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.

Casual work: Characteristics and implications
- 20 December 2019
- Report
Casual work, both intermittent and on-call, contributes to labour market flexibility and is therefore increasingly used across Europe. In some countries, practices go beyond the use of casual employment contracts to include other types of contracts and forms of self-employment.
- Biletta, Isabella Non-standard employment, Social protection, Työaika, Työolot ja kestävä työ, Working conditions, Uusia työllisyyden muotoja, Employment relationship, Labour and social regulation
Female entrepreneurship: Public and private funding
- 19 December 2019
- Report
Female entrepreneurs represent just a small proportion of the total number of entrepreneurs in the European Union today. Some of the hurdles facing female entrepreneurs – or would-be entrepreneurs – are related to getting adequate funding, access to the right networks, and finding the right information and advice.
- Demetriades, Stavroula Entrepreneurship, Sukupuolten tasa-arvo, Työmarkkinasuhteet
Household composition and well-being
- 19 December 2019
- Report
Demographic change, social progress and economic cycles have impacted household composition in Europe. This report provides an overview of household types in the European Union, how they have changed over the period 2007–2017 and how household type relates to outcomes in terms of living conditions and well-being – such as life satisfaction, the feeling of social exclusion and mental well-being.
- Sándor, Eszter; Clerici, Eleonora EurLIFE Social inclusion, Quality of society, Elämänlaatu ja yhteiskunnan laatu, Elämänlaatu ja julkiset palvelut, Social policies, Subjective well-being, Living conditions
Upward convergence in working conditions
- 12 December 2019
- Report
Social convergence has gained an equal footing alongside economic convergence as an EU goal in the wake of the economic crisis. This report presents the results of a study into convergence in working conditions, a major component of social policymaking. It examines whether working conditions have improved over the past two decades in the EU as a whole and whether dissimilarities between Member States in this area have narrowed.
- Warhurst, Chris; Muñoz de Bustillo Llorente, Rafael; Antón Pérez, José-Ignacio; Grande Martín, Rafael; Pinto Hernández, Fernando; Wright, Sally Nuoret, Working conditions, Lähentymisen seuranta Euroopan unionissa, Labour market policies, Labour market participation
A more equal Europe? Convergence and the European Pillar of Social Rights
- 10 December 2019
- Policy brief
The European Pillar of Social Rights is designed to act as a compass for a renewed process of upward convergence among Member States towards better working and living conditions. It is accompanied by a Social Scoreboard to monitor the progress made by Member States.
- Mascherini, Massimiliano; Litardi, Chiara EMCC Social policies, Unemployment, Inequality, Lähentymisen seuranta Euroopan unionissa, Työmarkkinoiden muutokset
European sectoral social dialogue: Facts and figures
- 06 December 2019
- Report
European sectoral social dialogue plays an important role in promoting dialogue between the social partners in industrial sectors at European level. There are currently 43 European sectoral social dialogue committees that bring together the social partners from the EU Member States – representatives of trade unions and employer organisations – to engage in dialogue on behalf of specific sectors.
- Kerckhofs, Peter Representativeness, Social partners, Työmarkkinaosapuolten välinen vuoropuhelu, Työmarkkinasuhteet
Developments in working life in Europe - Q3 2019
- 05 December 2019
- Article
What has taken place during the third quarter of 2019 in the industrial relations and working conditions landscape in European countries? There is no need for readers to look further: you can get up-to-date information as reported by our Ne...
- Cerf, Catherine EurWORK
Labour market segmentation: Piloting new empirical and policy analyses
- 02 December 2019
- Report
This report sets out to describe what labour market segmentation is and why it is problematic for the labour market and society, as well as disadvantaged groups. It takes a broad view of the term to examine the situation that arises when the divergence in working conditions between different groups of workers is attributable to factors other than differentials in human capital levels.
- Cruz, Irene; Molina, Oscar; Verd, Joan Miquel; Paulauskaite, Elma; Dumčius, Rimantas; Venckutė, Milda; Patrini, Valentina; Vacas‑Soriano, Carlos EMCC Non-standard employment, Employment structure, Toimivat ja osallistavat työmarkkinat, Employment relationship, Vähimmäispalkka, Labour market policies, Labour market participation, Työmarkkinoiden muutokset
Netherlands: Latest developments in working life Q3 2019
- 29 November 2019
- Article
The need to increase the diversity of the Dutch labour market to tackle labour shortages and challenges in the construction and healthcare sectors are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the Netherlands in the third quarter of 2019.
- van der Graaf, Amber EurWORK
Slovakia: Latest developments in working life Q3 2019
- 29 November 2019
- Article
Higher salaries for teachers and changes in their working conditions, further extensions of multi-employer collective agreements, further difficulties in the steel sector and a better work–life balance for the parents of young children are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Slovakia in the third quarter of 2019.
- Bednárik, Rastislav; Kordošová, Miroslava; Keselova, Daniela EurWORK