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
Eurofound’s 2016 Foundation Seminar Series has been addressing the theme of the impact of digitalisation on work. The format of the series departs from that of traditional conferences, a central element being the work that participants undertake in workshops. Moreover, linking the first and second sessions is an examination of the national situation carried out by tripartite teams in the participa
Eurofound together with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Workage (an EU-funded project) held an interactive conference on the theme of sustainable work in the EESC premises in Brussels on 29 September.
The event brought together representatives from business, public policy, research and social partner organisations to explore new findings from Eurofound on sustainable work
As part of its commitment to further increase the relevance and usefulness of its work for its target audiences, Eurofound carries out an annual user satisfaction survey. Feedback from stakeholders and users helps Eurofound to continuously improve its publications and other outputs. This year’s survey, being carried out once again by market research company GfK Belgium, was launched on 11 October
Despite the dramatic transformation of collective industrial relations in recent decades, there are good reasons why they still play an important role in EU Member States and in society today. Well-functioning industrial relations are efficient mechanisms for achieving better business performance, act as tools for redistributing income, and provide a set of collective values for a society as a who
The second session of the 2016 Foundation Seminar Series (FSS) took place on 13–14 October in the premises of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Berlin.
The event continued and built on the progress made at the first session, in Dublin in May, on the theme ‘The impact of digitalisation in the European Union: Building up national agendas for better implementation of digital cha
The EU would be an estimated €370 billion better off each year if the employment rate of womenequalled that of men.
This figure, which is equal to 2.8% of EU GDP, is the sum of income not earned and welfarecontributions not made plus the cost of welfare transfers. (It does not, however, take account ofthe economic contribution of women not active in the labour market.) The finding comes from aE
In the following blog piece Eurofound Director Juan Menéndez-Valdés looks at the issue of the gender employment gap in Europe, and how the difference in labour market participation between women and men has far-reaching implications.
Il nuovo rapporto di Eurofound – "Gender Employment Gap: challenges and solutions” è stato presentato al Parlamento Europeo martedì 11 Ottobre 2016.
Nonostante il tasso di occupazione femminile sia aumentato durante la crisi economica, la divergenza nell’occupazione tra uomini e donne in Europa e nella maggior parte dei paeasi membri è ancora significativa. A questo proposito, il rapporto si co
Our new report explores the main characteristics and consequences of gender gaps in labour market participation. It finds that the estimated cost of a lower female employment rate was €370 billion in 2013, corresponding to 2.8% of EU GDP. This does not include the unpaid domestic work performed by women who are not active in the labour market.
Eurofound's new publication The gender employment gap: Challenges and solutions will be presented to the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality tomorrow at 5.00 pm (CET), and will subsequently be available to download directly from our website. Watch the presentation live at http://bit.ly/FEMMComm.
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In the following blog piece Eurofound Senior Programme Manager Stavroula Demetriades looks at the relationship between social dialogue and business success, particularly during times of crisis.
Europe has gone through significant economic change over the past decade. Businesses have had to manage the challenges posed by the financial crisis, globalisation and a rapidly changing labour market.
European countries face the challenges of ageing populations supported by shrinking workforces, more precarious types of employment, and in many cases, a decreasing number of jobs in the wake of the economic crisis. As a result, the issue of how to enable more people to participate in the labour market and to continue to do so until an older age has become a key policy issue in all EU Member State
In the following blog piece, originally posted on Social Europe Journal, Martina Bisello and Enrique Fernández-Macías look at the impact of routine tasks on working life, and how routine fits into the larger debate on computerisation and automation.
In the digital age, there are fewer routine jobs because of a higher risk of automation. But a great paradox of this age is this: workers in most
In the following blog piece, originally posted in Social Europe Journal, Eurofound Research Manager Hans Dubois looks at the potential of partial-retirement to extend working lives in Europe, and improve the sustainability of pension schemes.
There are limits to the effectiveness of member states’ pension reforms…
Europe, it’s often said, is experiencing a worsening ageing crisis. European
The prevalence of structural problems in dwellings in the EU varies considerably between Member States.
On average, 12% of EU residents report damp or leaks in their walls and roofs; 9% live in accommodation with rot in the windows, doors or floors; and 14% of resident indicate that they cannot afford to keep their home adequately warm.
Such problems are most common in Cyprus, where 51% of d
A new report from Eurofound – Developments in working life in Europe: EurWORK annual review 2015 – collates information based on research from Eurofound’s network of European correspondents. The correspondents report national-level information on industrial relations and working conditions for the Agency’s European Observatory of Working Life (EurWORK).
The material, published in the form of a
The 11th European Congress of the International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) took place in Milan over 8–10 September 2016. A corporate member of ILERA, Eurofound has played an active role in previous European and world congresses, contributing to the discussion and sharing information. It continued its contribution at this year’s congress, the theme of which – The future of
Well-functioning social dialogue is a key component in implementing the reforms that will boost European competitiveness. A new report from Eurofound examines how management, employees and their representatives achieve common solutions to common problems. It identifies a number of elements of good practice, such as regular meetings between management and employees to follow up on decisions, contin
On 7 September, Leo Varadkar (pictured right), Irish Minister for Social Protection, visited Eurofound. He met with Eurofound’s Director Juan Menéndez-Valdés and senior research and communications staff to learn more about the Agency’s work in the fields of sustainable work and inclusive labour markets. Eurofound has recently published a report analysing Member States’ strategies to make work more
