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Warunki pracy i trwała praca

Warunki pracy i trwała praca to jedno z sześciu głównych działań w programie prac Eurofound na lata 2021-2024. Eurofound będzie nadal działać jako ośrodek wiedzy specjalistycznej, monitorujący i analizujący zmiany w tym obszarze, w tym także wpływ kryzysu związanego z COVID-19 na warunki pracy i jakość miejsc pracy, a także na praktyki stosowane w zakładach pracy.

W latach 2021-2024 Eurofound przedstawi ważne spostrzeżenia na temat wyzwań i perspektyw związanych z warunkami pracy i trwałą pracą w UE. W oparciu o długoletnią wiedzę fachową w tej dziedzinie Eurofound przyjrzy się trendom i dokonującym się z biegiem czasu postępom oraz wskaże pojawiające się problemy dotyczące warunków pracy i jakości miejsc pracy. Analiza obejmie różne kraje, sektory, zawody i grupy pracowników i będzie dotyczyć takich kwestii jak organizacja pracy telepracaczas pracyrównowaga między życiem zawodowym a prywatnymrówne traktowaniezdrowie i dobre samopoczucie w miejscu pracyumiejętności i szkoleniazarobki i perspektywy oraz zadowolenie z pracy. Szczególny nacisk zostanie położony na niestandardowe formy zatrudnienia, w szczególności na samozatrudnienie.

W świetle wyzwań demograficznych stojących przed UE w związku ze starzeniem się społeczeństwa oraz rosnącą różnorodnością życia zawodowego, Eurofound będzie nadal badać czynniki umożliwiające większej liczbie pracowników dłuższy okres aktywności zawodowej. W centrum uwagi znajdzie się również poprawa jakości miejsc pracy jako czynnik sprzyjający większej aktywizacji zawodowej i motywacji pracowników oraz przyczyniający się do trwałej pracy w ciągu całego życia.

Powiązania między pracą a zdrowiem zostaną zbadane w ścisłej konsultacji z Europejską Agencją Bezpieczeństwa i Zdrowia w Pracy (EU-OSHA). Eurofound zamierza wykorzystać swoją współpracę z Międzynarodową Organizacją Pracy (MOP) analizując kwestie dotyczące przyszłości pracy i warunków pracy na poziomie globalnym.

„Ogólnie rzecz biorąc, to dobra wiadomość, ponieważ warunki pracy w Unii Europejskiej poprawiają się – nawet jeśli dzieje się to bardzo powoli – ale istnieją obawy o to, że niekoniecznie dotyczy to wszystkich grup pracowników. Zależy to w dużym stopniu od tego, w jakim sektorze ktoś pracuje, a także od poziomu wykształcenia, a szczerze mówiąc także od tego, czy jest się mężczyzną czy kobietą”.

Barbara Gerstenberger, kierownik Działu ds. Życia Zawodowego

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Infografika 2021

Główne ustalenia wynikające z badań Eurofoundu służą decydentom do rozwiązywania niektórych kluczowych kwestii w tej dziedzinie.

  • Poprawa warunków pracy ma zasadnicze znaczenie dla pracowników i pracodawców. Należy wziąć pod uwagę wiele różnych aspektów jakości miejsc pracy. Miejsca pracy dobrej jakości umożliwiają ludziom dłuższe i lepsze życie zawodowe, przyczyniając się do trwałej pracy i pozytywnej równowagi między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym.
  • Warunki pracy w UE, ogólnie rzecz biorąc, poprawiają się, choć postępy czynione są stopniowo. W przypadku niektórych grup pracowników nie są one szybkie – zależy to od rodzaju umowy o pracę, sektora i poziomu wykształcenia.
  • Istnieje wiele sposobów poprawy warunków pracy i jakości miejsc pracy w UE. Rządy z pewnością mają do odegrania ważną rolę w ustanawianiu stosownych ram w drodze regulacji. Ważnymi podmiotami są jednak również pracownicy i pracodawcy oraz ich organizacje. Jeżeli chodzi o wiele aspektów dotyczących jakości miejsc pracy, główne zmiany zaobserwować można w zakładach pracy.
  • Tylko jednej piątej europejskich przedsiębiorstw udało się do tej pory odkryć, jak osiągnąć optymalny dobrostan pracowników w miejscu pracy, a przy tym także dobre wyniki gospodarcze. Wykazano, że stanowiska pracy, których stworzenie wiąże się z „dużymi nakładami i wysokim poziomem zaangażowania” przekładają się na najlepsze wyniki dla pracowników i pracodawców, zwiększają wydajność i poprawiają jakość pracy dzięki zwiększeniu niezależności pracowników, ułatwianiu ich zaangażowania oraz promowaniu szkoleń i uczenia się.
  • Wielu osobom, w szczególności rodzicom oraz osobom opiekującym się innymi, z trudem przychodzi łączenie obowiązków zawodowych i pozazawodowych. Choć elastyczna organizacja pracy może pomóc w rozwiązaniu tych problemów, niesie ze sobą również wyzwania. Na przykład telepraca pozwala na większą swobodę wyboru czasu i miejsca pracy, ale może również prowadzić do wydłużenia jej czasu i zwiększenia jej intensywności oraz do większych trudności z odcięciem się od niej.
  • Wzrost liczby osób pracujących na odległość podczas pandemii COVID-19 uwidocznił zacieranie się granic między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym. Wiele rządów i partnerów społecznych dyskutuje na temat inicjatyw związanych z „prawem do rozłączenia się”, aby zapobiec ryzyku fizycznego i emocjonalnego wyczerpania dużej liczby pracowników.
  • W przyszłości partnerzy społeczni powinni dążyć do uwzględnienia w ewentualnych ramach prawnych lub porozumieniach przepisów dotyczących dobrowolnego charakteru telepracy lub stosowności telepracy do wykonywania konkretnych zadań. Kluczowe będzie również wyjaśnienie, w jaki sposób pracodawcy mogą uczestniczyć w wydatkach związanych z pracą z domu, a także gwarancje równego wynagrodzenia i dostępu do szkoleń dla osób pracujących zdalnie.

2021–2024 work plan

During 2021–2024, Eurofound will provide important insights into the challenges and prospects related to working conditions and sustainable work in the EU. Building on long-established expertise in this area, Eurofound will look at trends and progress over time and identify emerging concerns around working conditions and job quality. The analysis will cover different countries, sectors, occupations and groups of workers on issues such as work organisation and teleworkingworking timework–life balanceequal treatmentworkplace health and well-beingskills and trainingearnings and prospects, and job satisfaction. Non-standard forms of employment will be a specific focus, particularly self-employment.

In light of the EU’s demographic challenge of an ageing population and the increasing diversity of working life, Eurofound will continue to explore the factors enabling more workers to stay in employment longer. It will also put the spotlight on improving job quality as an enabler of greater labour market participation and increased employee motivation, contributing to sustainable work over the life course.

The links between work and health will be investigated in close consultation with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). Eurofound aims to build on its collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on issues around the future of work and working conditions at global level.

Addressing stakeholder priorities

Eurofound’s research aims to assist policy action to improve working conditions and job quality, while progressing towards sustainable work, helping to address the challenges facing the EU and national levels in the areas of work and employment. It focuses on identifying pressing issues and specific groups at risk and analysing selected elements.

The Agency’s work plan is aligned with the European Commission’s political guidelines over the next four years, directly feeding into a number of key policy areas aimed at creating a robust social Europe. In particular, Eurofound’s research will support policy initiatives under the European Pillar of Social Rights in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis and activities linked to, among other initiatives, the European Gender Equality Strategy 2020–2025, the reinforced Youth Guarantee, the Youth Employment Support package, the skills agenda, as well as innovation and job creation and the European Commission’s proposal for adequate minimum wages in the EU.

Eurofound research

Eurofound continues to monitor developments in working conditions, with a particular focus on improvements in the job quality of older workers, the challenges associated with specific types of self-employment and the longer-term structural impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In 2024, fieldwork commences for the newest edition of the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS), which includes questions on working conditions and work–life outcomes relevant to the aftermath of COVID-19. The first results are planned for the end of 2024. 

Final analysis of data from the European Working Conditions Telephone Survey 2021 (EWCTS) feeds into three studies in 2024: an analysis of working conditions and work practices in the hybrid workplace; an investigation of changing working time patterns; and an examination of the job quality of older workers.

Research commences on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe, examining levels of digitalisation, digital skills, innovation and training strategies. This research assesses how workers in SMEs compare to the average in terms of working conditions, job quality, digital skills and take-up of training. 

Research in 2024 also aims to identify the most vulnerable group of workers by examining employment relationships that combine several unfavourable characteristics. The research investigates the job quality of workers in these employment relationships, their access to social protection and training, as well as ways to support the transition to more secure forms of employment. 
 

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