Publications

Discover a wealth of insights on key topics shaping Europe's social and economic landscape. Eurofound’s publications offer in-depth reports, analyses, and policy briefs covering labor markets, living conditions, and workplace developments across the EU. Explore the latest findings to inform decisions and drive positive change.

Flagship report

14 April 2026

European Working Conditions Survey 2024: Overview report

Now in its eighth edition, the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 maps changes in working life over more than three decades. This high-quality, probability-based survey covers 35 European countries, including the 27 EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia. Over 36,600 face-to-face interviews, each lasting approximately 45 minutes, took place as part of the survey.

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28 May 2026

Digital story

Online platform work in the European Union: Implications for working conditions and access to information

This digital story presents headline findings on the working conditions and information needs of online platform workers across key areas: Who platform workers are; Where they operate geographically; Their working conditions and earnings; How algorithmic management impacts their work; Information needs about rights and protecting workers in the digital economy.

28 May 2026

Research report

Online platform work in the European Union: Implications for working conditions and access to information

This report analyses the working conditions and information needs of online platform workers based on a survey of 3 830 workers across 15 EU Member States. Unlike existing research focused on on-location platform work, this study examines workers who provide services entirely online. The findings reveal a workforce that is predominantly male, of prime working age and highly educated, primarily delivering skilled professional services rather than microtasks.

27 May 2026

Eurofound research paper

Constrained flexibility: Involuntary non-standard employment in the European Union

This paper analyses the incidence, trends and micro-drivers of involuntary non-standard employment (INE) across EU Member States between 2006 and 2024, using a composite indicator capturing workers employed involuntarily under temporary contracts, in part-time work or both.

7 May 2026

Digital story

Living and working in Europe 2025 - digital version

In 2025, cost-of-living pressures, housing insecurity and fragile mental well-being continued to shape the experience of living and working in Europe for millions of Europeans. Focusing on work, quality of life and inequality, this digital yearbook captures Eurofound's work over 2025.

30 April 2026

Eurofound research paper

AI, algorithmic management and the transformation of society, work, and employment – exploring the concepts

Building on Eurofound’s established conceptual framework of the digital age, this concept paper examines how the unfolding artificial intelligence wave is set to transform not only the world of work and employment, but also the wider fabric of society, from the delivery and quality of public services to the production, dissemination and governance of information. The analysis is guided by four vectors of change – automation, augmentation, digitisation and platformisation – identified as the central drivers shaping this transformation. The concepts presented in this paper will inform Eurofound’s future research on artificial intelligence and algorithmic management.

24 April 2026

Article

Changing for climate change: Why policymakers need to embrace behavioural insights

This article explores why behavioural insights should be integrated into climate change policymaking and how they can contribute to more effective and socially inclusive strategies, as system-wide changes cannot happen without public support and acceptance.

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