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This year’s report presents the minimum wage rates for 2025 and how they were set and uprated during 2024. It includes information on countries with and without national minimum wages. In addition, it provides the first comparative overview of how Member States have transposed the Minimum Wage Direc

July 2025

This report provides an overview of the situation of children across Europe, including the services they use and the areas and issues that require attention from policymakers. The report focuses on identifying inequalities between different groups of children and analysing how these have changed

July 2025
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report

How different can the same job be across the EU? For the first time, this report measures the different task content of occupations in all EU Member States. New survey data sheds light on what people do in their job and how their work is organised, using 11 task indicators. Significant differences

August 2025
Forthcoming
Publication
Eurofound research paper

This Eurofound research paper builds on the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) data and provides an overview of key trends in restructuring in recent years, highlighting the companies, sectors and regions in Europe that experienced the greatest job losses and job gains. It also examines the variou

August 2025

According to one narrative, employment has been polarising over recent decades, with employment growth focusing on the top and bottom of the wage ladder at the expense of mid-paying jobs, and this trend is pervasive. Empirical findings for the EU Member States, however, tend to challenge this accou

August 2025
Forthcoming
Publication
Research report

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the agriculture sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to participate, be consulted and have the potential to

August 2025

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the graphical industry. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation

September 2025

This policy brief provides the yearly update on convergence in the EU using the methodology and software developed by Eurofound. This year, the analysis focuses on social fragmentation and investigates whether the economic and social distances between sociodemographic groups have increased in recent

September 2025

This report investigates the polarisation of attitudes and opinions among Europeans over 20 years, based on data from the European Social Survey. It investigates trends and national variations in polarisation, examining whether values and attitudes have become oppositional over time, and explores th

September 2025

The first findings from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 (EWCS24) provide information on changes over time in the seven domains of job quality and key indicators on the quality of working life and sustainable work. They also include information on algorithmic management, hybrid work,

September 2025

As countries face increasing pressure when it comes to providing care services, unpaid caregivers make an invaluable contribution. Care is needed at all ages of life, particularly when individuals face health issues or disabilities. The majority of care is provided within families, without financial

03 July 2025

Digitalisation has been on the EU policy agenda since 2000. While great strides have been made in this area over the past two decades, the digital transformation is not yet complete. This report seeks to deepen our understanding of the evolution towards a digital Europe. By applying the lens of conv

30 June 2025

This report describes Eurofound's activities, particularly its research, information and communication programmes and policy achievements, in relation to the objectives set in the Programming document 2021–2024: Work programme 2024. It also covers the management and external evaluation control

26 June 2025
Publication
Annual report

Minimum wages have a significant effect on negotiated and actual wages

In recent years, national minimum wages have risen sharply across EU countries, making their influence on collective wage bargaining and general wage developments increasingly relevant. The findings show that national minimum wages have a positive impact on raising negotiated wage levels. However,

Increases in national minimum wages can have various knock-on effects – they can, for instance, lead to wage rises more generally and can influence the social partners’ latitude in collective bargaining. This report examines how changes to national minimum wages affect collectively agreed and actual

23 June 2025

Eurofound’s will hold its third Annual Lecture ‘Living and working in Europe 2025’ on 19 June in Dublin with the support of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs to celebrate Eurofound’s 50 years of supporting better policies for a strong social Europe in 2025.


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Event
In-person event

Shaping the future of work: Inside Europe’s hybrid work strategies

As ‘return-to-office’ mandates continue to fuel debate about the future of work, the concept of a hybrid workplace – once a stopgap in the pandemic – has become a permanent feature of many organisations. But while the term ‘hybrid work’ is now well known, how it is implemented in practice, and what

Article

On Friday 13 June 2025 from 10.00-13.00, Eurofound opened its doors to its neighbours and the local community with an opening address delivered by Regina Doherty, Member of the European Parliament. This is an opportunity to showcase our work, show guests around our premises, and provide them with an


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Event
In-person event
Worker walking away from desk after being dismissed

Fired through a screen: The validity of digital dismissals in the EU

Employers increasingly use tools such as email, SMS and messaging apps like WhatsApp or Signal to communicate with employees. Using these technologies in communicating sensitive information, particularly for notifying employees of dismissal, raises legal concerns.

Article

As the continent's birth rates decline and its population ages, policymakers face the urgent task of retaining experienced workers and adapting workplaces to meet the needs of an older demographic.

30 mei 2025