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The advent of AI has far more consequences for how work is organised, performed and valued than any previous technological revolution. In order to make the most of this digital transformation we need inclusive and nuanced policy debates on its employment effects and how to future-proof policies: we need to talk about AI.

We need to study and understand the blow Europe’s youth have suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to adjust recovery and resilience measures to their needs: without prioritising young people in the present, we have little hope for the future.

The rapid rise of the platform economy has led to a marked transformation of European labour markets, and existing regulatory frameworks and voluntary initiatives have yet to catch up. While platform work offers opportunities for workers and employers and potentially contributes to innovation, economic growth and competitiveness in the EU, it has been criticised from the beginning because of the poor employment and working conditions often experienced by workers.

While high-street banks reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic by accelerating the push to digitalisation and cutting jobs, some digital-only banks are recruiting new staff to meet growing demand. An example is the ‘disruptor’ bank Revolut which has recently announced the creation of 1,000 jobs worldwide, including in several EU Member States.

Na een lang herstel van de economische crisis (2007-2013) bleken jongeren in de EU kwetsbaarder voor de gevolgen van de beperkingen die zijn ingesteld om de verspreiding van de COVID-19-pandemie te vertragen. Jongeren liepen meer kans dan oudere leeftijdsgroepen op verlies van hun baan, financiële onzekerheid en geestelijke gezondheidsproblemen. Zij meldden een verminderde levenstevredenheid en slechter geestelijk welzijn vanwege het verplichte thuisblijven en de schoolsluitingen.

This briefing is co-produced by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurofound. It is based on the results of two complementary analyses by the EEA and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) on the socioeconomic effects of climate policies, in the context of the European Green Deal and the EU transition to a carbon-neutral economy.

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the live performance sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the EU Member States.

While the number of employees earning the minimum wage has increased across Europe over the last decade, spurred by significant minimum wage hikes, a clear gender divide emerges, with minimum wage earners more likely to be women. Minimum wage earners are also more likely to live in materially deprived households.  

In onderzoek naar het transformatiepotentieel van de digitale revolutie wordt vaak een kwantitatieve benadering gehanteerd, in een poging om veranderingen in de werkgelegenheid als gevolg van digitalisering te monitoren. De angst voor mogelijk banenverlies en ontwrichting als gevolg van digitale technologieën werkt door in het beleidsdebat over digitalisering.

Towards a strong Social Europe in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis: reducing disparities and addressing distributional impacts - A severe crisis affecting everyone - Socioeconomic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic
12 October 2021, Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2021 (ESDE) conference
Presentation by Ivailo Kalfin, Executive Director, Eurofound