Labour and social regulation
8 Dezember 2022

Labour and social regulation covers the legal framework and fundamental social rights that regulates industrial relations, employment and social policies across Europe. It includes national, EU and international legislationRead more
Labour and social regulation covers the legal framework and fundamental social rights that regulates industrial relations, employment and social policies across Europe. It includes national, EU and international legislation. Union labour law has a direct or indirect impact on the normative and functional frameworks of individual and collective labour law systems of the Member States in a relationship of mutual interference and interaction. Increasingly Union labour laws are also shaped by agreements that the parties voluntarily enter into and by soft law mechanisms. The reform or modernising of labour law is currently high on the agenda in several Member States.
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Teleworking numbers double in EU to 41.7 million in 2021 bringing better work-life balance, more autonomy but longer working hours and isolation
Zunahme der Telearbeit: Auswirkungen auf Arbeitsbedingungen und -vorschriften
Watch the webinar - #AskTheExpert: Making telework work for everyone – lessons from the pandemic for a digital age
EU context
TopCovers the legal framework that regulates industrial relations and employment across Europe, including EU legislation and the fundamental labour standards that need to be taken into account.
Read moreCovers the legal framework that regulates industrial relations and employment across Europe, including EU legislation and the fundamental labour standards that need to be taken into account.
Legislation is crucial in shaping how Europeans work and live. It is the basis for ensuring better working conditions, equitable labour relations, and equal opportunities for all citizens.
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Research
TopEurofound has monitored legislative developments in industrial relations, working conditions and restructuring in Europe over time and from a comparative perspective across the Member StateRead more
Eurofound has monitored legislative developments in industrial relations, working conditions and restructuring in Europe over time and from a comparative perspective across the Member States. The Agency’s work in this area seeks to assist decision-makers in better understanding the legal framework for creating policy. It has also put resources in place to assist audiences in understanding the sometimes complex and difficult terminology used.
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TopThe sections below provide access to a range of publications, data and ongoing work on this topic.
- Publications (925)
- Ongoing work
Publications
Eurofound publications come in a variety of formats, including reports, policy briefs, blogs, articles and presentations.
Teleworking numbers double in EU to 41.7 million in 2021 bringing better work-life balance, more autonomy but longer working hours and isolation
News 8 Dezember 2022Zunahme der Telearbeit: Auswirkungen auf Arbeitsbedingungen und -vorschriften
Publication 8 Dezember 2022Watch the webinar - #AskTheExpert: Making telework work for everyone – lessons from the pandemic for a digital age
Ereignis 6 Dezember 2022Regulierung von Mindestlöhnen und anderen Vergütungsformen für Selbstständige
Publication 30 November 2022European Employment and Social Rights Forum - The social dimension of the green transition
Ereignis 16 November 2022Watch the webinar - #EurofoundLIVE: Regulating platform work – The EU’s big balancing act
Ereignis 28 September 2022Ongoing work
Research continues in this topic on a variety of themes, which are outlined below with links to forthcoming titles.