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2013

DateTitle
14-05-2013Understanding restructuring in SMEs in Europe

15-03-2013A polarising crisis: higher paid jobs prove most resilient

28-02-2013Involving young people in making the youth guarantee work

08-02-2013Surveying how European workplaces have managed in the economic downturn

17-01-2013Active inclusion of young people furthest from the labour market

2012

DateTitle
29-11-2012Declines of quality of life in all EU Member States, alarming levels in some, survey says

06-11-2012New EU-wide restructuring report reveals wide variations in consequences across country, sector, employees

22-10-2012Economic cost of Europe’s youth not in employment, education or training estimated at over €150 billion

18-10-2012Investment in good childcare and parenting support services required to offset rising child poverty and social exclusion in EU

02-10-2012Clearer role for social partners in building tomorrow’s Europe

19-09-2012Agreed pay increases not enough to maintain purchasing power in Europe

16-08-2012Gap between agreed and actual working time across the EU remains wide

31-07-2012Working conditions in the retail sector under scrutiny

29-06-2012Key trends identified in Eurofound’s new Living and working in Europe report

27-04-2012Rise in restructuring activity in EU in first quarter

11-04-2012Eurofound co-organises conference on Quality of work and employment with the European Parliament

20-03-2012Flexicurity in times of crisis

17-01-2012Active inclusion policies are only answer to employment impact of ageing workers

2011

DateTitle
24-11-2011EU labour markets: a hesitant recovery

26-10-2011Improvement of working conditions boosts overall productivity

25-10-2011Restructuring activities slow down in 3rd quarter

11-10-2011The shrinking middle: where jobs were lost during the recession

27-07-2011European workers spend more time at work

20-07-2011Sharp differences in how EU Member States recover from the economic recession

01-07-2011Helping Europe’s next generation to work

05-05-2011Announced EU job losses and job gains almost level

15-03-2011Working longer requires better working

16-02-2011Is volunteering for everyone?

24-01-2011Public sector restructuring initiatives on the rise

2010

DateTitle
24-11-2010Europe’s short-time working schemes good example of how labour market adjustment costs are shared

16-11-2010Workers say working conditions are slow to improve

28-10-2010Limited effectiveness of active labour market programmes on public job creation in Europe

20-10-2010Alternative investment funds have limited negative impact on labour outcomes in the long term

12-10-2010Spelling out scenarios for Europe's financial services sector

01-10-2010Be active, stay young - go volunteering

10-09-2010Beyond the GDP debate – making sense of research-based policy-making

28-07-2010Widespread use of short-time work reduces gap between agreed and actual working time in the EU

26-07-2010Two jobs lost for every one created in Europe

29-06-2010Social partners show strong willingness to adapt to the changing social and economic climate

25-06-2010Negotiated pay outstrips prices in 2009

19-05-2010Level of trust in government and national parliament plummets across Europe

13-05-2010Germany bucks the overall trend in working conditions in Europe

28-04-2010Restructuring activity in Europe declines but job losses still outweigh job gains

15-04-2010Spain leads the way in supporting self-employed workers and creating more jobs

01-03-2010Workplace social dialogue essential in bringing European companies out of the recession

01-03-2010Dialogue social au travail indispensable pour sortir les sociétés européennes de la récession

01-02-2010Levels of restructuring job loss continue to decline but so does job creation across Europe

19-01-2010A snapshot of working conditions in Europe today

2009

DateTitle
14-12-2009European-wide survey shows how companies are managing in the recession

27-11-2009Evidence based policy to integrate migrants to European society

04-11-2009A coordinated macroeconomic response at European level is required to tackle the recession

30-10-2009Restructuring job loss in EU declines in third quarter

07-09-2009Real pay plummets in all but four EU Member States in 2008

28-07-2009Stark differences in working time across Europe

02-07-2009Helping European social policymakers fight undeclared work

30-06-2009New Deputy Director aims to build trust and forge partnerships

19-06-2009Social dialogue crucial for improving working conditions

06-05-2009Cyprus second lowest collectively agreed wage increases across Europe in 2008

30-04-2009Job losses outnumber job creations by almost three to one

25-03-2009Health, family and quality of society - the cornerstones of quality of life in Europe

25-03-2009Austrians rate their health care system top of the class in Europe

25-03-2009Belgians rate the quality of their health care system the second highest in Europe

25-03-2009Bulgaria reports the lowest level of tension between racial and ethnic groups in their country compared to all 27 EU Member States

25-03-2009Cypriots rate their own health on a par with the Greeks and the Spanish, among the top four in Europe

25-03-2009Germans rate the quality of their health care system and access to it below average in Europe

25-03-2009Trust in political institutions among Danes rates highest in Europe

25-03-2009Estonians rate their public transport system as one of the most efficient in Europe

25-03-2009Three quarters of Spanish people rate their own health as very good or good, ranking Spain second in Europe

25-03-2009Health, family and quality of society - the cornerstones of quality of life in Europe

25-03-2009Finns rate the quality of and access to their health system only behind the levels recorded in Austria and Belgium

25-03-2009The French rate their own health among the highest in Europe

25-03-2009More than two out of three people in the UK rate their own health as very good or good

25-03-2009Health, family and quality of society - the cornerstones of quality of life in Europe

25-03-2009The majority of Croatians rate their own health as very good or good

25-03-2009Hungarians rate their own health well below average among Europeans

25-03-2009Eight out of ten people in Ireland rate their own health as very good

25-03-2009Seven out of ten Italians rate their own health as very good or good

25-03-2009Lithuanians rate the quality of their public transport system among the top ten in Europe

25-03-2009Luxembourgers rate their public transport system as the best in Europe

25-03-2009Latvia has one of the lowest levels of tensions between racial and ethnic groups in Europe

25-03-2009Macedonians rate their own health above the average of the twelve new EU Member States

25-03-2009One in six people in Malta considers their health as very good or good

25-03-2009Almost one in six people in the Netherlands report high tensions between racial and ethnic groups in the country

25-03-2009Poles rate their own health above average across the twelve new EU Member States

25-03-2009The Portuguese rate their own health much lower than their neighbours in Spain and other Mediterranean countries

25-03-2009Romanians rate the quality of their public transport system closer to the levels recorded in the EU15 countries

25-03-2009Swedes rate the quality of and access to their health care system among the top four in Europe

25-03-2009One out of three Slovenians report high tensions between racial and ethnic groups in the country

25-03-2009Two out of three Slovaks rate their own health as very good or good

24-03-2009Czechs rate the quality of their health care system and access to it on a par with countries of the former EU15

16-03-2009Signs that employers opt for alternatives to redundancy

05-03-2009Family responsibilities main reason for older women’s low activity rates

03-03-2009Accent on globalisation, demographic trends and climate change on living and working conditions in Europe

2008

DateTitle
19-11-2008Perception of life satisfaction and quality of life remains high among Europeans

13-11-2008Should I stay or should I go? Opportunities and challenges of cross-country mobility

15-10-2008European cities ensure equality when employing migrants

08-10-2008The European Employment Strategy has paid off, report says

02-10-2008Flexicurity – it takes three to tango

01-10-2008Quality of work in Europe in 2010 and beyond

15-09-2008Working conditions in Greece lag behind the rest of Europe

03-09-2008The gap in working times between Eastern and Western Europe remains wide

21-08-2008Women still earn less than men in Europe

20-08-2008Big differences between wage increases in Europe

13-06-2008Defining the role of social partners in Finland in 2025

10-06-2008Helping Europe’s social policy-makers tackle youth unemployment and globalisation

02-06-2008Delocalisation is not Europe’s number one ‘job-killer’

16-05-2008Workers report increasing work intensification

07-04-2008Housing: evaluating best practice for integrating migrants

27-03-2008Better working conditions help older employees remain in the workforce

25-03-2008Better working conditions help older employees remain in the workforce

14-03-2008Reassessing the role of older people

28-02-2008The impact of globalisation on structural change and employment

30-01-2008Diverse approaches to older workers across Europe

28-01-2008Limit wage subsidies in favour of EU-wide mobility grants to benefit the opportunities of globalisation

2007

DateTitle
05-12-2007Women, men and work in the EU

29-11-2007Spotlight on temporary agency work, SMEs and industrial relations in the EU, Japan and US

07-11-2007Social capital creates jobs in rural Europe

30-10-2007Getting the balance right on mobility: an EU/US perspective

26-10-2007Henrik Litske, 1958 - 2007

10-10-2007Musculoskeletal disorders still the most widespread work-related diseases

02-10-2007Hungarian workers: exposed but well-informed about health and safety risks at work

27-09-2007Portuguese workers: overall satisfaction with work but not with pay

17-09-2007Good working conditions in Slovenia at risk from increasing levels of intensity and work-related health effects

30-07-2007European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) quarterly: Most job cuts due to internal restructuring

19-07-2007Sharp contrast in days’ leave across EU

16-07-2007Economic and social problems pose policy challenge for Croatia

09-07-2007European workers get significant hike in pay in 2006

27-06-2007French satisfied with work, confident in the future

15-06-2007High levels of paid-for training in Belgium

14-06-2007Successful collective bargaining spur industrial relations developments across Europe

14-06-2007A decade of benchmarking industrial relations in Europe

05-06-2007Quality of work in Europe – a top priority

05-06-2007Ensuring long-term success of mobility with better balance between economic gains and social integration

23-05-2007Migrants in Europe face severe challenges

14-05-2007Turkish people satisfied with life but key differences remain

25-04-2007High business confidence reflected in many new jobs across Europe

08-03-2007Gender gap still wide for working women in the EU

28-02-2007Denmark tops European work satisfaction league

19-02-2007Despite EU-wide statutory rights to parental leave, big differences still exist

14-02-2007Strengthening the competitive advantage of Europe’s biomedical health care sector

08-02-2007Higher business confidence is positive for Europe’s labour markets

24-01-2007Announcing Eurofound’s Programme of Work 2007: Improving living and working conditions in the EU

22-01-2007Better web access to the Foundation’s information

2006

DateTitle
07-12-2006Good career prospects here, say workers in Malta

05-12-2006Italians less satisfied with work than most European workers

29-11-2006New study on mobility in Europe: Mass migration a myth in an enlarged Europe, new report says

07-11-2006First findings of the fourth European Working Conditions Survey: Working conditions in Europe – what workers say

02-10-2006Tackling the future need for social care

20-09-2006High levels of life satisfaction, happiness and optimism about the future in Romania

18-09-2006Europe’s manufacturing sector hard hit by job losses

11-09-2006Helping local authorities to integrate migrants

05-09-2006Workers in Europe benefit from more holiday entitlements

08-06-2006Intention to migrate strong among young in Lithuania

06-06-2006High levels of intention to migrate among young in Latvia

17-05-2006Big differences in flexi-time arrangements in Europe

05-04-2006High levels of flexi-time arrangements in the UK compared to Europe

22-03-2006Temporary agency work: an increasingly important form of employment in the European Union

21-03-2006Bulgarians boast highest levels of home ownership in Europe, despite poor material conditions and quality of life

09-03-2006European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) and Luxembourg

08-03-2006Most new jobs created in new Member States

09-02-2006High overall life satisfaction levels in Finland but general dissatisfaction over pay

18-01-2006Accent on job creation, mobility, better working conditions and work–life balance in 2006

2005

DateTitle
14-12-2005EU-wide survey finds that both companies and employees profit from flexible working time

30-11-2005Launching the European industrial relations dictionary: a clear insight into the workings of industrial relations at European level

23-11-2005Slowdown in restructuring cases during last quarter

10-11-2005Europe’s farmers earn below national average wages

07-11-2005Four out of five jobs lost in Europe due to internal restructuring

18-10-2005New Director appointed to the European Foundation

28-09-2005The future of Europe's construction sector: higher building costs if new technology not used by small and micro enterprises

16-09-2005Launching the fieldwork for the 4th European Working Conditions Survey: Improving working conditions in Europe

29-08-2005Strong link between restructuring and job creation

06-07-2005Pay and jobs main issues for industrial action

29-06-2005Ireland boasts high levels of life satisfaction and optimism

29-06-2005Ireland boasts high levels of life satisfaction and optimism

21-06-2005Workers on permanent employment contracts more likely to get training

15-06-2005EurLIFE, an interactive database of quality of life indicators: Check out your quality of life!

05-05-2005Less holidays, longer hours for workers in EU’s new Member States

26-04-2005High life satisfaction despite poor work-life balance in Spain

21-04-2005Continued wage moderation across Europe

14-03-2005Still wide differences in industrial relations in the EU, Japan and USA

02-03-2005Health, social services and education sectors most at risk of stress

01-03-2005Hungarians are happier but less satisfied with life than average

09-02-2005Massive job losses announced in the UK

05-02-2005More job losses across Europe in the last quarter

27-01-2005Austrians are satisfied and happy with life but wary about the future

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