Gerstenberger, Barbara
Working conditions and sustainable work: An analysis using the job quality framework
26 February 2021
This flagship report summarises the key findings of Eurofound’s research on working conditions conducted over the programming period 2017–2020. It maps the progress achieved since 2000 in improving working conditions and examines whether all workers have benefited equally from positive change. It highlights which groups are the most at risk of experiencing poor working conditions and being left behind. Given the changes in the world of work, emerging challenges for good job quality are identified. The report also provides evidence for measures that could lead to the further improvement of work and the achievement of fair working conditions for all in the EU.
Gender equality at work
02 March 2020
Gender inequality at work persists across Europe, despite the long standing attention paid and efforts made to tackle it. This Eurofound report presents a closer look at women’s and men’s working conditions, using data from Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and complementing previous Eurofound research on, among other things, working time patterns, work–life balance and workers’ health.
Improving the monitoring of posted workers in the EU
20 January 2020
The debate about the posting of workers in the EU, its economic and social consequences, and ways to manage it is hampered by the fact that reliable, comparable data on the phenomenon are lacking. Accurate statistics on the number of posted...
Salary-setting mechanisms across the EU
27 March 2018
Eurofound has a considerable body of research findings looking at how salary levels are set in EU Member States. This report looks at the mechanisms used to determine statutory minimum wages, the use of variable pay schemes in companies in the EU, and national systems of supplementary pay.
EMCC dossier on the financial services sector
11 October 2010
/The recent financial crisis has brought to light the serious challenges that
the European financial services sector is facing. What are the prospects of a
viable, more resilient financial industry emerging from the crisis? To answer
this question, we need to look at the economic trends in the banking and
insurance industries and examine the results of the debate on the regulation
of financial markets. Also, a look at the business models that are applied in
the different segments of the financial sector as a response to the crisis
can help to map the future of the sector. From the present viewpoint, it
appears very probable that different approaches will compete in the near
future and there will be no clear decision about which is the superior model.
The coming years will be a period of testing at the business level as well as
at the level of public regulation./
EMCC dossier on the financial services sector - Three case studies
11 October 2010
The three case studies presented above were conducted using published
material from companies, like annual reports, press releases and, especially,
reports of rating agencies. The companies investigated in the case studies
did not agree to site visits and interviews (for a more detailed explanation
of the methodology applied, please refer to the methodology report [1]).
[1] www.eurofound.europa.eu/ef/publications/report/2010/undefined/financial-services-challenges-and-prospects-methodology