COVID-19
Chuir COVID-19 athrú ar go leor gnéithe dár saol oibre agus teaghlaigh agus, mar an gcéanna, tá COVID-19 marcáilte ag gach réimse taighde de chuid Eurofound. Chuir an Ghníomhaireacht roinnt babhtaí den suirbhé ar líne suntasach anois Maireachtáil agus Obair san AE i bhfeidhm chun anailís a dhéanamh ar an athrú tapa a tháinig chun cinn tar éis ráig na paindéime. Ag an am céanna, d'fhéach na hanailísí i suirbhéanna reatha agus i dtaighde eile go sonrach ar thionchar na paindéime ar fud an bhoird. Tá tionchair fhadtéarmacha na paindéime ar an saol agus ar shaol na hoibre fós mar chuid den taighde atá le teacht, ag breathnú ar athrú sa mhargadh saothair, ar an gcaoi ar athraigh digitiú an ionad oibre, ar an gcaoi a ndeachaigh COVID-19 i bhfeidhm ar leanúnachas gnó agus ar an gcaoi a mbíonn tionchar ag géarchéimeanna ar chomhionannas agus ar chomhtháthú san Eoraip.
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Ag obair am ar bith, áit ar bith: Cáilíocht an ama oibre san AE
Scrúdaíonn an tuarascáil taighde seo an tionchar a bhíonn ag socruithe oibre solúbtha san AE ar cháilíocht ama oibre, ar neamhspleáchas agus ar fholláine fostaithe, agus déantar comparáid idir forbairtí le déanaí agus forbairtí deich mbliana ó shin. Déanann sé anailís ar dhifríochtaí idir leibhéil scileanna, earnálacha agus Ballstáit, agus déantar measúnú ar ról na rialachán agus na mbeartas amhail an ceart chun dícheangail.Weathering the crisis: How job retention schemes preserved employment and incomes during the pandemic
This report describes the implementation and changing features of job retention schemes in the EU between 2020 and 2022. In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, EU governments swiftly deployed job retention schemes to preserve employment, support businesses and maintain individual incomes. The report shows that, following an initial period during which job retention schemes underwent numerous changes in their eligibility and conditionality criteria, the institutional features of job retention schemes stabilised as the pandemic progressed. Furthermore, the report demonstrates that a high degree of heterogeneity in the features of the schemes was maintained throughout the pandemic and its aftermath. While some of the schemes expired with the end of the pandemic, others were transformed into permanent institutions of the labour market. The report also analyses the employment and distributional effects of job retention schemes, highlighting their significant effects in terms of number of jobs saved and share of personal incomes maintained during the pandemic. An estimated 24.8 million jobs were saved in the EU in 2020 through the use of such schemes. Furthermore, the schemes absorbed more than one-third of the income shock produced by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and more than one-fifth of the income shock in 2021.
Regional employment change and the geography of telework in Europe
The fast and steady recovery in employment following the COVID-19 pandemic in the EU benefited from proactive policy responses to the crisis and from resilient labour markets. Almost 90% of regions across the EU had exceeded their pre-pandemic employment levels by 2022; however, significant regional disparities remain. EU regions fared differently, depending on their economic specialisation and notably on the concentration of jobs in knowledge-intensive services that can be performed remotely. The geography of telework across EU regions was primarily shaped by differences in occupational structure, and fast internet connectivity remains an essential enabling factor. Recent initiatives to support remote work in rural, peripheral or marginalised areas through the creation of coworking spaces show how dynamism and diversity in rural economies can be promoted.
Scrúdaíonn obair Eurofound ar COVID-19 impleachtaí socheacnamaíocha forleathana na paindéime ar fud na hEorpa agus a dtionchar ar dhálaí maireachtála agus oibre. Ag tarraingt ar a Líonra de Chomhfhreagraithe Eurofound, agus fócas a acmhainní inmheánacha á oiriúnú ag an am céanna, déanann Eurofound faireachán ar na hathruithe ríthábhachtacha a thug an ghéarchéim ar mhargadh an tsaothair, ar dhálaí oibre agus ar cháilíocht na beatha ar fud an Aontais agus tá sé mar aidhm aige mapáil a dhéanamh ar an gcaoi ar fhreagair Ballstáit éagsúla do na dúshláin atá tagtha chun cinn. Mar fhreagairt ar COVID-19, rinne Eurofound a chuid taighde a choigeartú chun:
sonraí a bhailiú maidir le tionchar an staid gan fasach seo ar shaol mhuintir na hEorpa trína suirbhé uathúil ar líne a seoladh i mí Aibreáin 2020, chomh maith le faireachán a dhéanamh ar bhearta arna ndéanamh ag gníomhaithe beartais chun dul i ngleic le héifeachtaí na paindéime ar fhostaíocht, ar dhálaí oibre agus ar dhálaí maireachtála
anailís a chur ar fáil ar ábhair shonracha, amhail éifeachtaí fostaíochta, éifeachtaí ar earnálacha sonracha, éifeachtacht beart sonrach (mar shampla, scéimeanna oibre gearr-ama).
Déan tuilleadh iniúchadh:
Acmhainní ábhartha eile:
Bunachar sonraí imeachtaí athstruchtúraithe: tionchar COVID-19 ar éifeachtaí fostaíochta imeachtaí athstruchtúraithe ar mhórscála san Eoraip
Faireachán Eorpach ar Phoist: an struchtúr fostaíochta atá ag athrú san Eoraip i bhfianaise na géarchéime
EU PolicyWatch: bunachar sonraí maidir le freagairtí an rialtais agus na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta ar an ngéarchéim, bunaithe ar thaighde ó Líonra na gComhfhreagraithe Eurofound
Ionstraimí tacaíochta um athstruchtúrú - EU PolicyWatch: bearta a thaifeadadh a thacaíonn le cuideachtaí atá ag athstruchtúrú, chomh maith leis na fostaithe atá buailte, ag cur béime ar nuair a bhaineann cás le COVID-19
Tionscnaimh maidir le geilleagar ardáin - COVID-19: an tionchar a bhíonn ag an ngéarchéim ar obair ardáin agus ar oibrithe ardáin
Ó 2020 i leith, sheol údaráis náisiúnta agus údaráis an Aontais raon beart tacaíochta chun freagairt do thionchar ghéarchéim COVID-19, a chuaigh i bhfeidhm ar ghnáthshaol agus ar obair rialta daoine san Aontas. Tá tionchar ar leith ag iarmhairtí na paindéime ar earnálacha sonracha, go leor daoine féinfhostaithe agus FBManna.
Cé nach bhfuil cumhacht reachtach dhíreach ag an AE maidir le cúrsaí sláinte (is ar Bhallstáit aonair atá freagrach as sin), dhírigh freagairt an AE – agus go háirithe an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh – ar gheilleagar an AE a chobhsú, bearta rialaithe teorann a chur i bhfeidhm, ár n-earnálacha sláinte poiblí a threisiú, táirgeadh vacsaíní a áirithiú do shaoránaigh, chomh maith le tacú le hearnálacha éagsúla gnó.
Ar an 10 Feabhra 2021, ba dhíol sásaimh don Choimisiún gur fhormheas Parlaimint na hEorpa an tSaoráid Téarnaimh agus Athléimneachta €672.5 billiún atá ar fáil do Bhallstáit an Aontais chun tacú le hathchóirithe agus infheistíochtaí faoi NextGenerationEU, an ionstraim shealadach atá ceaptha chun borradh a chur faoin téarnamh agus chun cabhrú leis an Eoraip teacht chun cinn níos láidre ón ngéarchéim. Mairfidh an tSaoráid go dtí deireadh mhí na Nollag 2026 agus tá dlúthbhaint aici le tosaíochtaí an Choimisiúin maidir le hEoraip níos glaise, níos digití agus níos athléimní.
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7 December 2022
Living, working and COVID-19 in the European Union and 10 EU neighbouring countries
The Living, working and COVID-19 survey, first launched by Eurofound in early 2020, aims to capture the wide-ranging impact of the pandemic on the work and lives of EU citizens. The fifth round of the Eurofound survey, which was implemented in spring 2022, also sheds light on a new uncertain reality caused by the war in Ukraine, record-high inflation and sharp rises in the cost of living. As a pilot survey, a shorter version of the questionnaire was fielded by the European Training Foundation (ETF) in 10 European Union (EU) neighbouring countries. This joint Eurofound-ETF factsheet presents a selection of results from the survey covering both the EU-27 and the 10 selected EU neighbouring countries.
The results reveal at least one clear commonality across respondents from all countries: serious concerns about the rising cost of living. At the same time, the results point to a large divergence in living and working conditions between respondents in the two groups of countries, but also show large differences within the EU itself and amongst the selected EU neighbouring countries.
6 July 2022
Fifth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty
The fifth round of Eurofound's e-survey, fielded from 25 March to 2 May 2022, sheds light on the social and economic situation of people across Europe two years after COVID-19 was first detected on the European continent. It also explores the reality of living in a new era of uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine, inflation, and rising energy prices.
The findings of the e-survey reveal the heavy toll of the pandemic, with respondents reporting lower trust in institutions than at the start of the pandemic, poorer mental well-being, a rise in the level of unmet healthcare needs and an increase in the number of households experiencing energy poverty.
28 January 2022
COVID-19 and older people: Impact on their lives, support and care
This report captures the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the quality of life of older citizens, including the impact on their well-being, finances, employment and social inclusion. It explores the effects on the use of care services and older people’s reliance on other support. The report presents policy measures that have been implemented in EU Member States to support older people along all of the above-mentioned dimensions. These include measures to support independent living and schemes to support the labour market integration of older people or to prevent unemployment, all of which play a role in the quality of life of older citizens.
9 May 2021
Living, working and COVID-19 (Update April 2021): Mental health and trust decline across EU as pandemic enters another year
The third round of Eurofound's e-survey, fielded in February and March 2021, sheds light on the social and economic situation of people across Europe following nearly a full year of living with COVID-19 restrictions. This report analyses the main findings and tracks ongoing developments and trends across the 27 EU Member States since the survey was first launched in April 2020. It pinpoints issues that have surfaced over the course of the pandemic, such as increased job insecurity due to the threat of job loss, decline in mental well-being levels, erosion of recent gains in gender equality, fall in trust levels vis-à-vis institutions, deterioration of work–life balance and growth of vaccine hesitancy. The results of the survey highlight the need for a holistic approach to support all the groups hit hard by the crisis in order to prevent them from falling further behind.
27 September 2020
Living, working and COVID-19
This report presents the findings of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, carried out by Eurofound to capture the far-reaching implications of the pandemic for the way people live and work across Europe. The survey was fielded online, among respondents who were reached via Eurofound’s stakeholders and social media advertising. Two rounds of the e-survey have been carried out to date: one in April, when most Member States were in lockdown, and one in July, when society and economies were slowly re-opening.
The findings of the e-survey from the first round reflected widespread emotional distress, financial concern and low levels of trust in institutions. Levels of concern abated somewhat in the second round, particularly among groups of respondents who were benefiting from support measures implemented during the pandemic. At the same time, the results underline stark differences between countries and between socioeconomic groups that point to growing inequalities.
The results confirm the upsurge in teleworking across all countries during the COVID-19 pandemic that has been documented elsewhere, and the report explores what this means for work–life balance and elements of job quality.
11 March 2021
COVID-19: Implications for employment and working life
Disclaimer - Please note that this report was updated with revised data (specifically for Bulgaria) on 23 March 2021.
This report sets out to assess the initial impact of the COVID-19 crisis on employment in Europe (up to Q2 2020), including its effects across sectors and on different categories of workers. It also looks at measures implemented by policymakers in a bid to limit the negative effects of the crisis. It first provides an overview of policy approaches adopted to mitigate the impact of the crisis on businesses, workers and citizens. The main focus is on the development, content and impact of short-time working schemes, income support measures for self-employed people, hardship funds and rent and mortgage deferrals. Finally, it explores the involvement of social partners in the development and implementation of such measures and the role of European funding in supporting these schemes.
Soláthraíonn taighdeoirí Eurofound léargas saineolaithe agus is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh leo le haghaidh ceisteanna nó fiosrúcháin ó na meáin.
Daphne Ahrendt
Senior research managerIs bainisteoir taighde sinsearach í Daphne Ahrendt san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Ó thosaigh sí ag obair le Eurofound in 2013, chlúdaigh sí raon leathan réimsí beartais shóisialta. Faoi láthair, comhordaíonn sí gníomhaíocht bainistíochta agus forbartha suirbhé Eurofound agus tá sí i gceannas ar ullmhú agus ar anailís na r-shuirbhéanna COVID-19. Tá breis agus 20 bliain de thaithí ag Daphne mar thaighdeoir ag obair ar shuirbhéanna idirnáisiúnta, tar éis di a bheith ag obair roimhe seo in Aonad Eorabharaiméadair an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh agus san Ionad Náisiúnta um Thaighde Sóisialta i Londain, áit ar oibrigh sí ar an gClár Suirbhé Sóisialta Idirnáisiúnta. Tá céim Mháistir ag Daphne i mBeartais Cheartais Choiriúla ó Scoil Eacnamaíochta Londan agus céim Bhaitsiléara san Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil ó Ollscoil Stáit San Francisco.
Eszter Sándor
Senior research managerIs bainisteoir taighde sinsearach é Eszter Sandor san aonad Beartais Shóisialta ag Eurofound. Tá saineolas aici ar mhodheolaíocht an tsuirbhé agus ar anailís staitistiúil, d'oibrigh sí ar ullmhú agus ar bhainistiú an tSuirbhé Eorpach ar Cháilíocht na Beatha agus le déanaí ar an ríomhshuirbhé Maireachtála, Oibre agus COVID-19, agus tá sí freagrach as cáilíocht tacar sonraí. Is iad na réimsí taighde atá aici ná folláine na n-óg agus cáilíocht na beatha i dteaghlaigh agus i dteaghlaigh, lena n-áirítear folláine suibiachtúil, cothromaíocht oibre agus saoil agus coinníollacha maireachtála. D'oibrigh sí roimhe seo mar chomhairleoir eacnamaíoch in Albain ag díriú ar mheasúnuithe tionchair eacnamaíocha, meastóireachtaí agus anailís ionchuir-aschuir. Tá céim Mháistreachta aici san Eacnamaíocht agus sa Chaidreamh Idirnáisiúnta ó Ollscoil Corvinus i mBúdaipeist.
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