Communication calendar

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Impact of climate change and climate policies on living conditions, working conditions, employment and social dialogue: A conceptual framework

This paper presents an analytical summary of current academic and policy literature on the impact of climate change and policies to manage the transition to a carbon-neutral economy on four key domains: employment, working conditions, social dialogue and living conditions. It maps the main empirical

12 April 2023
Publication
Eurofound research paper
Working conditions and sustainable work
European Green Deal
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
Living conditions and quality of life
Just transition
Industrial relations and social dialogue
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How to prevent a housing crisis

Spiralling housing costs are causing despair across the EU. The situation is making people anxious that they will lose their accommodation or become homeless; they may become overburdened financially or forced to live in substandard accommodation; and many young people are unable to leave home

4 April 2023
Hans Dubois
Blog
Social policies
Social inclusion
European Pillar of Social Rights
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life

Conference on social inclusion and access to adequate housing

The Swedish Presidency of the EU organised a conference on the different aspects of social inclusion and access to adequate housing, with a focus on child rights issues and the European Child Guarantee, rights of people with disabilities, and access to permanent housing for women and children who


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Event
In-person event
Social inclusion
Disability and chronic disease
Living conditions
Living conditions and quality of life
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Förderung der Nutzung von Kompetenzen für eine nachhaltige Unternehmensleistung: Feststellungen aus der Europäischen Unternehmenserhebung

Die Beschäftigten tragen mit ihren Kompetenzen zum Erfolg einer Organisation bei. Gemäß dem Ability-Motivation-Opportunity-Modell, kurz AMO-Modell, hängen die Beiträge der Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer zur organisatorischen Leistung von ihren Kompetenzen, ihrer Motivation, sich auf ihre

30 March 2023
Publication
Research report
Skills and training
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Participation at work
Work organisation
European Green Deal
Beschäftigung und Arbeitsmärkte
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Involvement of social partners in the implementation of national recovery and resilience plans

In 2022, the European Semester process was updated to take into account the launch of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in February 2021. Over the past year, Member States have implemented national recovery and resilience plans (RRPs) in a context of huge geopolitical and economic upheaval

29 March 2023
Publication
Research report
Social dialogue
Social partners
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations

Maßnahmen zur Behebung des Arbeitskräftemangels: Lehren für die künftige Politik

Da sich die Volkswirtschaften allmählich von der COVID-19-Pandemie erholen, wird der Arbeitskräftemangel trotz der Auswirkungen des Krieges in der Ukraine auf die Energie- und Rohstoffpreise zunehmend deutlich. Dazu gehören Engpässe, die in einigen Branchen und Berufen seit einiger Zeit bereits

28 March 2023
Publication
Research report
Skills and training
Unemployment
Employment structure
European Green Deal
Beschäftigung und Arbeitsmärkte
COVID-19
Digitales Zeitalter: Chancen und Herausforderungen für Arbeit und Beschäftigung
Labour market policies
Just transition

Where are the shortages, where are the workers? The drivers behind labour shortages in Europe and how to tackle them

On 29 March 2023, Eurofound and the European Labour Authority (ELA) organised a one-day event on labour shortages in the EU: Where are the shortages, where are the workers? While the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated shortages in some sectors where they had been endemic for some time, recent


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Event
In-person event
Skills and training
Employment and labour markets
Labour market policies
Just transition
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EU lack of labour won't be solved by skills alone: Improving job quality is key

The European Commission declared 2023 as the European Year of Skills, stating ‘Helping people get the right skills for quality jobs and helping companies, in particular small and medium enterprises, address skills shortages in the EU is what this year is all about.’

27 März 2023
Tina Weber
Blog
Skills and training
Working conditions
Gender equality
Employment and labour markets
Labour market policies
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Konvergenz der EU: Geografische Dimension, Auswirkungen von COVID-19 und die Rolle der Politik

In der Vergangenheit hat die politische Debatte über die Konvergenz in der EU nach einer Krise an Dynamik gewonnen. Im Zuge der COVID-19-Pandemie soll in diesem Bericht eine Bestandsaufnahme der beiden letzten Jahrzehnte der Konvergenzentwicklungen vorgenommen werden. Die Studie beginnt mit einer

22 March 2023
Publication
Research report
Social policies
Förderung des sozialen Zusammenhalts und der Konvergenz
COVID-19
Labour market policies
Inequality

Watch the webinar: #AskTheExpert - Key ingredients for the future of work: job quality and gender equality

Eurofound organised a live interactive webinar on ‘Key ingredients for the future of work: job quality and gender equality’ with a live Q&A on 22 March 2023. The video recording is available.


Event
Online event
Working conditions and sustainable work
Gender equality
Job quality