Europe has begun to emerge from the prolonged slump caused by the global financial crisis in 2008 and exacerbated by the euro zone single-currency crisis in 2010–2011. In 2014–2015, aggregate employment levels rose faster than at any time since 2008: over four million new jobs were created in the EU28. The fifth annual European Jobs Monitor report looks at employment shifts in the European Union.
In this blog piece, originally posted on Social Europe Journal, Eurofound Director Juan Menéndez-Valdés looks the complex and multi-faceted story of what it is to live and work in the European Union of today.
Brexit dominates political debate, migrants stream through borders, social protection systems are collapsing, changing forms of work are corroding conditions, unemployment levels remain hi
Eurofound has published its yearbook for 2015. The report shows that employment in Europe is on a slow growth trajectory after a long period of job loss and economic stagnation, but quality of life has slipped for many Europeans, and poverty is a threat for millions. Download the report: http://bit.ly/LWE2015
[Hören Sie hier, wie Andrea Fromm, eine Forschungsreferentin von Eurofound, den neuen Bericht über die „Bekämpfung des Menschenhandels zum Zwecke der Arbeitsausbeutung“ vorstellt]
Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitnehmerinnen können sich frei im EU Binnenmarkt bewegen. Dabei können sie in einem anderen EU-Mitgliedsstaat arbeiten und leben, ohne auf Schlepper oder Schleuser angewiesen zu sein. In der Europ
Since the advent of the Industrial Revolution, technological change has brought both opportunities and risks. However, the widespread entry of computing technology into the workplace in the 1980s, and in particular the arrival of the World Wide Web in the 1990s, has profoundly affected society and the economy. This ‘digitalisation’ has already changed the nature of work: today’s offices look marke
Regional industrial policy after a large manufacturing plant closure
How can a region recover and redevelop when hit by the closure of a big local employer?What can we learn from the experiences of other regions facing similar problems in Europe?What happened in the Trollhättan region after the SAAB closure – the biggest bankruptcy in Swedish industrial history?
These and other related qu
This article, originally posted on Social Europe Journal, is based on a comprehensive overview of surveys on the working life experiences of LGBT people in the EU. Read it in full here.
17 May is International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face distinct disadvantages in the labour market ranging from discrimination in rec
The figure on the left – from Eurofound’s report Regulation of labour market intermediaries and the role of social partners in preventing trafficking of labour – illustrates how breaches in labour rights can potentially culminate in trafficking for forced labour. In some cases, labour market intermediaries recruit or transfer workers unlawfully, deceiving workers about the nature of the job, the e
A new EurWORK topical update aims to provide an insight into the views of gay,lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals in the workplace. Based on information from Eurofound’s network of European correspondents, the report shows that discrimination is widespread, with many employees hiding their sexual identity in order to avoid discrimination in the workplace. While governments, social
Economic and labour market developments since 2008 have highlighted the importance of manufacturing for economies in the internet-driven era of globalisation. Eurofound’s pilot project on the future of manufacturing aims to examine the implications for employment across Europe. Developed at the instigation of the European Parliament and delegated to Eurofound by the European Commission (DG GROW),
Eurofound’s EurWORK observatory has launched its first series of online quarterly updates for the 28 EU Member States and Norway. Designed to complement the working life country profiles – which provide background information at national level – these new products report on the latest developments in working life in each Member State in the first quarter of this year. Eurofound is also keeping its
On 21–22 April, Eurofound held its annual meeting with the Network of European Correspondents at the Agency’s premises in Dublin. The correspondents, operating in all 28 EU Member States and in Norway, conduct research at national level; their work is an essential element of Eurofound’s Observatory of Working Life (EurWORK) and the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC).
Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) is a tripartite EU body, whose mission is to provide knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies.
