Developments in working life, industrial relations and working conditions in the EU
This publication series gathers all overview reports on developments in working life, annual reviews in industrial relations and working conditions produced by Eurofound on the basis of national contributions from the Network of Eurofound Correspondents (NEC). Since 1997, these reports have provided overviews of the latest developments in industrial relations and working conditions across the EU and Norway. The series may include recent ad hoc articles written by members of the NEC.
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25 November 2025
Developments in working life in 2024
26 July 2024
Developments in working life 2023
This publication comprises individual country reports on developments in working life in each of the 27 EU Member States and Norway in 2023, based on national research and survey results. The topics covered include the political context in 2023; updates on the social partners and social dialogue institutions; developments in collective bargaining; governmental responses to inflation; industrial action; and developments in working time. The reports also include updates on policy developments regarding issues such as employment contracts, reducing the gender pay gap, health and safety, and work–life balance.
Please note that there is no consolidated report on developments in working life in the EU in 2023.
5 May 2023
Developments in working life 2022
This publication comprises individual country reports on developments in working life in each of the 27 EU Member States and Norway in 2022, based on national research and survey results. The topics covered include the policy responses of governments to inflation and how inflation has featured in collective bargaining; the role of the social partners in addressing labour shortages; and the working life of Ukrainian refugees. The reports also include updates on policy developments regarding issues such as the gender pay gap, health and safety, and work–life balance.
Please note that there is no consolidated report on Developments in working life in the EU in 2022.
19 May 2022
Werksleven tijdens de COVID-19-pandemie 2021
Deze publicatie bestaat uit individuele landenrapporten over het werkende leven in 2021 voor 28 landen – de 27 EU-lidstaten en Noorwegen. De landrapporten vatten het bewijs samen over de impact van de COVID-19-pandemie op het werkleven, gebaseerd op nationaal onderzoek en enquêteresultaten in 2021. Ze schetsen de beleidsreacties van overheden en sociale partners in hun inspanningen om de sociaaleconomische effecten te verzachten en leggen de nadruk op beleidsgebieden die verband houden met aanpassing aan de pandemie en de terugkeer naar werk. Dit omvat met name een focus op nieuwe gezondheids- en veiligheidsregelingen op het werk, nieuwe werkregelingen, beleid om arbeidstekorten aan te pakken, lonen en loonsformulering. De rapporten onderzoeken ook de impact van de pandemie op sociale dialoog, collectieve onderhandelingen en industriële actie.
Let op: er is in 2021 geen geconsolideerd rapport over het werkleven in de EU.
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