Hallitusten vuonna 2020 covid-19-pandemian hallitsemiseksi käyttöön ottamat tiukat kansanterveysrajoitukset muuttivat äkillisesti työelämää ja muokkasivat sitä edelleen kahden seuraavan vuoden ajan. Maaliskuun ja marraskuun 2021 välisenä aikana puhelinkyselynä toteutetussa Euroopan työolotutkimuksessa (European Working Conditions Telephone Survey, EWCTS) tehtiin yli 70 000 haastattelua 36 maassa. Kyseessä on korkealaatuinen todennäköisyyksiin perustuva tutkimus. Tavoitteena oli antaa yksityiskohtainen kuva eurooppalaisten työelämästä kyseisenä poikkeuksellisena aikana.
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the Food and drink sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in the EU Member States.
Raportissa tarkastellaan, miten kansalaisten luottamus instituutioihin – muun muassa kansallisiin hallituksiin, EU:hun, tiedeyhteisöön ja tiedotusvälineisiin – kehittyi covid-19-pandemian aikana vuosina 2020 ja 2021. Siinä analysoidaan tiedotusvälineiden roolia, erityisesti sosiaalisen median käytön ja luottamuksen välistä suhdetta sekä väärän tiedon (virheellisen tai harhaanjohtavan tiedon) ja disinformaation (vilpillisen tiedon tahallisen levittämisen) vaikutusta kriisiaikana.
Instituutioiden laatu on EU:ssa keskeinen osa ylöspäin tapahtuvan taloudellisen ja sosiaalisen lähentymisen saavuttamista. Sillä on tärkeä rooli talouskasvussa, ulkomaisten investointien houkuttelemisessa, toimintalinjojen ja uudistusten toteuttamisen varmistamisessa sekä EU-varojen saamisessa. Julkisten laitosten tarkoituksenmukaisuus on nyt erityisen tärkeää, kun Next Generation EU -ohjelmaa toteutetaan, sillä heikko institutionaalinen laatu voi estää rahoituksen saamisen ja heikentää itse ohjelman vaikuttavuutta.
The EU Presidency of Czechia organised a high-level conference in October 2022 on ‘Tackling energy poverty: EU approach & sharing best practices’. The event aimed to bring different actors together in order to strengthen the dialogue on possible solutions on how to further tackle energy poverty in the EU. This background paper, prepared at the request of the Czech Presidency, aims to contribute to the debate.
This working paper investigates the practical implementation of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive at company level. It explores the challenges faced by existing EWCs and provides examples of solutions identified and remaining issues from the point of view of both workers and management. In addition, the paper looks at how EWCs meet the requirements of the EWC Directive in terms of establishing processes of information and consultation.
Euroopan työmarkkinat ovat elpyneet tehokkaasti covid-19-pandemiasta. Vuoden 2021 loppuun mennessä hieman yli 18 kuukautta pandemian alkamisen jälkeen EU:n työllisyysaste oli lähes kriisiä edeltävällä tasolla. Tässä kertomuksessa esitetään yhteenveto työmarkkinoiden kehityksestä vuosina 2020 ja 2021 käyttäen EU:n työvoimatutkimuksen neljännesvuosittaisia tietoja. Yhteenveto on tehty rakenteellisesta näkökulmasta keskittyen sektori- ja ammattitason tietoihin sekä keskeisiin demografisiin muuttujiin: sukupuoleen ja ikään.
The rise in cost of living and energy poverty: Social impact and policy responses. 14 October 2022, Informal Meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers (EPSCO). Presentation by Ivailo Kalfin, Executive Director, Eurofound.
Covid-19-pandemia on lisännyt eriarvoisuutta Euroopassa monissa yhteiskunnan eri yhteyksissä, mukaan lukien naisten ja miesten välillä useilla keskeisillä aloilla. Tässä kertomuksessa tarkastellaan ennen covid-19-kriisiä vallinnutta sukupuolten eriarvoisuutta ja kuvataan pandemian vaikutuksia näihin eroihin. Siinä analysoidaan myös eri maiden hallitusten eri puolilla EU:ta toteuttamia poliittisia toimia, joilla pyrittiin kaventamaan sukupuolten välisiä eroja ja estämään niiden syventyminen pandemian aikana.
Lower levels of health, increasing financial pressure and a significant degree of unmet healthcare: these are the findings of the fifth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty – a report that presents an overview of responses from over 200,000 people across all five rounds of the e-survey, which took place from spring 2020 to spring 2022.
In this data story, we use the e-survey data to take a closer look at the impact of the pandemic on mental health.
This series reports on the new forms of employment emerging across Europe that are driven by societal, economic and technological developments and are different from traditional standard or non-standard employment in a number of ways. This series explores what characterises these new employment forms and what implications they have for working conditions and the labour market.
The European Company Survey (ECS) is carried out every four to five years since its inception in 2004–2005, with the latest edition in 2019. The survey is designed to provide information on workplace practices to develop and evaluate socioeconomic policy in the EU. It covers issues around work organisation, working time arrangements and work–life balance, flexibility, workplace innovation, employee involvement, human resource management, social dialogue, and most recently also skills use, skills strategies and digitalisation.
The European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) is carried out every four to five years since its inception in 2003, with the latest edition in 2016. It examines both the objective circumstances of people's lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. It covers issues around employment, income, education, housing, family, health and work–life balance. It also looks at subjective topics, such as people's levels of happiness and life satisfaction, and perceptions of the quality of society.
This series brings together publications and other outputs of the European Jobs Monitor (EJM), which tracks structural change in European labour markets. The EJM analyses shifts in the employment structure in the EU in terms of occupation and sector and gives a qualitative assessment of these shifts using various proxies of job quality – wages, skill-levels, etc.
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2016, the fourth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2015, the sixth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 1996, the second edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2001, which was an extension of the EWCS 2000 to cover the then 12 acceding and candidate countries. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2000, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound’s European Company Survey (ECS) maps and analyses company policies and practices which can have an impact on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as the development of social dialogue in companies. This series consists of outputs from the first edition of the survey carried out in 2004–2005 under the name European Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance.
The report maps trends in income inequality and examines the situation of the middle classes in the EU during 2020, the year most associated with the COVID-19 lockdowns. It charts developments in the size and composition of middle-class households across countries, identifies those that suffered disproportionately in 2020. Taking a longer lens, the report describes the evolution of income inequalities over the last 15 years, comparing the Great Recession (2007–2009) with the COVID-19 pandemic, and outlines the trends both between and within Member States.
This report explores the implications of the right of all EU citizens to live independently. It investigates the barriers faced by people who wish to live independently, and the situation of people at risk of living in institutional settings. It maps the various measures taken by EU Member States to foster independent living and autonomy. The report also includes policy pointers to support future decision-makers and provides a review of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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