Europäische Stiftung zur Verbesserung der Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen
Die dreigliedrige Agentur der Europäischen Union Eurofound unterstützt die Entwicklung besserer sozial-, beschäftigungs- und arbeitsmarktpolitischer Maßnahmen durch die Bereitstellung von Wissen
Die dreigliedrige Agentur der Europäischen Union Eurofound unterstützt die Entwicklung besserer sozial-, beschäftigungs- und arbeitsmarktpolitischer Maßnahmen durch die Bereitstellung von Wissen
In diesem Bericht werden die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Krise auf die Lebensqualität älterer Menschen erfasst, darunter die Auswirkungen auf ihr Wohlbefinden, ihre Finanzen, ihre Beschäftigung und ihre soziale Eingliederung. Es werden die Auswirkungen auf die Inanspruchnahme von Pflegediensten und die Abhängigkeit älterer Menschen von anderen Unterstützungsleistungen untersucht. Es werden politische Maßnahmen vorgestellt, die in den Mitgliedstaaten der EU zur Unterstützung älterer Menschen in allen vorgenannten Bereichen durchgeführt wurden.
The first overview of minimum wage setting for 2022 shows that, while some negotiations are still ongoing, virtually all EU Member States have increased their nominal statutory rates. Compared to last year, when most countries settled for cautious increases against a background of deep uncertainty caused by the pandemic, growth in statutory rates for 2022 was stronger, reflecting an easing of the situation. This was especially the case in central and eastern European countries, where some increases were in double digits. Nevertheless, inflation is back in the picture and should be monitored in the coming months to get an insight into how the increases in nominal minimum wage rates translate into actual changes in the purchasing power of minimum wage earners.
Die Prioritäten von Eurofound für den Zeitraum 2021–2024 werden von den zentralen Herausforderungen für den sozialen Zusammenhalt und für gerechte Übergänge in einem sich wandelnden Umfeld nach der COVID-19-Krise bestimmt. Dieses Arbeitsprogramm bezieht sich auf ein Europa nach der COVID-19-Krise. Die Unsicherheit, die die vergangenen zwei Jahre geprägt hat, wirft weiterhin ihren Schatten voraus und wird die Art und Weise, wie wir leben und arbeiten, umfassend und wahrscheinlich langfristig verändern.
The European Union Agencies Network on Scientific Advice (EU-ANSA) consists of technical and regulatory agencies that provide scientific advice to EU policymakers. This report demonstrates how EU-ANSA member Agencies are addressing the socioeconomic effects of sustainable development. It is based on two surveys conducted among the member Agencies. The survey results show that the most researched areas include the economy, employment, skills and training, gender inequalities, health and safety, social aspects, the role of regulation and social dialogue.
Aufwärtskonvergenz bildet den Kern des Projekts Europäische Union. Die Mitgliedstaaten und ihre Bürger schließen sich der Union an, weil sie sich von ihrer Mitgliedschaft erwarten, dass sie zu ausgewogenem wirtschaftlichen Wohlstand und zu sozialem Fortschritt in den Ländern führt. Zunehmende Ungleichheiten zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten, wie sie in der Wirtschaftskrise 2008-2013 zu beobachten waren, könnten als Verrat und als Nichteinhaltung des Versprechens der EU gesehen werden und die Voraussetzungen für Unmut und Zerfall schaffen.
Der technologische Wandel beschleunigt sich mit der zunehmenden Leistungsfähigkeit elektronischer Geräte zur digitalen Speicherung, Verarbeitung und Kommunikation von Informationen. Die Digitalisierung verändert die Wirtschaft und die Arbeitsmärkte in der EU: Nahezu ein Drittel der Arbeitsplätze in der EU wird als in hohem Maße digitalisiert eingestuft. Welche Auswirkungen hat die digitale Revolution auf Beschäftigung und Arbeit? Und wie könnte sie sich auf den sozialen Dialog auswirken?
Eine der auffälligsten Entwicklungen in den vergangenen fünfzig Jahren ist der enorme Anstieg der Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen. Zwei von drei in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten in der EU neu geschaffenen Nettoarbeitsplätzen wurden von Frauen besetzt. Zugleich haben stark steigende Erwerbsquoten von älteren Arbeitnehmern aufgrund der Alterung der Bevölkerung und politischer Veränderungen zu einem Anstieg des Anteils älterer Arbeitnehmer auf dem Arbeitsmarkt geführt.
Trotz der in den letzten Jahren gestiegenen Erwerbsbeteiligung von Frauen und einem höheren Anteil von Frauen als Männern, die in gut bezahlten Berufen eingestellt wurden, besteht in allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten ein geschlechtsspezifisches Lohngefälle. Das Lohngefälle zwischen Frauen und Männern wird erwiesenermaßen maßgeblich vom Wirtschaftssektor, in dem die Menschen arbeiten, und dem Beruf, in dem sie tätig sind, beeinflusst.
Digital transformation is changing the world of work. This report looks at how social partners – the actors involved in the regulation of employment relationships – are increasingly adopting technological solutions to improve the services that they provide to their members and facilitate collective bargaining processes. Technological tools offer social partners the opportunity to enhance consultation, engage with their members through digitised processes, improve services and increase networking activities, as well as addressing the issue of membership decline.
Mit diesem Bericht sollen europäische Unternehmen bei der Bewältigung der Herausforderungen der COVID-19-Pandemie unterstützt werden. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf arbeitsplatzbezogenen Verfahren und Strukturen, die dazu beigetragen haben, dass Unternehmen überall in der EU Betriebsstabilität entwickeln und zugleich für die Sicherheit ihrer Beschäftigten sowie der Kundinnen und Kunden Sorge tragen konnten.
The European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) is carried out every four to five years since its inception in 2003, with the latest edition in 2016. It examines both the objective circumstances of people's lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. It covers issues around employment, income, education, housing, family, health and work–life balance. It also looks at subjective topics, such as people's levels of happiness and life satisfaction, and perceptions of the quality of society.
This series brings together publications and other outputs of the European Jobs Monitor (EJM), which tracks structural change in European labour markets. The EJM analyses shifts in the employment structure in the EU in terms of occupation and sector and gives a qualitative assessment of these shifts using various proxies of job quality – wages, skill-levels, etc.
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2016, the fourth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2015, the sixth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 1996, the second edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2001, which was an extension of the EWCS 2000 to cover the then 12 acceding and candidate countries. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2000, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) maps and analyses company policies and practices which can have an impact on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as the development of social dialogue in companies. This series consists of outputs from the first edition of the survey carried out in 2004–2005 under the name European Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance.
Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) maps and analyses company policies and practices which can have an impact on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as the development of social dialogue in companies. This series consists of outputs from the ECS 2009, the second edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2004–2005 as the European Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance.
Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) maps and analyses company policies and practices which can have an impact on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as the development of social dialogue in companies. This series consists of outputs from the ECS 2013, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2004–2005 as the European Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance.
This report will map the existing regulations on telework in European Union Member States, including in legislation and collective agreements. It will present the most recent changes to these regulations and shed light on how the future of (tele)work could be regulated at both national and EU level, in order to improve working conditions in telework arrangements and reduce the risks associated with telework and with specific ways of working remotely.
As part of a process to collect information on essential services, the European Commission (DG EMPL) requested Eurofound to provide input on certain aspects of existing and planned measures in the Member States to improve access to essential services, in reference to Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The scope of the exercise included energy services, public transport and digital communications, and the focus was on people at risk of poverty or social exclusion (in practice, people on low incomes in most cases).
This report focuses on trends and developments in collective bargaining that were evident from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines potential new strategic approaches and priorities incorporated in negotiation agendas, as well as collective bargaining practices and coordination at sector and company levels in the private sector.
This report explores the association between skills use and skills strategies and establishment performance, and how other workplace practices, in terms of work organisation, human resources management and employee involvement, can impact on this. It looks at how skills shortages can be addressed, at least in part, by creating an environment in which employees are facilitated and motivated to make better use of the skills they already have. This further supports the business case for a more holistic approach to management.
This policy brief will provide an update on upward convergence in the economic, social and institutional dimensions of the European Union, as outlined in the European Pillar of Social Rights and its accompanying Social Scoreboard.
The financial services sector is pertinent for studying the impact of digitalisation, as the main ‘raw material’ of the sector is digitally stored and processed. Process automation in the sector is likely to lead to significant job losses over the next 10 years, as the high street bank presence declines and the online bank presence increasingly accounts for a higher share of overall activity. Such trends have already been identified in bank restructurings captured in Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the electricity sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the electricity sector in the EU Member States.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the gas sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound’s study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the gas sector in the EU Member States.
This report investigates the practical implementation of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive at company level. It explores the challenges faced by existing EWCs and provides examples of identified solutions and remaining issues from the point of view of both workers and management. The report looks at the way that EWCs meet the requirements of the EWC Directive in terms of establishing processes of information and consultation.
The hospital sector has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals and their workers are on the frontline in the fight against the virus, and they face a number of significant challenges in terms of resources, work organisation and working conditions. This study will explore the role of social dialogue and collective bargaining in how the sector is adapting to the pandemic. What kinds of changes have been introduced, either through social dialogue or collective bargaining? Are the changes temporary or permanent?
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