Discrimination at work
The principle of equal treatment requires that all people, and in the context of the workplace all workers, have the right to receive the same treatment, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of criteria such as gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. EU law prohibits discrimination on an increasing number of grounds, meaning that it is difficult for employers to treat people differently without encountering a charge of discrimination and needing to establish an objective justification for doing so. Equal treatment is one of the main principles of the Pillar of Social Rights.
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22 November 2023
Psychosocial risks represent a major challenge to the health and well-being of workers in the EU. While the COVID-19 pandemic intensified some of these risks, it also increased awareness of them among policymakers. Using data from the European Working Conditions Telephone Survey 2021 and building on a theoretical model that differentiates between job stressors and job resources, this report examines key psychosocial risks in the workplace and their impact on health. It also assesses job characteristics that could help to protect workers’ health and well-being in post-pandemic workplaces. While the prevalence of psychosocial risks varies across the Member States, work–life interference and work intensity are the most widespread risks in the EU, and the prevalence of the latter increased during the pandemic. Job stressors such as adverse social behaviour and job insecurity continue to be experienced by a significant proportion of workers in the EU. Although resources are available to combat some risks, these may not be sufficient, and preventive policies need to be implemented to prevent risks from arising in the first place.
4 November 2020
30 August 2020
This report assesses the role of the social partners in tackling workplace discrimination. Against the background of EU and national anti-discrimination legislation, it highlights the extent to which the need to tackle discrimination on different grounds is on the radar of cross-sectoral social partners. It also provides an overview of the measures taken to deal with the persistent incidence of discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, and sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Karel Fric
Research officerKarel Fric on Eurofoundin sosiaalipolitiikan yksikön tutkija. Hänen työhönsä kuuluu kyselytutkimusta, data-analyysiä ja projektinhallintaa, keskittyen erityisesti työ- ja elinoloihin, tasa-arvoon ja syrjintään. Hän on aiemmin työskennellyt tutkijana Euroopan unionin perusoikeusvirastossa Wienissä, Itävallassa, ja Panteiassa, joka on tutkimus- ja konsultointiorganisaatio Zoetermeerissä, Alankomaissa. Karelilla on yhteiskuntatieteiden tohtorin tutkinto Rotterdamin Erasmus-yliopistosta ja taloustieteen maisterin tutkinto Utrechtin yliopistosta.
Tina Weber
Senior research managerTina Weber is a senior research manager in Eurofound’s Working Life unit. Her work has focused on labour shortages, the impact of hybrid work and an ‘always on’ culture and the right to disconnect, working conditions and social protection measures for self-employed workers and the impact of the twin transitions on employment, working conditions and industrial relations. She is responsible for studies assessing the representativeness of European social partner organisations. She has also carried out research on European Works Councils and the evolution of industrial relations and social dialogue in the European Union. Prior to joining Eurofound in 2019, she worked for a private research institute primarily carrying out impact assessments and evaluations of EU labour law and labour market policies. Tina holds a PhD in Political Sciences from the University of Edinburgh which focussed on the role of national trade unions and employers’ organisations in the European social dialogue.
Agnès Parent-Thirion
Senior research managerAgnès Parent-Thirion on Eurofoundin työelämäyksikön vanhempi tutkimuspäällikkö, jonka tehtävänä on suunnitella, kehittää ja toteuttaa työoloja koskevia tutkimushankkeita, erityisesti Euroopan työolotutkimusta (EWCS) ja sen analyysejä. Hän vastaa vuoden 2021 eurooppalaisesta työsopimusta koskevasta erityispainoksesta ja vuoden 2024 työsopimusta koskevan kyselylomakkeen valmistelusta. Hänen tutkimusintressejään ovat työolot, työn laatu, työolojen seuranta, työn organisointi, sukupuoli, työn tulevaisuus ja aika. Hän on työskennellyt eurooppalaisten vertailevien tutkimusten parissa yli vuosikymmenen ajan kaikilla osa-alueilla, mukaan lukien suunnittelu, kyselylomakkeiden kehittäminen, kenttätyö, laadunvalvonta ja analysointi. Hän on valmistunut taloustieteestä ja johtamisesta Pariisin IX Dauphinen ja Pariisin I Panthéon Sorbonnen yliopistoista ja hänellä on tilastotieteen jatkotutkinto Dublinin Trinity Collegesta. Hän on äskettäin suorittanut tekoälyn verkkokursseja: tutkimuslähtöinen johtajuus MIT Sloan Executive Educationin kanssa ja "Les grand enjeux de la transition: re-ouvrir l'horizon, comprendre pour agir" Campus de la Transitionin kanssa. Ennen Eurofoundille tuloaan hän työskenteli useita vuosia Euroopan komissiossa.
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