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15:00 – 16:00 Irsko lokalno vrijeme
16:00 – 17:00 Brussels time
Eurofound organised an interactive webinar looking at the first findings of its European Working Conditions Survey 2024, with a live Q&A, on 24 September 2025.
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About the debate
The first findings from Eurofound’s pan-European Working Conditions Survey 2024, published at the beginning of September 2025, showed significant improvements in job quality over the past decade but also highlighted stark inequalities between women and men, as well as radically different situations for workers in different parts of Europe.
Based on interviews with over 36,000 workers across 35 countries, the flagship survey points to positive shifts in areas like working hours and skill development, but not everyone is benefitting equally. For example, women face deteriorating standards in areas such social environment and work intensity, and gender gaps persist in job security and career prospects.
In addition, the workforce is grappling with new and persistent health challenges and divergent approaches to the technological change reshaping workplaces across the EU.
In this webinar, Mary McCaughey, Head of Information and Communication, spoke with Barbara Gerstenberger, Head of Unit for Working Life, about how working conditions are changing in Europe post-pandemic, who is gaining the most and who potentially is losing out, and whether workers are benefitting from the rapid technological change seen over the past decade.
This is a unique opportunity for you to ask questions about the survey and engage with our experts. The event has been livestreamed exclusively on the Livestorm platform, but you can watch the full recording below.
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Speakers
Mary McCaughey
Head of Information & CommunicationMary McCaughey voditeljica je odjela za informiranje i komunikaciju u Eurofoundu. Diplomirala je na Trinity Collegeu u Dublinu i College of Europe u Brugesu, a počela je raditi u Bruxellesu za Europolitics i Wall Street Journal Europe. Surađivala je s Udrugom europskih parlamentaraca s Afrikom (AWEPA) u Južnoj Africi tijekom tranzicije zemlje u demokraciju, a 1998. preuzela je dužnost glasnogovornice Delegacije Europske unije u Pretoriji, na čelu njezina odjela za tisak i informiranje tijekom pregovora o sporazumu o slobodnoj trgovini između EU-a i Južne Afrike. Nakon završetka rata na Kosovu radila je kao savjetnica za komunikacije u Europskoj agenciji za obnovu u Srbiji. Dužnost glavne urednice Eurofounda preuzela je 2003.
Barbara Gerstenberger
Head of Working Life unitBarbara Gerstenberger voditeljica je odjela za radni život u Eurofoundu. U toj ulozi koordinira istraživačke timove koji istražuju kvalitetu radnih mjesta u Europi na temelju Europskog istraživanja o radnim uvjetima te je općenito odgovorna za Europski opservatorij za radni život i istraživanje industrijskih odnosa u EU-u. Pridružila se Eurofoundu 2001. kao voditeljica istraživanja u tada novoosnovanom Europskom centru za praćenje promjena (EMCC). Godine 2007. prešla je u Eurofoundov odjel za informacije i komunikacije kao voditeljica komunikacijskih proizvoda, a 2011. imenovana je koordinatoricom u Upravi. Prije toga radila je kao viša znanstvena službenica u Europskoj federaciji metalaca u Bruxellesu. Diplomirala je političke znanosti na Sveučilištu u Hamburgu, a magistrirala je javnu upravu na Kennedy School of Government, Sveučilište Harvard.
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