Working life research

Tina Weber

Senior research manager

Tina 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.

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Aschuir taighde

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Imeachtaí, tráchtaireacht agus anailís

Tá rannchuidiú déanta ag Tina leis na himeachtaí, na blogphostálacha agus na heipeasóidí podchraolta seo a leanas.

16 October 2024

Eipeasóid podchraolta

An bhfuil an t-athrú aeráide ag déanamh obair níos contúirtí san Eoraip?

Tá an t-athrú aeráide ina réaltacht inár saol laethúil san Eoraip. Bíonn éifeachtaí an athraithe aeráide agus beartais maidir le hathrú aeráide ag oibrithe ar go leor bealaí, go díreach agus go hindíreach, ó bheith ag obair i dteas agus ag fulaingt nochtadh níos mó do radaíocht UV, go rioscaí nua sábháilteachta agus sláinte ceirde agus an gá le hoiliúint agus athoiliúint. San eipeasóid seo de Eurofound Talks labhraíonn Mary McCaughey le taighdeoirí Eurofound Agnès Parent-Thirion, Tina Weber agus Jorge Cabrita faoin méid a bhfuil tionchar ag an athrú aeráide ar dhálaí oibre agus ar mhargadh an tsaothair san Eoraip cheana féin, faoi ról an aistrithe ghlais, agus faoin gcaoi ar féidir le beartas cabhrú le hoibrithe a chosaint agus ionaid oibre a chosaint.

14 April 2024

Eipeasóid podchraolta

Is it a right to disconnect?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Research Manager Tina Weber about new research on the right to disconnect, the evolution of the right to disconnect in Europe, the reasons why legislative and procedural actions are being called for, the impacts that effective right to disconnect policies can have, and what the debate indicates about the post-pandemic world of work.The COVID-19 pandemic had multiple impacts on society, but perhaps one of the most enduring in terms of the world of work has been the proliferation of telework. Around one-third of jobs in the EU are teleworkable, and an estimated 40 million people telework on a regular basis. While most workers who can telework have embraced it, there have been notable impacts on work-life balance, stress and other psychological risks. This has given rise to calls for a right to disconnect.

19 September 2023

Eipeasóid podchraolta

Does Europe have the skills it needs for a changing economy?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Research Manager Tina Weber, Eurofound Senior Research Manager Gijs van Houten, and Giovanni Russo, Senior Expert at CEDEFOP, about Europe’s skills challenges and what can be done to help workers and businesses adapt to future skills demands.

27 March 2023

Blogphostáil

EU lack of labour won't be solved by skills alone: Improving job quality is key

The European Commission declared 2023 as the European Year of Skills, stating ‘Helping people get the right skills for quality jobs and helping companies, in particular small and medium enterprises, address skills shortages in the EU is what this year is all about.’

20 July 2021

Blogphostáil

The pandemic aggravated labour shortages in some sectors; the problem is now emerging in others

Following the declines in employment rates and working hours across Europe in 2020, economies began to show signs of recovery during the first quarter of 2021. The gradual rekindling of economic activity has led to a surge in demand for workers and reawakened concerns over labour shortages. Difficulty filling vacancies was thought to be among the key factors holding back growth, competitiveness and service delivery in a number of sectors prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite a temporary weakening in demand for labour during the pandemic, this was not the case in all sectors, with some seeing pre-existing shortages worsen.

9 February 2021

Blogphostáil

Two worlds of income support during COVID-19

​​​​​​​To date, close to six million workers in the EU have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. Many businesses have closed their doors forever or been pushed to the brink, bringing severe financial and psychological hardship to the individuals and families affected. However, the toll of the pandemic could have been even greater had it not been for the adoption of unprecedented assistance measures in all Member States, supported by the European Union, including through the SURE (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency) initiative in 18 countries. But have these policies benefited different groups in the labour market equally, or have they cemented existing inequalities in access to support, effectively creating two worlds of income support during the pandemic?

3 December 2020

Blogphostáil

Does the new telework generation need a right to disconnect?

Whatever the benefits of telework – and there are many, including more flexible working time, increased productivity and less commuting – there are drawbacks, as many of the one-third of Europeans who were exclusively working from home during the pandemic will attest. Primary among these is the ‘always on’ culture that telework engenders, encouraging workers to respond to emails, phone calls and texts from work long after the working day or week has ended. This situation may be aggravated if the organisational culture at work incentivises employees to accept heavy workloads and put in overtime, often unpaid. All of which upsets work–life balance, leading to conflicts between work and home life, insufficient rest and health problems like work-related stress and sleep disorders.

5 May 2020

Blogphostáil

Can short-time working save jobs during the COVID-19 crisis?

On 2 April, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new fund of up to €100 billion to support EU Member States to introduce short-time working or similar schemes, including for the self-employed, in an effort to safeguard jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Known as SURE (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency), the initiative will finance loans on favourable terms to EU countries facing a ‘sudden and severe’ rise in spending on such schemes and is designed to show EU solidarity with hard hit Member States and workers.

21 April 2020

Blogphostáil

Economic downturns expose the vulnerability of a growing number of precarious workers

Up to the start of 2020, recent EU economic and labour market trends were often discussed in terms of the periods before and after the Great Recession. It now appears likely that, in the short- to medium-term, the repercussions of that economic crisis will be dwarfed by the unfolding impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on businesses and employment in the sectors most affected by the shutdown – not to speak of the cost in human lives.

Other members of the Working life research unit

Find more staff members of the Working life research unit below.

Felix Appler

Research support officer
Working life research

Is oifigeach tacaíochta taighde é Felix Appler san aonad Saoil Oibre ag Eurofound. Díríonn a chuid oibre ar chaidreamh tionsclaíoch, pá íosta agus bunachair shonraí a thógáil a bhaineann leis na topaicí seo. Roimhe seo, d'oibrigh sé in Oifig Staidrimh Chónaidhme na Gearmáine (Destatis) agus sa Bhanc Domhanda in Oirthear na hAfraice ag déanamh suirbhéanna teaghlaigh agus taighde ar mhargaí saothair agus bochtaineacht. Tá céim Mháistreachta san Eacnamaíocht ag Felix ó Ollscoil Bonn.

Angelina Atanasova

Research support officer
Working life research

Is oifigeach tacaíochta taighde í Angelina Atanasova san aonad Saol Oibre ag Eurofound. I measc na n-ábhar taighde atá aici faoi láthair tá idirphlé sóisialta agus caidreamh tionsclaíoch, chomh maith le cearta míchumais. Sula ndeachaigh sí isteach i Eurofound in 2024, d'oibrigh sí mar anailísí beartais sinsearach sa Chiste um Thaighde Feidhmeach agus Cumarsáide, mar thaighdeoir ag Réadlann Shóisialta na hEorpa, mar chomhlach taighde ag KU Leuven, agus mar chomhairleoir beartais ag an Institiúid Eorpach um Beartas na Sochaí Oscailte. Tá PhD aici i nDlí an AE ó KU Leuven agus MA i mBeartas Poiblí ó Ollscoil Lár na hEorpa. I measc na bpríomhréimsí spéise atá aici tá cearta míchumais, comhionannas inscne agus cuimsiú sóisialta.

Christine Aumayr-Pintar

Senior research manager
Working life research

Is bainisteoir taighde sinsearach í Christine Aumayr-Pintar san aonad Saol Oibre ag Eurofound. Comhordaíonn sí taighde Eurofound ar idirphlé sóisialta agus ar chaidreamh tionsclaíoch agus déanann sí maoirseacht ar Líonra na gComhfhreagraithe Eurofound (NEC). Díríonn a príomhshaineolas taighde – a chuirtear i ngleic léi ó thaobh comparáideach ar fud an AE – ar íosphá agus ar phá comhchaibidlíochta agus ar thrédhearcacht pá inscne. Sula ndeachaigh sí isteach i Eurofound in 2009, bhí sí ina taighdeoir ar mhargaí saothair agus ar eacnamaíocht réigiúnach ag Joanneum Research san Ostair. Ghnóthaigh sí céim Mháistir san Eacnamaíocht agus PhD san Eolaíocht Shóisialta/Eacnamaíocht tar éis di staidéar a dhéanamh ar eacnamaíocht i Graz, Vín agus Jönköping.

Elena Biaggi

Temporary research support officer
Working life research

Elena Biaggi is a temporary research support officer in the Working Life unit at Eurofound. Having completed a traineeship at Eurofound working on digitalisation in SMEs, her current role focuses on working time reduction. Her main research interests include digitalisation and work, how the world of work is changing and how this change impacts working conditions and job quality. Elena has a Master’s degree in Global Politics and Society from the University of Milan.

Jorge Cabrita

Senior research manager
Working life research

Jorge Cabrita is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit. He is responsible for formulating, coordinating and managing European-wide research, and promoting the dissemination of findings in the areas of working conditions and industrial relations. His main research areas of interest include working conditions and job quality, working time and work–life balance, workers’ health and well-being, gender equality and the socioeconomic impacts of the transition to a climate-neutral economy. He is currently leading research on working time developments and on social dialogue and collective bargaining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Centre for Studies for Social Intervention and at the Research Centre on the Portuguese Economy of the Lisbon School of Economics, and as a trainer and consultant in the areas of strategic management, organisational communication, leadership and team building. He holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Socio-Organisational Systems of Economic Activity from the Lisbon School of Economics.

Daphné Chédorge-Farnier

Temporary research support officer
Working life research

Daphné Chédorge-Farnier is a temporary research support officer in the Working Life unit at Eurofound. She contributes to the preparation of the follow-up survey to the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 and is involved in research on working time reduction. Prior to this, she worked as a survey trainee in the Social Policies unit. Before joining Eurofound, Daphné worked as a research officer specialising in working conditions and social policy at the Direction générale de l'administration de la fonction publique (DGAFP) in Paris. She holds a Master’s degree in Sociology from Sorbonne University.

Victoria Cojocariu

Research officer
Working life research

Is oifigeach taighde í Victoria Cojocariu do na staidéir ionadaíocha san aonad Saoil Oibre ag Eurofound. Tá sí freagrach as bainistiú an ionchuir taighde ó chomhfhreagraithe náisiúnta Eurofound, as rialú cáilíochta, chomh maith le rannchuidiú le tuarascálacha forbhreathnaithe a dhréachtú le haghaidh staidéir ionadaíocha earnála agus tógáil sonraí do Bhunachar Sonraí na gComhpháirtithe Sóisialta Eorpacha. Sula ndeachaigh sí isteach i Eurofound in 2019, d'oibrigh Victoria mar chomhordaitheoir cláir don Open Society Foundation sa Rómáin agus mar thaighdeoir don Ionad um Nuálaíocht Phoiblí i mBúcairist, ag rannchuidiú le tionscadail taighde náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta i réimse na himirce, an oideachais, na rochtana ar mhargadh saothair náisiúnach tríú tíortha, chomh maith le cearta an duine. Tá céimeanna BA agus MA aici sa tSocheolaíocht.

Franz Ferdinand Eiffe

Research manager
Working life research

Is bainisteoir taighde é Franz Eiffe san aonad Saoil Oibre ag Eurofound. Tá baint aige le tionscadail maidir le hobair inbhuanaithe, anailísí cainníochtúla agus cóineasú aníos san AE, chomh maith le hullmhú an cheathrú Suirbhé Eorpach ar Chuideachtaí. Sula ndeachaigh sé isteach i Eurofound in 2016, bhí sé ina Cheann ar an Aonad 'Anailís' ag Staitisticí na hOstaire i Vín agus ina cheannaire tionscadail ar 'Conas atá an Ostair? Saibhreas agus dul chun cinn níos faide ná OTI a thomhas'. Tá PhD aige san Eacnamaíocht ó Ollscoil Eacnamaíochta Vín (WU), áit ar oibrigh sé freisin mar chomhlach taighde ó 2005 go 2009 agus mar léachtóir go dtí 2016.

Barbara Gerstenberger

​Head of Unit
Working life research

Tá Barbara Gerstenberger ina Ceannasaí ar an Aonad Saoil Oibre ag Eurofound. Sa ról seo, comhordaíonn sí na foirne taighde a dhéanann imscrúdú ar cháilíocht na bpost san Eoraip bunaithe ar an Suirbhé Eorpach ar Choinníollacha Oibre agus tá freagracht fhoriomlán uirthi as an bhFaireachlann Eorpach um Shaol na hOibre agus as taighde ar chaidreamh tionsclaíoch san AE. Chuaigh sí isteach in Eurofound in 2001 mar bhainisteoir taighde san Lárionad Faireacháin Eorpach um Athrú (EMCC) nuabhunaithe ag an am. In 2007, bhog sí go dtí an tAonad Faisnéise agus Cumarsáide Eurofound mar Cheannasaí Táirgí Cumarsáide, sular ceapadh í ina Comhordaitheoir sa Stiúrthóireacht in 2011. Roimhe sin, d'oibrigh sí mar oifigeach taighde sinsearach i gCónaidhm Eorpach na nOibrithe Miotail sa Bhruiséil. Céimí san eolaíocht pholaitiúil ó Ollscoil Hamburg, chríochnaigh sí céim Mháistir i Riarachán Poiblí ag Scoil Rialtais Kennedy, Ollscoil Harvard.

Manuel Gómez Martín

Administrative assistant
Working life research

Is cúntóir riaracháin é Manuel Gómez Martín san aonad Saol Oibre. Tá baint aige go príomha leis an réimse caidrimh thionsclaíoch, agus eagraíonn sé soláthar agus cruinnithe go sonrach laistigh de thionscadail ghaolmhara. D'oibrigh sé roimhe seo d'Ard-Stiúrthóireacht JRC sa Choimisiún Eorpach agus do chuideachtaí príobháideacha i Londain agus sa Spáinn.

Peter Kerckhofs

Senior research manager
Working life research

Is bainisteoir taighde sinsearach é Peter Kerckhofs san aonad Saoil Oibre ag Eurofound. Díríonn a chuid oibre ar ról na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta sa Seimeastar Eorpach agus ar thuairisciú náisiúnta ar fhorbairtí caidrimh thionsclaíocha freisin. Tá saineolas leathan ag Peter ar fhorbairt na modheolaíochta do staidéir ionadaíocha, critéir ionadaíocha Eorpacha agus náisiúnta a chur i bhfeidhm i gcomhthéacs sonrach earnálacha éagsúla, agus eolas domhain a charnadh ar thírdhreach an chaidrimh thionsclaíoch in earnálacha éagsúla. D'oibrigh Peter freisin ar thionscadail a bhaineann le Comhairlí Oibreacha na hEorpa agus le hIdirphlé Sóisialta Earnála na hEorpa. Sula ndeachaigh sé isteach i Eurofound, d'oibrigh sé mar thaighdeoir do ETUI agus UCL, mar rúnaí polaitiúil do EMCEF agus bhí sé ina chomhordaitheoir eolaíoch ar Scoil PhD dhámh na n-eolaíochtaí sóisialta KU Leuven. Tá céim Bhaitsiléara aige in Obair Shóisialta agus céim Mháistir san Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil ó KU Leuven agus ceann i gCaidreamh Idirnáisiúnta ó UCL, agus tá PhD aige i gCaidreamh Tionsclaíoch ó Ollscoil Mhanchain.

Sophia MacGoris

Surveys officer
Working life research

Is oifigeach suirbhé í Sophia MacGoris atá lonnaithe san aonad Saoil Oibre ag Eurofound. Oibríonn sí ar gach ceann de na trí shuirbhé de chuid Eurofound. Tar éis di a bheith páirteach i suirbhéanna trasnáisiúnta le blianta fada, úsáideann sí a taithí agus a ról trasnaitheach chun leanúnachas foghlama agus dearbhú cáilíochta a chinntiú go dtí an leibhéal is airde le linn phróiseas iomlán an tsuirbhé. Sula ndeachaigh sí isteach i Eurofound i 1996, d'oibrigh sí ar feadh roinnt blianta sa Choimisiún Eorpach sa Bhruiséil i réimse na heolaíochta, an taighde agus na forbartha. Tá BSc (Onóracha) aici san Eolaíocht Shóisialta a dhéanann speisialtóireacht ar Bheartas Sóisialta.

Pietro Malacalza

Research assistant
Working life research

Is cúntóir taighde é Pietro Malacalza san aonad Saoil Oibre ag Eurofound, tar éis dó a bheith ag obair i dtacaíocht oibríochtúil roimhe seo. Is éard atá i gceist lena chuid oibre ná tacaíocht do Líonra na nComhfhreagraithe Eurofound, lena n-áirítear rialú cáilíochta, achoimre a dhéanamh ar ranníocaíochtaí náisiúnta le haghaidh tuarascálacha taighde agus bunachair shonraí, monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar insoláthartha aonair agus faisnéis a chódú i mbogearraí taighde cáilíochtúla. Sula ndeachaigh sé isteach i Eurofound, d'oibrigh sé mar chomhairleoir bainistíochta tionscadail do Chomhionad Taighde an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh (JRC), agus d'oibrigh sé freisin i róil éagsúla sna tionscail TF, aeraspáis agus bia. Tá céim aige san Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil ó Ollscoil Milano agus deimhniú Gairmí Bainistíochta Tionscadail (PMP).

Agnès Parent-Thirion

Senior research manager
Working life research

Is bainisteoir taighde sinsearach í Agnès Parent-Thirion in aonad an tSaoil Oibre ag Eurofound, a bhfuil sé de chúram uirthi tionscadail taighde ar choinníollacha oibre a phleanáil, a fhorbairt agus a chur i bhfeidhm, go háirithe an Suirbhé Eorpach ar Dhálaí Oibre (EWCS) agus a chuid anailísí. Tá sí freagrach as eagrán urghnách EWCS 2021 agus as ullmhú an cheistneora do EWCS 2024. I measc a cuid spéiseanna taighde tá coinníollacha oibre, cáilíocht an phoist, monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar choinníollacha oibre, eagrú oibre, inscne, todhchaí na hoibre agus ama. Tá sí ag obair i réimse na suirbhéanna comparáideacha Eorpacha le breis agus deich mbliana, i ngach gné lena n-áirítear dearadh, forbairt ceistneoirí, obair allamuigh, rialú cáilíochta agus anailís. Is céimí í san eacnamaíocht agus sa bhainistíocht ó ollscoileanna Paris IX, Dauphine agus Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne agus tá Dioplóma Iarchéime sa Staitisticí aici ó Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath. Chríochnaigh sí cúrsaí ar líne ar intleacht shaorga le déanaí: ceannaireacht fiosrúcháin-tiomáinte le MIT Sloan Executive Education agus 'Les grand enjeux de la transition: re-ouvrir l'horizon, comprendre pour agir' leis an Campus de la Transition. Sula ndeachaigh sí isteach i Eurofound, d'oibrigh sí ar feadh roinnt blianta sa Choimisiún Eorpach.

Sara Riso

Senior research manager
Working life research

Sara Riso joined Eurofound in 2006 and is currently a senior research manager in the Working Life unit. She is engaged in research projects focusing on digitalisation and working conditions. Before joining Eurofound, Sara managed research projects for large Brussels-based European associations and networks. Her academic background is in psychology, communication and languages. Her main research interest lies in exploring new workplace stressors arising from increased digitalisation of work, evolving organisational practices, and change management strategies to address the challenges posed by digitalisation in modern working environments.

Mária Sedláková

Research officer
Working life research

Is oifigeach taighde í Mária Sedláková san aonad Saol Oibre ag Eurofound. Tá sí freagrach as tuarascálacha forbhreathnaithe a dhréachtú le haghaidh staidéir ionadaíocha earnála, bainistíocht agus rialú cáilíochta tuairiscithe náisiúnta ar chaidreamh tionsclaíoch, idirphlé sóisialta agus saol oibre, agus forbairt tionscadail ar chómhargáil thar phá. Sula ndeachaigh sí isteach in Eurofound, d'oibrigh sí mar oifigeach taighde teicniúil sa Roinn Rialachais agus Trípháirteachais ag an Eagraíocht Idirnáisiúnta Saothair sa Ghinéiv ar an Tuarascáil Suaitheanta d'Idirphlé Sóisialta 2022. D'oibrigh sí freisin mar thaighdeoir in Institiúid Staidéar Saothair Lár na hEorpa sa Bhratasláiv (2013–2020), ag díriú ar idirphlé sóisialta, cómhargáil, dálaí oibre agus socheolaíocht na hoibre. Tá MA san Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil ag Maria le speisialtóireacht i bPolaitíocht Chomparáideach na hEorpa ó Ollscoil Lár na hEorpa.

Oscar Vargas Llave

Senior research manager
Working life research

Oscar Vargas Llave is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound and manages projects on changes in the world of work and the impact on working conditions and related policies: organisation of working time, remote work, the right to disconnect, health and well-being and ageing. Before joining Eurofound in December 2009, he worked as project coordinator in the field of health and safety and was responsible for the Professional Card Scheme for the Construction Sector in Spain at the non-profit Fundación Laboral de la Construcción in Madrid. He has a background in industrial sociology (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca), and also holds a Diploma in Social Science Research Methods from the University of Cardiff and a Master’s degree in Health and Safety from the Autonomous University of Madrid.

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