Communication calendar

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How to prevent a housing crisis

Spiralling housing costs are causing despair across the EU. The situation is making people anxious that they will lose their accommodation or become homeless; they may become overburdened financially or forced to live in substandard accommodation; and many young people are unable to leave home

4 April 2023
Hans Dubois
Blog
Social policies
Social inclusion
European Pillar of Social Rights
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life

Conference on social inclusion and access to adequate housing

The Swedish Presidency of the EU organised a conference on the different aspects of social inclusion and access to adequate housing, with a focus on child rights issues and the European Child Guarantee, rights of people with disabilities, and access to permanent housing for women and children who


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Event
In-person event
Social inclusion
Disability and chronic disease
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
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Fostering skills use for sustained business performance: Evidence from the European Company Survey

Human resources contribute to the success of an organisation though their skills. According to the ability, motivation, opportunity (AMO) model, employee contributions to organisational performance depend on their skills, their motivation to draw on their skills, and the opportunities to do so

30 March 2023
Publication
Research report
Skills and training
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Participation at work
Work organisation
European Green Deal
Employment and labour markets
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Involvement of social partners in the implementation of national recovery and resilience plans

In 2022, the European Semester process was updated to take into account the launch of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in February 2021. Over the past year, Member States have implemented national recovery and resilience plans (RRPs) in a context of huge geopolitical and economic upheaval

29 March 2023
Publication
Research report
Social dialogue
Social partners
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

Measures to tackle labour shortages: Lessons for future policy

As economies begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, labour shortages are becoming increasingly evident despite the impact of the war in Ukraine on energy and commodity prices. These include shortages exacerbated by the crisis in some sectors and professions where they had been endemic for some

28 March 2023
Publication
Research report
Skills and training
Unemployment
Employment structure
European Green Deal
Employment and labour markets
COVID-19
Digitalisation
Labour market policies
Just transition

Where are the shortages, where are the workers? The drivers behind labour shortages in Europe and how to tackle them

On 29 March 2023, Eurofound and the European Labour Authority (ELA) organised a one-day event on labour shortages in the EU: Where are the shortages, where are the workers? While the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated shortages in some sectors where they had been endemic for some time, recent


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Event
In-person event
Skills and training
Employment and labour markets
Labour market policies
Just transition
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EU lack of labour won't be solved by skills alone: Improving job quality is key

The European Commission declared 2023 as the European Year of Skills, stating ‘Helping people get the right skills for quality jobs and helping companies, in particular small and medium enterprises, address skills shortages in the EU is what this year is all about.’

27 March 2023
Tina Weber
Blog
Skills and training
Working conditions
Gender equality
Employment and labour markets
Labour market policies
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EU convergence: Geographical dimension, impact of COVID-19 and the role of policy

Historically, the political debate around EU convergence has gathered momentum in the aftermath of a crisis. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the purpose of this report is to take stock of the last two decades of convergence trends. The study begins with an empirical investigation of economic

22 March 2023
Publication
Research report
Social policies
Promoting social cohesion and convergence
COVID-19
Labour market policies
Inequality

Watch the webinar: #AskTheExpert - Key ingredients for the future of work: job quality and gender equality

Eurofound organised a live interactive webinar on ‘Key ingredients for the future of work: job quality and gender equality’ with a live Q&A on 22 March 2023. The video recording is available.


Event
Online event
Working conditions and sustainable work
Gender equality
Job quality
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Trends in national social dialogue in responding to external shocks or crises: Background paper

This paper provides an overview of the involvement of the social partners in policymaking and social dialogue in recent years, primarily at national peak level. It will focus on the evolution of social dialogue over the past decade and a half in terms of its response to external shocks, focusing on

20 March 2023
Publication
Customised report
Social dialogue
Social partners
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations