Skip to main content
Dublin Briefing: The many faces of self-employment – How to pave the way for greater social protection
Dublin briefing
In-person event
Joint event
Published: 12 June 2024

Dublin Briefing: The many faces of self-employment – How to pave the way for greater social protection

When?
Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Time

09:30 – 12:00 Irish local time

Where?

Europe House, 12-14 Mount Street Lower, Dublin, D02 W710, Co. Dublin, IE

Event type
In-person
Organised by
Eurofound and Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

In cooperation with Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Eurofound organised its latest Dublin Briefing, on self-employment, on 25 June at Europe House. The in-person, off-the record briefing with Eurofound experts examined self-employment and platform work and how to improve the situation of these workers.

Event background

Drawing on the latest data from Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Telephone Survey, the expert briefing covers the working conditions of different groups of self-employed people. While most self-employed people enjoy good working conditions, autonomy and good earning potential, the policy debate at both EU and Member State level has increasingly focused on the most vulnerable, especially those finding themselves in false and bogus self-employment. The briefing looks at measures taken at the national level to better protect such workers against the risks of unemployment, workplace accidents and sickness. In particular, it looks at lessons learned from measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Join Eurofound’s employment experts Tina Weber and Dragos Adăscăliței to dig deep into the data, and engage in a lively Q&A to explore issues around job quality for the self-employed and measures that can be taken to protect them.

A photo gallery is available.

For any queries about the briefing please contact Cristina Arigho at car@eurofound.europa.eu.

Agenda

Series: Dublin briefings

Held in Eurofound’s home city, our Dublin Briefings offer off-the-record, in-person discussions on pressing Irish and European topics. Connect with our experts to explore current challenges and opportunities in an informal setting.

Flag of the European UnionThis website is an official website of the European Union.
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
The tripartite EU agency providing knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies

All official European Union website addresses are in the europa.eu domain.

See all EU institutions and bodies