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On 19 March 2024, as part of its Brussels Briefing series and as Member States prepare to transpose the new EC Directive on adequate minimum wages for workers in the EU, Eurofound organises a face-to-face briefing on the latest developments on minimum wages in Europe.


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As part of its response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the EU swiftly activated its Temporary Protection Directive for those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, enabling displaced persons to settle in the EU and have access to the labour market and basic public services. There are many specific challenges

March 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report

Employment levels in the EU27 recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic shock in 2020–2021 much faster than after the global financial crisis (2008–2010). This was despite the immediate job loss effects of the two crises being of comparable scale. This report summarises structural developments in Europea

March 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Eurofound research paper

Under the banner of the EU Presidency of Belgium, the aim of this high-level conference is to reflect, with key European stakeholders, on the future social agenda of the European Union. Together, they aim to identify what are the remaining challenges in the domains of employment and social affairs

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, young Europeans face many obstacles in their path to independence, including securing employment, the rise in cost of living and the inability to leave the family home. This report builds on recent Eurofound survey data to explore the lives of young people in the EU.

April 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report

The report describes trends in social and economic discontent across the EU between 2002 and 2020, highlighting in particular the turbulent times brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report explores the evolution of social cohesion and its impact on economic and social discontent. It assesses

April 2024
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report

The event is part of the EU Presidency of Belgium and has a dual objective: firstly, to give key players the opportunity to analyse the work already completed and what remains to be done to achieve the objectives set, and secondly, to provide coordinators with a platform to share their knowledge in

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Eurofound, Cedefop and the European Environmental Agency (EEA) organise a series of Tripartite Exchange Seminars (TES) aiming to improve the capacity of social partners and governments to engage and act effectively in social dialogue (and the world of work) and with a specific focus on the green

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Workers will experience the effects of climate change in many ways: job insecurity, changes to their work tasks and responsibilities and changes in their workplaces that may involve different work practices and the development of new activities and products. Climate change is associated with higher

May 2024

Living and working in Europe, Eurofound’s 2023 yearbook, provides a snapshot of the latest developments in the work and lives of Europeans as explored in the Agency’s research activities over the course of 2023. This overview also describes how Eurofound's activities connect with the policy prioriti

May 2024

A look behind 80% bargaining coverage: What do collective agreements actually contain?

The EU Minimum Wage Directive stipulates that Member States should strive to achieve a collective bargaining coverage of 80%. While this is a very important step in promoting collective bargaining, new research by Eurofound shows that policymakers, should look behind this figure.

On 4-5 March 2024, CEPS is organising the CEPS Ideas Lab for its 11th edition to celebrate a decade of thought-provoking discussions. Participants are preparing to exchange ideas and insights on a myriad of pressing issues currently facing the EU, from the upcoming European elections to global AI

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Three years after the adoption of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), this report reviews the quality of the social partners’ involvement in 2023 in the ongoing implementation of reforms and investments funded by that initiative. It also examines the quality of their involvement in the prepa

26 February 2024

On 23 February 2024, as part of its new Dublin Briefings series, Eurofound organises an expert briefing with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) on the latest developments on collective agreements and minimum wages in Europe.


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Eurofound, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium to Ireland and under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, organises a visit of the EU Heads of Mission in Ireland to Eurofound.


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This background paper focuses on one important aspect of social protection: unemployment benefits, both first tier (usually contributory) and lower tier (predominantly tax-based, non-contributory and means-tested). Unemployment benefits help to cushion the impact of job loss on household finances an

02 February 2024

Ensuring greater social protection for self-employed people has been the subject of much policy debate in recent years. In 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted a recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed. Sudden reductions in income during the COVID-1

30 January 2024

The high-level OSH conference takes place in Brussels on 30-31 January 2024. The event brings together experts and decision makers in the field of mental health and work with the aim of brainstorming and sharing innovative solutions and best practices to help anticipate and plan for the future.

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In this pilot project, Eurofound successfully established the feasibility of, and piloted, an EU-wide database of minimum pay rates contained in collective agreements related to low-paid workers. A conceptual and measurement framework was devised, a total of 692 collective agreements – related to 24

26 January 2024

There’s a demographic shift sweeping Europe: people are living longer and working longer. Older workers, however, face significant labour market barriers.

25 January 2024