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Płaca i dochód

Płaca i dochód to kluczowe elementy stosunków pracy i jakości życia. Kwestii tej poświęcono jeszcze więcej uwagi na poziomie UE ze względu na zmiany spowodowane kryzysem w gospodarce i całym społeczeństwie.

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In this special episode of Eurofound Talks for International Women's Day 2024, Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound researchers Carlos Vacas and Barbara Gerstenberger about the gender pay and employment gaps...
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In this pilot project, Eurofound successfully established the feasibility of, and piloted, an EU-wide database of minimum pay rates contained in collective agreements related to low-paid workers. A conceptual and...

26 Styczeń 2024
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Research report

EU context

Europejski filar praw społecznych określa zobowiązania UE w zakresie wynagrodzeń: prawo pracowników do sprawiedliwych wynagrodzeń, które zapewniają godny poziom życia; zapewnienie odpowiednich płac minimalnych; zapobieganie ubóstwu pracujących.

Działalność Eurofound

Eurofound regularnie sporządza sprawozdania na temat różnych aspektów płacy i dochodu w świetle zmieniających się warunków gospodarczych w całej Europie.

Monitorowanie płac

Dzięki Europejskiemu Obserwatorium Życia Zawodowego (EurWORK) Eurofound gromadzi szereg informacji na temat płac. Regularny charakter sprawozdawczości umożliwia uzyskiwanie dłuższych serii spostrzeżeń na temat płac uzgodnionych w drodze układów zbiorowych, dzięki czemu możliwe jest monitorowanie tendencji. Eurofound regularnie publikuje aktualizacje tematyczne dotyczące ustawowych plac minimalnych i płac uzgodnionych w drodze układów zbiorowych. Monitoruje również zmiany na szczeblu krajowym w odniesieniu do mechanizmów ustalania wynagrodzenia, równości wynagrodzenia, zmiennego poziomu wynagrodzenia, niskiego wynagrodzenia i zróżnicowania wynagrodzenia ze względu na płeć.

Krajowe profile życia zawodowego zawierają informacje na temat płac na szczeblu krajowym i są regularnie aktualizowane. Eurofound prowadzi dwie bazy danych dotyczących płac (zob. źródła poniżej).

Europejski Monitor Zatrudnienia Eurofound (EJM) dokonuje oceny zmian w zatrudnieniu według zawodu, zgodnie z różnymi pomiarami jakościowymi, w tym płacami. W szczególności wnosi swój wkład w naszą wiedzę na temat zjawiska polaryzacji zatrudnienia, czyli zakresu, w jakim wzrost zatrudnienia prawdopodobnie będzie większy w górnej i dolnej części rozkładu wynagrodzenia niż pośrodku.

Dane z badań

W ramach badań prowadzonych przez Eurofound monitorowane są również warunki płac w UE. Płace są kluczowym elementem badań oceniających jakość pracy przeprowadzanych przez Eurofound.W europejskim badaniu warunków pracy (EWCS) zarobki są jednym z siedmiu wskaźników jakości pracy. EWCS obejmuje również informacje na temat zróżnicowania wynagrodzenia ze względu na płeć. Zapoznaj się z interaktywnym narzędziem do wizualizacji danych EWCS.

Europejskie badanie jakości życia (EQLS) umożliwia monitorowanie wpływu dochodu na poziom życia oraz sposób, w jaki nierówności dochodowe są powiązane ze spójnością społeczną i samopoczuciem. Daje możliwość przeanalizowania sposobu, w jaki kryzys wpłynął na rodziny w przypadku rodzin o niskim dochodzie, zadłużenia gospodarstw domowych i grup zagrożonych ubóstwem. EQLS umożliwia również gromadzenie informacji na temat dochodu po przejściu na emeryturę i możliwościach wydłużenia życia zawodowego. Zapoznaj się z interaktywnym narzędziem do wizualizacji danych EQLS.

W ramach europejskiego badania przedsiębiorstw (ECS) przedstawiono wykorzystanie zmiennych systemów wynagrodzeń w zakładach, jak również objęcie pracowników tych przedsiębiorstw układami zbiorowymi dotyczącymi wynagrodzeń. Badanie pozwala powiązać informacje na temat zmiennego poziomu wynagrodzenia i negocjacji płacowych z informacjami na temat organizacji pracy, zarządzania zasobami ludzkimi, bezpośredniej partycypacji pracowników i dialogu społecznego, jak również z wydajnością i samopoczuciem w miejscu pracy.

Key outputs

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Roczny przegląd płac minimalnych w 2023 r. przygotowano w kontekście bezprecedensowej inflacji w całej Europie. Chociaż w wielu państwach inflacja doprowadziła do gwałtownego wzrostu nominalnych stawek płac, w wielu przypadkach...

29 Czerwiec 2023
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Research report
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W niniejszym sprawozdaniu zbadano kwestię podziału bogactwa gospodarstw domowych w państwach członkowskich i przeanalizowano rolę bogactwa w mobilności społecznej. Na podstawie danych z trzech zbiorów danych [badanie na temat finansów...

30 Marzec 2021
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Research report

Current and ongoing research

 

 

Eurofound expert(s)

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Christine Aumayr-Pintar is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound. Her current research topics include minimum wages, collectively agreed wages and gender...

Senior research manager,
Working life research unit
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Carlos Vacas Soriano is a research manager in the Employment unit at Eurofound. He works on topics related to wage and income inequalities, minimum wages, low pay, job quality...

Research manager,
Employment research unit
Publications results (123)

Seniority systems – schemes that allot improving employment rights or benefits to employees as their length of employment increases – have not been widely studied. This report provides the first comprehensive study comparing the design and spread of seniority-based entitlements (SBEs) in Europe and

17 April 2019

This short report examines the projected structural change for the wage and task structure of employment in EU Member States, up to 2030, using the framework developed in Eurofound’s European Jobs Monitor.

17 December 2018

A living wage has been defined as a measure of income that allows an employee a basic but socially acceptable standard of living. In recent decades, living wage initiatives have emerged in a small number of mainly English-speaking countries, including the UK and Ireland. These initiatives have

30 November 2018

This report examines the development of collectively agreed pay in conjunction with the development of actual compensation (‘wages’) and labour productivity in real terms. It applies both a longer-term perspective (the early 2000s to 2017) and a short-term perspective, with a focus on the outcomes

10 October 2018

Eurofound has a considerable body of research findings looking at how salary levels are set in EU Member States. This report looks at the mechanisms used to determine statutory minimum wages, the use of variable pay schemes in companies in the EU, and national systems of supplementary pay.

27 March 2018
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Customised report

In light of the limited action in many Member States to introduce or review gender pay transparency instruments as recommended, in November 2017 the European Commission announced the possible need for further targeted measures at EU level. This report reviews experiences in four Member States –

07 February 2018

The term ‘minimum wage’ refers to the various legal restrictions governing the lowest rate payable by employers to workers, regulated by formal laws or statutes. This report provides information on statutory minimum wages that are generally applicable in a country and not limited to specific sectors

06 February 2018

Developments in Working Life in Europe is part of a series of annual reviews published by Eurofound and provides an overview of the latest developments in industrial relations and working conditions across the EU and Norway.

25 September 2017

This article discusses developments in collectively agreed wages in the European Union in 2016, putting them into the perspective of developments over the past 15 years. The tendency for growth in both nominal and real collectively agreed wages from 2015 continued. In two countries (Belgium and

25 July 2017

This EurWORK topical update summarises the views of European and national-level stakeholders on recent debates on implementing the principle of ‘equal pay’ for posted workers. Directive 96/71/EC foresees that posted workers must be granted the minimum standards of employment conditions applicable in

18 July 2017

Online resources results (888)

Romania: New law aims to reduce pay inequality in the public sector

New government legislation to reduce financial inequalities in the public sector will see workers receive considerable wage increases, the introduction of paid overtime and a reduction in the wage gap. However, some employer organisations fear such legislation could see an exodus of workers from the

Slovenia: Latest working life developments – Q2 2017

New apprenticeship legislation, an ombudsman’s report on unpaid wages and posted workers, failure of the ‘mini-labour law reform’ and the resulting amendments to a range of labour legislation are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in

Romania: Latest working life developments – Q2 2017

Strikes on the railways and in manufacturing, protests over public sector pay, and consultations on changes to social dialogue and labour legislation are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Romania in the second

United Kingdom: Latest working life developments – Q2 2017

Mounting pressure to end the 1% pay cap on public sector workers, falling union membership, the ‘gig economy’, and a strike at British Airways are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in the United Kingdom in the second

Slovakia: Latest working life developments – Q2 2017

A strike at Volkswagen Slovakia over pay negotiations and the introduction of stricter conditions for the support given to unemployed workers are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Slovakia in the second quarter of

Denmark: Private sector collective agreements concluded – despite difficulties

Collective agreements concluded in March in the private sector provided for small wage increases and improvements to education and training. However, many union members voted against an agreement about systematic overtime and measures to avoid social dumping. The deals follow the pace-setting

Spain: Milestone agreement in retail sector

An agreement between social partners in the Spanish retail sector will govern working and employment conditions for the next three years. About 260,000 employees are expected to benefit from this agreement, which is likely to set the standards for other sector agreements due to be negotiated during

Latvia: Impact of austerity measures on the public health sector

Workers in Latvia’s public healthcare sector have protested about the less favourable working conditions in their sector, not just low pay, but also the level of shift work, overtime work and work during public holidays.

Ireland: Latest working life developments – Q1 2017

Agreement on an earlier pay rise for public service staff, strikes at Tesco and Bus Éireann, and proposals on minimum pay and working hours for security guards are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Ireland in the

Slovenia: Doctors' agreement could destabilise public sector salary system

After six months of tough negotiations and industrial action by doctors, the government and the doctors’ trade union finally signed a collective agreement in March 2017. Doctors achieved most of their demands, which related to working standards as well as wages. The annual cost of the agreement has


Blogs results (22)
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Following a sluggish response by many Member States to introduce or modify gender pay transparency measures, as it recommended in 2014, the European Commission intends to table a proposal for EU-level legislation on pay transparency later in 2020. In this context, a new Eurofound study investigated

6 Listopad 2020
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As one of their ‘100 days in office’ initiatives, the new European Commission intends to propose an initiative for an EU minimum wage. The aim is that by 2024 every worker in the EU should earn a fair and adequate wage, no matter where they live.

15 Styczeń 2020
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The Socialist-led Spanish government that emerged last summer had, by the end of 2018, approved a hike in the statutory minimum wage. This was agreed with the left-wing Podemos party as part of an attempt to secure the parliamentary support needed for passing the proposed 2019 budget – although

17 Lipiec 2019
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Seniority entitlements have largely been on the decline since the 1990s, and have been gradually phased-out from legislation in Europe, as well as in collective agreements. However, it would be premature to dismiss seniority-based entitlements as a thing of the past, as they remain in force across

17 Kwiecień 2019
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One year after Germany’s introduction of the Entgelttransparenzgesetz (Wage Transparency Act), the results are somewhat underwhelming. This law is Germany’s take on the European Commission’s recommendation on introducing pay transparency measures to combat the gender pay gap.

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Wages grew and wage inequality fell in most EU countries in 2015. Germany is not one of the countries where wages rose most, but it did have the largest reduction of wage inequality. Our analysis shows that the German minimum wage policy introduced in 2015 strongly lifted the wages of the lowest

14 Czerwiec 2018
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Measures to promote gender pay transparency haven’t been delivered yet in half of Europe – making EU level legislative action to speed up implementation an option. In this blog, originally posted in Social Europe, Christine Aumayr-Pintar details what we know about the measures from countries that

Pay inequalities come back into focus in post-crisis Europe

The ability to make ends meet is a vital issue for many Europeans and an important priority for European policymakers. In the immediate aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis the initial focus was to mitigate and reverse job loss, particularly in the countries most affected. With employment back to

3 Listopad 2017
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The Great Recession depressed real income levels across European countries. But the impact was very unequal across countries and income groups. Countries in the European periphery have been more affected than those in the core, halting the process of income convergence between European countries

23 Czerwiec 2017
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EU-wide income inequality declined notably prior to 2008, driven by a strong process of income convergence between European countries. The Great Recession broke this trend. After 2008, income convergence has been sluggish, while inequality within many countries has increased significantly.

21 Marzec 2017

Upcoming publications results (2)

The report maps trends in income inequality and examines the situation of the middle classes in the EU during 2020, the year most associated with the COVID-19 lockdowns. It charts developments in the size and composition of middle-class households across countries, identifies those that suffered dis

July 2024

The 2024 annual review of minimum wages presents the most recent rates of national minimum wages and recalls how they were set and agreed upon during 2023. It includes information on minimum wages set in sectoral collective agreements in countries without national minimum wages.

June 2024
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