How did Europe treat its essential workers?

Mary McCaughey ir Eurofound informācijas un komunikācijas vadītāja. Absolvējusi Trīsvienības koledžu Dublinā un Eiropas koledžu Brigē, viņa sāka strādāt Briselē Europolitics un Wall Street Journal Europe. Viņa strādāja ar Eiropas Parlamentāriešu asociāciju ar Āfriku (AWEPA) Dienvidāfrikā valsts pārejas laikā uz demokrātiju, un 1998. gadā viņa ieņēma preses pārstāves amatu Eiropas Savienības delegācijā Pretorijā, vadot tās preses un informācijas nodaļu sarunās par ES un Dienvidāfrikas brīvās tirdzniecības nolīgumu. Pēc Kosovas kara beigām viņa strādāja par komunikācijas konsultanti Eiropas Rekonstrukcijas aģentūrā Serbijā. 2003. gadā viņa sāka strādāt par Eurofound galveno redaktori.

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.