under the spotlight in Europe

Press releases   •   Mar 06, 2014 15:00 GMT

The 'Pay in Europe in the 21st century' report provides comparative time series on wage-bargaining outcomes across the EU Member States and Norway. It also investigates the different systems and levels of minimum wages in Europe at present, evaluating the implications of a hypothetical scenario of a minimum wage set at 60% of the median national wage.

Positive effects of steel workers’ direct participation in managing health, safety and psychosocial risks at the workplace

Press releases   •   Apr 08, 2014 12:30 BST

Encouraging people to talk about their problems at work, especially psychosocial problems, is a key element in prevention strategies. Eurofound releases a new report that looks at industrial relations practices regarding health and safety strategies in the European steel sector by analysing company practices in ArcelorMittal (FR), Rautaruukki (FIN) and Salzgitter AG (DE).

The economic crisis has significantly reduced the rate of offshoring in Europe

Press releases   •   Dec 04, 2013 18:30 GMT

The offshoring share of restructuring job loss in Europe peaked before the 2008–2009 crisis and has remained lower ever since, according to the 2013 annual report of the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) - Monitoring and managing restructuring in the 21st century. The report also presents a retrospective of over a decade of monitoring the impact of large-scale restructuring activity in Europe.

Collectively agreed nominal pay outcomes in 2014 break with the past

Press releases   •   Aug 31, 2015 15:50 BST

Eurofound publishes its annual ‘Developments in collectively agreed pay’ report

Understanding workplace innovation key to making better use of human talents and skills

Press releases   •   Sep 09, 2015 09:30 BST

Eurofound’s new report on ‘Workplace innovation in European companies’ provides an understanding of why and how WPI is implemented in companies and organisations. The report will be presented to European social policy-makers and practitioners in Leuven, Belgium today.

Save the date: Launch event sixth European Working Conditions Survey – Overview report

Press releases   •   Nov 03, 2016 17:15 GMT

Eurofound launches the overview report of its 6th European Working Conditions Survey (6th EWCS) at a joint event with the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 November 2016. Join the debate on Twitter at #6EWCS

High levels of restructuring activity in the midst of improved economic outlook for Europe

Press releases   •   Feb 11, 2014 13:15 GMT

Recent months have seen an improvement in economic outlook but large-scale restructuring activity in the EU continues to result in greater announced job losses than job gains. The latest European Restructuring Monitor ERM quarterly is out, highlighting job loss and job creation activities and restructuring trends across the European Union.