Employment and labour markets

Tadas Leončikas is Head of the Employment unit at Eurofound since 2022. Since joining Eurofound in 2010, he has worked on developing Eurofound’s survey research covering many topics, such as quality of life, trust, social mobility, social inclusion and social services. His current research focuses on the changing structure of employment and strategically important sectors for the EU. With a background in sociology (PhD), in his earlier career Tadas led the Institute for Ethnic Studies in Lithuania, working on studies related to the situation of ethnic minorities, migrants and other vulnerable groups, and also helped to facilitate the integration of Roma people into the labour market. As a researcher, he has collaborated with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the United Nations Development Programme and the International Organization for Migration.

John Hurley is a senior research manager in the Employment unit at Eurofound. He took up the role of research manager in February 2012. He contributes to a number of research projects including the European Jobs Monitor and has authored or co-authored over 20 reports as well as journal contributions and edited collections during his time at Eurofound. His main research interests are in the areas of comparative labour market analysis, restructuring and the changing world of work. John is a graduate of both Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin.