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.

Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Start
13:00
End
14:00
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
Eurofound speakers
Agnès Parent-Thirion
Senior research managerAgnès Parent-Thirion on Eurofoundi tööelu üksuse vanemteadusjuht, kelle ülesandeks on töötingimuste uurimisprojektide, eelkõige Euroopa töötingimuste uuringu (EWCS) ja selle analüüside kavandamine, arendamine ja rakendamine. Ta vastutab Euroopa töötingimuste uuringu 2021. aasta erakorralise väljaande ja 2024. aasta töötingimuste uuringu küsimustiku koostamise eest. Tema uurimishuvid hõlmavad töötingimusi, töö kvaliteeti, töötingimuste jälgimist, töökorraldust, sugu, töö tulevikku ja aega. Ta on töötanud Euroopa võrdlevate uuringute valdkonnas üle kümne aasta, sealhulgas kavandamise, küsimustike väljatöötamise, välitööde, kvaliteedikontrolli ja analüüsi valdkonnas. Ta on lõpetanud majanduse ja juhtimise eriala Pariisi IX Dauphine'i ja Pariisi I Panthéon Sorbonne'i ülikoolidest ning tal on Dublini Trinity College'i statistika magistrikraad. Ta on hiljuti läbinud tehisintellekti veebikursused: uurimuslik juhtimine MIT Sloan Executive Educationis ja "Les grand enjeux de la transition: re-ouvrir l'horizon, comprendre pour agir" koos Campus de la Transitioniga. Enne Eurofoundiga liitumist töötas ta mitu aastat Euroopa Komisjonis.
Jorge Cabrita
Senior research managerJorge 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 DirectorMaria Jepsen on Eurofoundi asedirektor, kes nimetati ametisse 1. novembril 2019. Ta koordineerib agentuuri programmide väljatöötamist. Enne seda oli ta Euroopa Ametiühingute Instituudi (ETUI) teadusosakonna direktor ning Brüsseli Vabaülikooli (ULB) dotsent ja teadur. Praegu on ta ka ULB tööökonoomika dotsent ja Belgias Brugges asuva Euroopa Kolledži välislektor. Tema peamised uurimisvaldkonnad on soouuringud, heaoluriikide mõju tööjõu pakkumisele, palkadele ja töötingimustele ning Euroopa sotsiaalse mõõtme areng. Pr Jepsen on olnud mitme riikliku ja rahvusvahelise tasandi tööhõive-, sotsiaal-, soolise võrdõiguslikkuse ja teadusküsimustega tegeleva komitee, nõukogu ja nõuandekogu liige. Ta on olnud ka Euroopa Komisjoni kolmepoolse töötervishoiu ja tööohutuse nõuandekomitee koordinaator. Tal on doktorikraad majanduses ja magistrikraad ökonomeetrias Brüsseli Vabaülikoolist (ULB).
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