Publications

The pandemic has had differential impacts on women. Raised consciousness about them must be applied to advance gender equality in recovery measures. All crises have a strongly gendered impact and none more so than the current pandemic, across a range of indicators. While the virus itself seems to take a greater toll on men than women when it comes to fatalities, women appear to have been worse affected in terms of labour market impact.

​​​​​​​A first analysis of developments in working life in 2020 shows that the COVID-19 pandemic had a considerable impact on social dialogue and collective bargaining in the EU, Norway and the UK, albeit to varying degrees. While in some countries, standard procedures were by and large maintained, in others, tripartite consultation was sidelined in the face of time pressure and an uncertain economic environment. Collective bargaining was often postponed or suspended indefinitely, especially in those sectors that were hit hard by government-imposed lockdowns. The number of renewed collective agreements decreased sharply in some countries.

EU Member States acted swiftly in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, introducing measures aimed at cushioning the impact of the crisis on society, the economy and the labour market. In some countries, policies targeted businesses and employers directly; elsewhere, employees and self-employed people in sectors negatively affected by lockdowns were given dedicated support first.

A first analysis of working life policies and developments in 2020 shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has in some cases speeded up and in other cases slowed down several policy developments in the EU, Norway and the UK, albeit to varying degrees, and dependent on national contexts. Increased teleworking led to a number of accelerated policy developments to address the new work reality for many employees.

Long-term care (LTC) workforce: employment and working conditions
19 April 2021, European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee virtual meeting
Presentation by Hans Dubois, Research Manager, Eurofound

Impact of digitalisation on social services
19 April 2021, European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee virtual meeting
Presentation by Tadas Leončikas, Senior Research Manager, Eurofound

U izvješću se ispituje razvoj politika u državama članicama EU-a usmjerenih na podršku uključivanju osoba s invaliditetom na otvoreno tržište rada, s posebnim naglaskom na tri faze: zapošljavanje, zadržavanje radnog mjesta i povratak na posao nakon izostanka. Istražuju se mehanizmi i djelotvornost više od 150 različitih mjera politike osmišljenih za razmatranje dimenzija tržišta rada u EU-u prije pandemije bolesti COVID-19: stvaranje radnih mjesta, ponuda rada, potražnja za radom i kontekstualni čimbenici.

Eurofound overview and planned activities for 2021
16 April 2021, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) virtual meeting
Presentation by Maria Jepsen, Acting Executive Director, Eurofound

Despite the economic turmoil that led to large-scale restructuring in many EU Member States and changes in working conditions for many occupational groups, 2020 seems to have been a quiet year in terms of industrial action. At the time of writing this article, national statistics for 2020 are available in only a few countries; however, several correspondents have reported a clear decline in industrial action. The most significant labour disputes related to COVID-19 occurred in the human health and social services sector, the education sector, and the transportation and logistics sector.

U ovom se izvješću analizira raspodjela bogatstva kućanstava u državama članicama EU-a i uloga bogatstva u okviru društvene mobilnosti. Izvješće je usmjereno na bogatstvo po članu kućanstva i temelji se na podatcima iz triju skupova podataka (Ankete o financijama i potrošnji kućanstava, Istraživanja o zdravlju, starenju i umirovljenju u Europi i baze podataka o bogatstvu Luxembourg Wealth Study). Uspoređuje se sastav bogatstva među društvenim skupinama i zemljama te se procjenjuje uloga stambene imovine u raspodjeli bogatstva i negativnom bogatstvu.