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Guaranteeing access to services for children in the EU

The European Child Guarantee was established in 2021 to ensure that children in need have access to a set of key services. This policy brief analyses trends and disparities in...

21 September 2023
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Policy brief
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Does Europe have the skills it needs for a changing economy?

Work and workplaces in Europe are changing. Digitalisation, the transition towards climate neutrality, and demographic shifts are key forces behind this change. They drive increased demand in sectors and occupations...

19 September 2023
Corporate news
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Ethical digitalisation at work: From theory to practice

Automation and digitisation technologies, including artificial intelligence, are rapidly evolving and becoming increasingly powerful and pervasive. The full range of their effects in the workplace is yet to be seen...

12 September 2023
Publication
Research report
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Job insecurity undermines democracy

Workers on non-permanent contracts and workers with no formal contract are less satisfied with the functioning of democracy in their country, as are workers experiencing job insecurity. They are less...

1 September 2023
Corporate news
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Restructuring events database

European Restructuring Monitor

Since 2002, the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) has been monitoring the employment impact of large-scale restructuring events in Europe and covers the 27 EU Member States plus Norway.

EU PolicyWatch

EU PolicyWatch

Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.

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EU convergence monitoring hub

This online resource summarises Eurofound's research on convergence, explains the different dimensions of convergence and provides access to the convergEU app, allowing researchers to perform their own analysis on convergence.

European Working Conditions Telephone Survey 2021 – Read the findings

Eurofound has published the results of its European Working Conditions Telephone Survey (EWCTS) 2021. The survey covered over 70,000 workers in 36 countries and provides a wide-ranging picture of job quality across countries, occupations, sectors, gender and age groups in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report documents the working conditions of workers across Europe in 2021, while the data explorer presents the responses to over 100 questions from the questionnaire. Read the key findings, delve deeper into the report and explore the data: 

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Eurofound's publication 'Working conditions in the time of COVID-19: Implications for the future

Upcoming events

How to ensure decent work and job quality for essential workers

The COVID-19 pandemic put the spotlight on groups of workers crucial to the functioning of our societies. Many of those, known as essential workers, experience several difficulties, including insufficient pay, precarious contracts, long or very short working hours and psychosocial risks. At the same


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Job quality
Working conditions and sustainable work
Social dialogue
Care

#BrusselsBriefing: The role social services play in European resilience - Applying lessons from the pandemic

On 11 October, as part of its new Brussels Briefing series, Eurofound is organising a face-to-face briefing and exchange with its own experts on the role social services can play in our society’s resilience. Attendance is by invitation only. The event will be followed by a light networking lunch.


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Social protection
Living conditions and quality of life
Social policies
Public services

Open House Dublin ... Eurofound

For the first time ever, Eurofound is proud to be participating in Open House Dublin by collaborating with the Irish Architecture Foundation and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Eurofound will open its doors to the public on Saturday 14 October 2023 for free architecture-led guided tours of


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The European Pillar of Social Rights and the new active employment policies

This conference, taking place in Barcelona on 19–20 October, will discuss the changes that are taking place in the labour market, as well as the measures that companies, social partners and public employment services must adopt to boost jobseekers’ employability to meet the current and future needs

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European Pillar of Social Rights
Skills and training
Social protection
Employment and labour markets
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
Labour market policies

About Eurofound

Eurofound is the EU Agency for the improvement of living and working conditions. Follow the links below to learn more about who we are, what we do, procurement opportunities and vacancies.

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