Publications

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Eurofound publishes its work in a range of publication formats to match audience needs and the nature of the output. These include flagship reports on a particular area of activity, research reports summarising the findings of a research project and policy briefs presenting policy pointers from research projects or facts and figures relevant to policy debates. Also included are blog articles, regular articles on working life in Europe, presentations, working papers providing background material to ongoing or already concluded research, and reports arising from ad hoc requests by policymakers. Other corporate publications include annual reports, brochures and promotional publications. Web databases and online resources such as data visualisation applications are available in Data and resources.

Measuring varieties of industrial relations in Europe: A quantitative analysis
- 21 December 2018
- Report
Previous Eurofound research has identified four key dimensions of industrial relations: industrial democracy, industrial competitiveness, social justice, and quality of work and employment. This report seeks to build a set of indicators to measure country performance in industrial relations in terms of these four dimensions and to develop a typology of industrial relations systems, enabling a cross-country analysis of trends.
- Caprile, María; Sanz de Miguel, Pablo; Welz, Christian; Rodriguez Contreras, Ricardo EurWORK Social partners, Työmarkkinaosapuolten välinen vuoropuhelu, Collective bargaining, Työmarkkinasuhteet
Programming document 2017–2020: Work programme 2019
- 18 December 2018
- Work programme
This programming document describes Eurofound’s planned work over the programming period 2017–2020. It sets out the policy and institutional context for the programme, describes the multiannual programme for the four-year period and sets out the work programme for 2019.
- Eurofound
Wage and task profiles of employment in Europe in 2030
- 17 December 2018
- Customised report
This short report examines the projected structural change for the wage and task structure of employment in EU Member States, up to 2030, using the framework developed in Eurofound’s European Jobs Monitor.
- Storrie, Donald; Antón, José Ignacio EMCC Employment structure, Työmarkkinoiden muutokset, Palkka ja tulot, Skills and training, Work organisation
Upward convergence in the EU: Concepts, measurements and indicators
- 17 December 2018
- Report
In the wake of an economic crisis that had a very uneven impact on social outcomes across EU Member States, EU leaders and policymakers have come to acknowledge that to make social Europe a reality, social convergence must be given an equal...
- Mascherini, Massimiliano; Bisello, Martina; Dubois, Hans; Eiffe, Franz Ferdinand Elämänlaatu ja yhteiskunnan laatu, Social policies, Working conditions, Living conditions, Lähentymisen seuranta Euroopan unionissa, Labour market participation, Työmarkkinoiden muutokset
Progress on convergence in the socioeconomic area
- 17 December 2018
- Policy brief
Socioeconomic convergence is at the root of the European project, and the need to address social convergence alongside economic convergence has risen to the top of the European policy agenda in recent years. This policy brief provides an updated picture of convergence in selected socioeconomic indicators across the EU Member States and regions.
- Mascherini, Massimiliano; Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS); University of Bergamo Social policies, Lähentymisen seuranta Euroopan unionissa
Progress on convergence in employment
- 17 December 2018
- Policy brief
In the wake of the economic crisis, European leaders and policymakers have recognised that economic and social convergence must go hand in hand if the goals of economic and monetary union are to be achieved. This policy brief provides an updated picture of convergence in employment outcomes across the EU Member States and regions. Five key labour market indicators are examined.
- Mascherini, Massimiliano; Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS); University of Bergamo Lähentymisen seuranta Euroopan unionissa, Työmarkkinoiden muutokset
Striking a balance: Reconciling work and life in the EU
- 14 December 2018
- Report
How to combine work with life is a fundamental issue for many people, an issue that policymakers, social partners, businesses and individuals are seeking to resolve. Simultaneously, new challenges and solutions are transforming the interface between work and life: an ageing population, technological change, higher employment rates and fewer weekly working hours.
- Wilkens, Mathijn; Cabrita, Jorge; Jungblut, Jean-Marie; Anderson, Robert Työolot ja kestävä työ, Työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapaino, Care
Born globals and their value chains
- 13 December 2018
- Report
This report explores the motivations, opportunities and challenges of born globals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in integrating and managing their global value chains (GVCs). The study also investigates the role of selected policy measures in supporting SME internationalisation, including different types of support in Europe and beyond.
- Smallbone, David; Do, Hang; Blackburn, Robert; Isusi, Iñigo; Corral Alza, Antonio; Durán López, Jessica; Patrini, Valentina Entrepreneurship, Industrial policy, Työmarkkinoiden muutokset, Restructuring, Small and medium-sized enterprises
Work on demand: Recurrence, effects and challenges
- 13 December 2018
- Report
This report examines the issues in relation to ‘work on demand’, a topic that has received considerable attention in the media recently, mainly due to its links with the platform economy. Work on demand is often presented as a ‘win–win situation’: workers get to tailor their work according to their personal responsibilities outside work, while businesses can design their workforce according to their needs.
- Biletta, Isabella; Cerf, Catherine Digitaaliaika: työn ja työllisyyden mahdollisuudet ja haasteet, Työmarkkinoiden muutokset, Uusia työllisyyden muotoja, Työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapaino, Working conditions
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Hotels, restaurants and café (HORECA) sector
- 13 December 2018
- Report
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the hotels, restaurants and café (HORECA) sector.
- Sanz de Miguel, Pablo EurWORK Työmarkkinasuhteet, Representativeness, Työmarkkinaosapuolten välinen vuoropuhelu