Working life research
Sara Riso
Sara Riso trad in 2006 toe tot Eurofound en is momenteel senior onderzoeksmanager in de Working Life unit. Ze is betrokken bij onderzoeksprojecten gericht op digitalisering en arbeidsomstandigheden. Voordat ze bij Eurofound kwam, beheerde Sara onderzoeksprojecten voor grote Europese verenigingen en netwerken in Brussel. Haar academische achtergrond ligt in psychologie, communicatie en talen. Haar belangrijkste onderzoeksinteresse ligt in het verkennen van nieuwe stressfactoren op de werkvloer die voortkomen uit de toenemende digitalisering van werk, veranderende organisatiepraktijken en verandermanagementstrategieën om de uitdagingen van digitalisering in moderne werkomgevingen aan te pakken.
Onderwerpen van expertise
Sara is expert op de volgende onderwerpen.
Onderzoeksresultaten
Sara is de auteur van de volgende publicaties.
Evenementen, podcast en blog
Sara heeft bijgedragen aan de volgende evenementen, blogposts en podcastafleveringen.
18 December 2024
Podcastaflevering
Hoe kunnen we cyberpesten op het werk effectief aanpakken?
In het afgelopen decennium hebben informatie- en communicatietechnologieën de manier veranderd waarop werknemers werken en met elkaar communiceren. Hoewel de digitalisering van werk veel voordelen biedt, heeft de wijdverbreide toegang tot digitale apparaten in het beroepsleven een vruchtbare voedingsbodem geboden voor de opkomst van nieuwe vormen van asociaal gedrag, waaronder cyberpesten op het werk. In deze aflevering van Eurofound Talks spreekt Mary McCaughey met Sara Riso, Senior Research Manager bij Eurofound, over wat cyberpesten is, hoe wijdverbreid het probleem van cyberpesten op het werk is en of er voldoende wetgeving en regels op de werkplek zijn om dit effectief aan te pakken. Ze bespreken hoe pesten en cyberpesten naar voren zijn gekomen als prominente kwesties in nationale beleidsdebatten, voornamelijk als problemen waarmee jongeren te maken hebben in plaats van als een algemener fenomeen op de werkplek en schadelijk voor het welzijn van werknemers. Of het nu online of face-to-face is - het lijkt erop dat pesten op het werk vaker voorkomt dan algemeen wordt erkend.
9 December 2020
Blogpost
COVID-19: Fast-forward to a new era of employee surveillance
With remote working becoming the new normal for many workers, it is surely the case that many employers are anxious to ensure that their employees are putting in full working days. Companies are likely to be investing in and deploying digital technologies for tracking employee performance much more than before the pandemic. The pervasiveness of new digital technologies – whether for working remotely or in the workplace – has raised a host of new issues and concerns around privacy and data protection as well as work organisation, control and autonomy. When it comes to tracking what employees are doing, there is a balance to be struck between the legitimate business interests of the employer and employees’ right to privacy.
6 April 2020
Blogpost
Technology is our ally against the Coronavirus
Fear has been mounting in the debate around new technologies and the implications for the future of work. But the Coronavirus outbreak is unveiling some real positives of technological advances. Digital communication tools are supporting and enhancing working from home, while innovative companies are leveraging more nascent technologies – such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and 3D printing – to deal with the frontline challenges of the crisis.
28 January 2020
Blogpost
The pandora’s box of the platform economy
We hear more and more about the platform economy, with the debate often revolving around the potential long-term implications of its growth on the labour market and the impact on traditional and established businesses and industries.
20 November 2019
Blogpost
Restructuring: Do unions still matter?
Trade unions in many EU Member States face the issue of declining membership. This is a fundamental challenge for organised labour, but it is premature to speak about the redundancy unions: when it comes to important decisions affecting the workplace, restructuring being one, trade unions remain a powerful mechanism of employee voice. Latest data from Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) confirms that the presence of a trade union in the workplace is associated with greater employee voice and involvement in decision-making on restructuring.
2 May 2019
Blogpost
Restructuring: We need to make sure those that stay behind are not forgotten
Company restructuring may hit the headlines less in good times, but it remains a central experience in the working life of many. According to the most recent European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) data, just under one in three (30%) employees in the EU reported that restructuring had taken place at their workplace in the preceding three years. A similar proportion reported working in downsized workplaces. Large scale restructuring involving job loss is usually well-documented, and there is rightly a focus on what options there are for those who have lost their jobs. But what impact does all this have on those that are left behind?
18 April 2016
Blogpost
Avoiding the quick fix approach to solving youth unemployment
A key priority for EU policy makers is to combat high levels of youth unemployment. Supporting young people to start a new business is increasingly regarded as a way to achieve this goal. And yet the understanding of what drives the success and failure of youth entrepreneurship policies remains incomplete. In a rush to deliver ‘quick fixes’ to the problem of youth unemployment, governments are falling short of devising well-coordinated policy interventions firmly grounded in evidence that could, in the longer term, be more effective and save public money.
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