Online event

Virtual Visit to Slovenia - First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 - key areas pertinent to Slovenia

As part of our Virtual Visits initiative, Eurofound organised an exclusive online interactive webinar with its experts, on First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 - key areas pertinent to Slovenia’ on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 13.00-14.00 Slovenian time.

Virtual Visit to Slovenia - First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 - key areas pertinent to Slovenia
When?

Wednesday, 5 November 2025

Slovenian time

Start

13:00

End

14:00

Organised by
Eurofound in collaboration with Eurofound’s Slovenian Board Members and national correspondent in Slovenia

Event background

This event took place in the context of Eurofound’s ongoing efforts with key stakeholders at the national level to ensure widespread dissemination and dialogue on our research findings. 

Event overview

Slovenia does not conduct its own national survey on working conditions but uses the European Working Conditions Survey to monitor job quality and working life in Slovenia. This makes the findings of the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 (EWCS) particularly valuable for Slovenian stakeholders.

In 2024, the Slovenian Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities increased the sample size of the EWCS from 1,000 to 1,300 interviews to obtain a more granular, national dataset. This step enhances the capacity to identify challenges and opportunities which will help to further improve working conditions for employees and self-employed men and women. Eurofound’s virtual visit created an opportunity to explore results for Slovenia and compare them with EU-wide averages and developments in other countries. 

Eurofound has been monitoring progress in working conditions across Europe for over 30 years through the EWCS. The survey provides a comprehensive picture of the everyday reality of men and women at work, assessing job quality, analysing risks and opportunities, thus providing both EU and national policymakers with the evidence required to design effective policies.

The latest findings shed light on issues around workers’ health and well-being, work-life balance, the impact of technology use at work, gender equality as well as the implications of an ageing workforce and the twin transitions.

This event took place in collaboration with Eurofound’s Slovenian Board Members and with its national correspondent in Slovenia.

For any queries about the #Virtual Visits, please contact Bernice.Turner@eurofound.europa.eu


Presentation slides: First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey - key areas pertinent to Slovenia

PDF document

Eurofound speakers

Agnès Parent-Thirion

Senior research manager
Working life research unit

Agnès Parent-Thirion es directora de investigación sénior en la unidad de Vida Laboral de Eurofound, encargada de la planificación, el desarrollo y la ejecución de proyectos de investigación sobre las condiciones de trabajo, en particular la Encuesta Europea sobre las Condiciones de Trabajo (EWCS) y sus análisis. Es responsable de la edición extraordinaria de la EWCS 2021 y de la preparación del cuestionario para la EWCS 2024. Sus intereses de investigación incluyen las condiciones de trabajo, la calidad del empleo, el seguimiento de las condiciones de trabajo, la organización del trabajo, el género, el futuro del trabajo y el tiempo. Lleva más de una década trabajando en el área de encuestas comparativas europeas, en todos los aspectos, incluido el diseño, el desarrollo de cuestionarios, el trabajo de campo, el control de calidad y el análisis. Es licenciada en economía y gestión por las universidades Paris IX Dauphine y Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne y tiene un Diploma de Postgrado en Estadística por el Trinity College de Dublín. Recientemente ha completado cursos en línea sobre inteligencia artificial: liderazgo basado en la investigación con MIT Sloan Executive Education y 'Les grand enjeux de la transition: re-ouvrir l'horizon, comprendre pour agir' con el Campus de la Transition. Antes de incorporarse a Eurofound, trabajó durante varios años en la Comisión Europea.

Jorge Cabrita

Senior research manager
Working life research unit

Jorge Cabrita is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit. He is responsible for formulating, coordinating and managing European-wide research, and promoting the dissemination of findings in the areas of working conditions and industrial relations. His main research areas of interest include working conditions and job quality, working time and work–life balance, workers’ health and well-being, gender equality and the socioeconomic impacts of the transition to a climate-neutral economy. He is currently leading research on working time developments and on social dialogue and collective bargaining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Centre for Studies for Social Intervention and at the Research Centre on the Portuguese Economy of the Lisbon School of Economics, and as a trainer and consultant in the areas of strategic management, organisational communication, leadership and team building. He holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Socio-Organisational Systems of Economic Activity from the Lisbon School of Economics.

Maria Jepsen

Deputy Director
Eurofound

Maria Jepsen es directora adjunta de Eurofound, nombrada el 1 de noviembre de 2019. Coordina el desarrollo de programas de la Agencia. Anteriormente, fue directora del departamento de investigación del Instituto Sindical Europeo (ETUI) y profesora asistente e investigadora en la Universidad Libre de Bruselas (ULB). Actualmente también es profesora asociada de economía laboral en ULB y profesora externa en el Colegio de Europa en Brujas, Bélgica. Sus principales intereses de investigación incluyen los estudios de género, el impacto de los estados de bienestar en la oferta laboral, los salarios y las condiciones de trabajo, y el desarrollo de la dimensión social europea. La Sra. Jepsen ha sido miembro de varios comités, consejos y consejos consultivos a nivel nacional e internacional sobre cuestiones de empleo, sociales, de género e investigación. También ha sido coordinadora del comité consultivo tripartito de la Comisión Europea sobre salud y seguridad en el trabajo. Tiene un doctorado en Economía y una maestría en Econometría de la Universidad Libre de Bruselas (ULB).

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