Publications

Impact of digitalisation on social services
19 April 2021, European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee virtual meeting
Presentation by Tadas Leončikas, Senior Research Manager, Eurofound

In diesem Bericht werden die politischen Entwicklungen in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten zur Förderung der Eingliederung von Menschen mit Behinderungen in den offenen Arbeitsmarkt unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der drei Phasen – Eintritt ins Erwerbsleben, Verbleib auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und Rückkehr an den Arbeitsplatz nach Abwesenheit – näher beleuchtet.

Eurofound overview and planned activities for 2021
16 April 2021, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) virtual meeting
Presentation by Maria Jepsen, Acting Executive Director, Eurofound

Despite the economic turmoil that led to large-scale restructuring in many EU Member States and changes in working conditions for many occupational groups, 2020 seems to have been a quiet year in terms of industrial action. At the time of writing this article, national statistics for 2020 are available in only a few countries; however, several correspondents have reported a clear decline in industrial action. The most significant labour disputes related to COVID-19 occurred in the human health and social services sector, the education sector, and the transportation and logistics sector.

In diesem Bericht wird die Verteilung des Haushaltsvermögens in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten näher beleuchtet und die Rolle, die Vermögen in Bezug auf die gesellschaftliche Mobilität spielt, analysiert.

New data from the EU Structure of Earnings Survey (SES) show that, on average, EU Member States paid their social services workers 21% less than the average national hourly earnings in 2018: this compares with 19% less than the average in 2010 and 20% less in 2014. The majority of social services workers (69.3%) work in the long-term care sector.

This publication consists of individual country reports on working life during 2020 for 29 countries – the 27 EU Member States, Norway and the United Kingdom. The country reports summarise first evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on working life based on national research and survey results. They outline the policy responses of governments and social partners in their efforts to cushion the socioeconomic effects and include a focus on policy areas that have been accelerated or disrupted due to the crisis.

Living, working and COVID-19: Impact on gender equality
11 March 2021, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) virtual meeting
Presentation by Maria Jepsen, Acting Executive Director, Eurofound

Telework, ICT-based mobile work in Europe: Trends, challenges and the right to disconnect
11 March 2021 - EMCO virtual meeting hosted by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Presentation by Oscar Vargas Llave, Research Manager, Eurofound

Disclaimer: Please note that this report was updated with revised data (specifically for Bulgaria) on 23 March 2021.