Industrial action and trade union opposition to a proposed government bill, the appointment of a new National Conciliator, and the general applicability principle are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Finland in the third quarter of 2018.

​​​​​​​Tensions over impending public sector layoffs, dissatisfaction with public sector wages and conditions, and protests about changes in the taxation of non-wage benefits are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Hungary in the third quarter of 2018.

​​​​​​​The positions of social partners on the Brexit negotiations, the new gender pay gap reporting system and strikes over pay are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the UK in the third quarter of 2018.

Eurofound’s work programme for 2019 was approved by its Governing Board at the 92nd meeting in Dublin on Friday 16 November. Next year is the third year of the four-year programming period, and the Agency will focus on producing policy-relevant research, data, findings and analysis in the areas of working conditions and sustainable work, industrial relations and social partner representativeness, quality of life and access to public services, convergence, the digital age, and the future of manufacturing. The final 2019 programming document will be published in December 2018.