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Self-employment in Europe has stagnated and could decline in the future

The proportion of self-employed workers in the EU has not increased over the past two and a half decades, and fell from 15.4% to 13.7% between 2010 and 2022. This reduction was primarily driven by falling self-employment among men and the imbalance between labour market exits among older self-employed workers and the creation of new self-employment.

13 March 2024
Working conditions and sustainable work

New trees planted at Eurofound as part of EU pledge

Eurofound staff and alumni planted 100 silver birch, Scots pine, rowan, and Hazel trees at Eurofound in Loughlinstown, Dublin today as part of Irish National Tree Week and the broader pledge of the European Commission to plant 3 billion additional trees by 2030.

06 March 2024
Eurofound corporate

Tackling the gender pay and employment gaps

In a new episode of Eurofound Talks, recorded for International Women’s Day 2024, Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound researchers Carlos Vacas and Barbara Gerstenberger about the gender pay and employment gaps in Europe.

05 March 2024
Working conditions and sustainable work
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Minimum wages 2024 – The tide is turning

While the prospects for minimum wage workers in early 2023 looked gloomy – with rates in many EU Member States struggling to offset rising prices – the new year brings better news. National minimum wages were raised significantly in most countries, both in nominal and real terms, and also when examined in the context of the entire period since 2022, when inflation rates started to surge.

26 January 2024
Industrial relations and social dialogue

Are minimum wages in Europe adequate and effective?

The latest episode of Eurofound Talks, recorded shortly before Eurofound publishes its harmonised analysis of 2024 minimum wage developments, looks at the changes to minimum wages in Europe in 2023.

10 January 2024
Industrial relations and social dialogue

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