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
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
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
[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
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
In this blog piece Eurofound Research Officer Jorge Cabrita looks at the key role of collective bargaining in establishing EU working time standards. This blog is a re-post from Social Europe, to view the original click here.
Nowadays we all know that long or excessive working hours may have serious negative impacts on a person’s health and wellbeing. Eurofound‘s new report “Working time devel
(Dublin, Ireland): Working time has remained relatively stable in the 21st century but socio-demographic challenges and the ubiquitous nature of new technologies may see significant changes in working time in the near future, according to a new report from Eurofound, the EU Agency based in Dublin. Working time developments in the 21st century reveals, for the first time, the development of worki
More than 1 in 10 employees in the EU are employed on temporary contracts, but a majority of them would prefer a permanent contract. Temporary contracts help employers to manage their labour demand, but there are downsides for employees, such as job insecurity and lower pay.
Temporary employment has been rising across many European countries for at least three decades. This is largely the resul
