Online event

Virtual Visit to Slovenia - First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 - key areas pertinent to Slovenia

As part of our Virtual Visits initiative, Eurofound organised an exclusive online interactive webinar with its experts, on ‘First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 - key areas pertinent to Slovenia’ on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 13.00-14.00 Slovenian time.

When?

Wednesday, 5 November 2025

Slovenian time

Start

13:00

End

14:00

Organised by

Eurofound in collaboration with Eurofound’s Slovenian Board Members and national correspondent in Slovenia

Event background

This event took place in the context of Eurofound’s ongoing efforts with key stakeholders at the national level to ensure widespread dissemination and dialogue on our research findings.

Event overview

Slovenia does not conduct its own national survey on working conditions but uses the European Working Conditions Survey to monitor job quality and working life in Slovenia. This makes the findings of the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 (EWCS) particularly valuable for Slovenian stakeholders.

In 2024, the Slovenian Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities increased the sample size of the EWCS from 1,000 to 1,300 interviews to obtain a more granular, national dataset. This step enhances the capacity to identify challenges and opportunities which will help to further improve working conditions for employees and self-employed men and women. Eurofound’s virtual visit created an opportunity to explore results for Slovenia and compare them with EU-wide averages and developments in other countries.

Eurofound has been monitoring progress in working conditions across Europe for over 30 years through the EWCS. The survey provides a comprehensive picture of the everyday reality of men and women at work, assessing job quality, analysing risks and opportunities, thus providing both EU and national policymakers with the evidence required to design effective policies.

The latest findings shed light on issues around workers’ health and well-being, work-life balance, the impact of technology use at work, gender equality as well as the implications of an ageing workforce and the twin transitions.

This event took place in collaboration with Eurofound’s Slovenian Board Members and with its national correspondent in Slovenia.

For any queries about the #Virtual Visits, please contact Bernice.Turner@eurofound.europa.eu

Presentation slides: First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey - key areas pertinent to Slovenia

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Eurofound speakers

Agnès Parent-Thirion

Senior research manager

Working life research unit

Agnès Parent-Thirion hija maniġer anzjan tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Ħajja tax-Xogħol fil-Eurofound, inkarigata mill-ippjanar, l-iżvilupp u l-implimentazzjoni ta' proġetti ta' riċerka dwar il-kundizzjonijiet tax-xogħol, b'mod partikolari l-Istħarriġ Ewropew dwar il-Kundizzjonijiet tax-Xogħol (EWCS) u l-analiżi tiegħu. Hija responsabbli għall-edizzjoni straordinarja tal-EWCS 2021 u għat-tħejjija tal-kwestjonarju għall-EWCS 2024. L-interessi tar-riċerka tagħha jinkludu l-kundizzjonijiet tax-xogħol, il-kwalità tax-xogħol, il-monitoraġġ tal-kundizzjonijiet tax-xogħol, l-organizzazzjoni tax-xogħol, is-sess, il-futur tax-xogħol u l-ħin. Hija ilha taħdem fil-qasam tal-istħarriġ komparattiv Ewropew għal aktar minn għaxar snin, fl-aspetti kollha inklużi d-disinn, l-iżvilupp tal-kwestjonarju, ix-xogħol fuq il-post, il-kontroll tal-kwalità u l-analiżi. Hija gradwata fl-ekonomija u l-ġestjoni mill-universitajiet Paris IX Dauphine u Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne u għandha Diploma Postgraduate fl-Istatistika mit-Trinity College Dublin. Dan l-aħħar temmet korsijiet onlajn dwar l-intelliġenza artifiċjali: tmexxija mmexxija mill-inkjesta mal-MIT Sloan Executive Education u 'Les grand enjeux de la transition: re-ouvrir l'orizzont, comprendre pour agir' mal-Campus de la Transition. Qabel ma ngħaqdet mal-Eurofound, hija ħadmet għal numru ta' snin fil-Kummissjoni Ewropea.

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Jorge Cabrita

Senior research manager

Working life research unit

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.

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Maria Jepsen

Deputy Director

Eurofound

Maria Jepsen hija d-Deputat Direttur tal-Eurofound, maħtura fl-1 ta' Novembru 2019. Hija tikkoordina l-iżvilupp tal-programm tal-Aġenzija. Qabel dan, kienet Direttur tad-dipartiment tar-riċerka fl-Istitut Ewropew tat-Trejdjunjins (ETUI), u assistent professur u riċerkatur fl-Università Ħielsa ta' Brussell (ULB). Bħalissa hija wkoll professur assoċjat fl-ekonomija tax-xogħol fl-ULB u lettur estern fil-Kulleġġ tal-Ewropa fi Bruges, il-Belġju. L-interessi ewlenin tar-riċerka tagħha jinkludu l-istudji dwar is-sessi, l-impatt tal-istati soċjali fuq il-provvista tax-xogħol, il-pagi u l-kundizzjonijiet tax-xogħol, u l-iżvilupp tad-dimensjoni soċjali Ewropea. Is-Sinjura Jepsen kienet membru ta' diversi kumitati, kunsilli u bordijiet konsultattivi fil-livell nazzjonali u internazzjonali dwar kwistjonijiet ta' impjiegi, soċjali, sessu u riċerka. Hija serviet ukoll bħala koordinatriċi fil-kumitat konsultattiv tripartitiku tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea dwar is-saħħa u s-sigurtà fuq il-post tax-xogħol. Hija għandha PhD fl-Ekonomija u Master's degree fl-Ekonometrija mill-Università Ħielsa ta' Brussell (ULB).

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