Challenges and prospects in the EU

Following improvements in economic growth and labour market participation after the global financial and economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a new, unprecedented challenge for the EU. The crisis threatens to pose an existential challenge to the EU’s cohesion and legitimacy. The subject of upward convergence is once again centre stage in the European policy debate. Expanding on work done on this topic in previous years, this flagship report traces developments in economic and social indicators between the economic crisis and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What have been the major trends and policy developments regarding digitalisation in Europe? What do we know about the deployment of automation, digitisation and the platform economy? This flagship publication provides an overview of developments in Europe in recent years, as well as mapping the observable or expected effects on employment and working conditions, as well as exploring the implications from a policy perspective.

Šioje pavyzdinėje ataskaitoje apibendrinamos pagrindinės EUROFOUND darbo sąlygų tyrimo, atlikto 2017–2020 m., išvados. Joje aprašoma darbo sąlygų gerinimo pažanga, padaryta nuo 2000 m., ir tiriama, ar teigiami pokyčiai buvo vienodai naudingi visiems darbuotojams. Ataskaitoje nurodoma, kurioms darbuotojų grupėms pavojus dirbti blogomis darbo sąlygomis ir atsilikti didžiausias. Atsižvelgiant į darbo pokyčius pasaulyje, nurodomi nauji uždaviniai, padėsiantys gerinti darbo kokybę.

Atsižvelgdamas į savo įgaliojimus, susijusius su vadovų ir darbuotojų socialinio dialogo skatinimu, EUROFOUND ilgiau nei 40 metų stebėjo ir analizavo darbo santykių sistemų tendencijas ES lygmeniu ir ES valstybėse narėse. Ši ataskaita apie pavyzdinę iniciatyvą grindžiama darbu, kuris šiomis aplinkybėmis buvo nuveiktas per paskutinį programavimo laikotarpį (2015–2019 m.). Joje remiamasi plataus masto darbo santykių sistemų ir socialinio dialogo stebėsenos, kurią nuolat vykdė EUROFOUND, rezultatais.

What have been the major trends and policy developments regarding the flexibilisation of employment in recent years? Eurofound’s work programme for 2017–2020 set out to document and capture these changes in the world of work. This flagship publication provides an overview of developments in Europe in the wake of the global financial crisis, as well as mapping the ongoing challenges and policy approaches taken at EU and national levels to find the right balance between flexibility and security in the labour market.

What have been the major developments in quality of life and public services in Europe in recent years, as captured by research into these areas in Eurofound’s work programme for 2017–2020? This flagship publication provides a synthesis of the main findings on several key topics, based, in part, on European Quality of Life Survey data.