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).
The first session of the 2016 Foundation Seminar Series (FSS) will take place on 26–27 May at Eurofound’s premises in Dublin.
Participants will engage in debate and discussions around this year’s seminar theme: ‘The impact of digitalisation in the European Union: Building up national agendas for better implementation of digital changes’. Digitalisation exercises an increasingly significant infl
Labour mobility in Europe and the contentious issue of undeclared work were topics that were high on the agenda at the recent meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers in Amsterdam on 19 and 20 April 2016. Eurofound, as part of its support and collaboration with the EU Presidencies, provided a background note on the issues surrounding undeclared work for the informal EPSCO meeting. Direct
[Listen to Eurofound Research Officer Andrea Fromm introduce the new report on preventing the trafficking of labour here.]
Workers are mobile and can move freely within the EU single market across borders. In order to protect these workers from being exploited and enables businesses to engage in fair competition, the EU has strong legislation in place. But does that mean that trafficking d
Cliccare qui per ascoltare la ricercatrice Sara Riso introdurre il nuovo rapporto
Il nuovo rapporto di Eurofound ‘misure a sostegno delle start-up giovanili: dall’implementazione alla valutazione’ offre una mappatura della varietà delle misure agevolative a favore delle start-up giovanili e rivisita in modo critico i risultati che emergono da valutazioni di tali interventi volte a stabilire la
This article by Andrea Fromm was originally posted on Social Europe Journal, to view it please click here.
The European Union (EU) has strong legislation in place that protects workers from being exploited and also enables businesses to engage in fair competition. Workers are mobile and can move freely within the EU single market across borders – without being dependent upon traffickers. Yet,
(Dublin, Ireland): With growing numbers of workers moving freely across the European Union, the role of labour market intermediaries (LMIs) in matching workers with companies’ needs has become increasingly important in helping the single market to function effectively. However, some LMIs also play a part in the deceitful recruitment or transfer of workers who may subsequently be exposed to exploit
** Listen to Eurofound Research Officer Sara Riso introduce the Start-up support for young people publication here.**
The new Eurofound report ‘Start-up support for young people: From implementation to evaluation’ maps the variety of publicly supported interventions on youth entrepreneurship and reviews a range of policy evaluations assessing their impact and effectiveness.
What becomes appa
Since 2002, Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) has been monitoring the employment impact of large-scale restructuring events in Europe; it now covers the 28 EU Member States as well as Norway.
The ERM offers a searchable database of restructuring events containing factsheets with data from the principal national media in each EU Member State. Updated daily, the database has recor
There is no shortage of start-up support measures for young people in the EU. However, a new report from Eurofound warns policymakers that the failure to conduct more robust policy impact evaluations carries the risk of delivering ineffective interventions and wasting public money.
The report, Start-up support for young people in the EU: From implementation to evaluation, points to many shortf
A key element of Eurofound’s work is the research conducted at national level by its network of European correspondents, operating in all 28 EU Member States and in Norway. The work of these correspondents supports Eurofound’s research activities – in particular, the work of its observatories: the European Observatory of Working Life (EurWORK) and the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC). <
A national living wage came into force in the UK on 1 April, meaning that employers are now required to pay employees aged 25 and over at least GBP 7.20 (€9.02) an hour.
Eurofound’s Programming Document 2017–2020, adopted by the Agency’s Governing Board, will set the template for all of its activities over the next four years.
New data on the highly topical issue of preventing trafficking of labour will be presented to MEPs at a working lunch in Brussels on 27 April, with the launch of a new report from Eurofound.
This is a re-post of a blog piece published on Social Europe (SE) on 14 April.
by Sara Riso
A key priority for EU policy makers is to combat high levels of youth unemployment. Supporting young people to start a new business is increasingly regarded as a way to achieve this goal. And yet the understanding of what drives the success and failure of youth entrepreneurship policies remains incomp
(Dublin, Ireland): Many start-up support schemes for young people have limited resources, are isolated from broader youth employment policies, and are not assessed from a long-term perspective. Understanding what elements of start-up support work and how interventions can be improved is essential if youth entrepreneurship policies are to be effective for young people. This is according to Eurofou
The following article, originally written by Brian Sheehan from IRN Publishing for Eurofound's European Observatory of Working Life (EurWork), gives an overview of the reasons behind the decision to raise Ireland's National Minimum Wage (NMW) to above the 2007 level for the first time. The new rate was implemented on 1 January 2016, and followed on from a recommendation in the Low Pay Commission’s