À medida que as economias começam a recuperar da pandemia de COVID-19, a escassez de mão de obra está a tornar-se cada vez mais evidente, apesar do impacto da guerra na Ucrânia nos preços dos produtos energéticos e das matérias-primas. Esta escassez inclui carências exacerbadas pela crise em alguns
This report explores the motivations, opportunities and challenges of born globals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in integrating and managing their global value chains (GVCs). The study also investigates the role of selected policy measures in supporting SME internationalisation, incl
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 European Union and Norway.
The use of supplementary employee reward systems has increased across Europe in recent decades, both in terms of the number of companies using them and the number of employees covered. Supplementary reward systems include performance-related pay, profit-sharing, payment by results and benefits in
Smartphone car service Uber, a successful company example of the sharing economy, has spread to many EU Member States in recent years. However, many employers and unions are concerned about its challenge to fair competition for other businesses in the sector and about the erosion of working
Occupation is a critical factor in determining the type of working conditions a person will experience during their professional life. This report explores the working conditions of workers – particularly medium-to-low skilled and unskilled – in occupations that are found to have low levels of job
This report examines employment opportunities for people with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, arthritis and mental health problems in the EU28 Member States and Norway. People with a chronic disease may have a
Although immigration [1] is a relatively new phenomenon in Spain, it has grown in importance over the past decade. According to the Active Population Survey (EPA (in Spanish) [2]) conducted by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE [3]), foreign citizens made up 1.2% of the total working
The report [1] on the labour market participation of people aged 55–64 years and their career paths (in Spanish) [2] was published in May 2009 by the research institute Fundación 1º de Mayo [3]. The latter was established by the Trade Union Confederation of Workers’Commissions (Comisiones Obreras
In February 2009, the human resources company Adecco [1] published a press release (in Spanish, 38Kb PDF) [2] on the job profiles currently being accepted by unemployed people in Spain. The information is based on official statistics and Adecco’s own business data; the main findings of the research
The temporary agency work company Adecco [1] has carried out research on how the current economic framework is affecting labour expectations of Spanish workers for 2009. The survey was conducted among 500 Spanish employees and its results were published in December 2008. The study, entitled ‘What
A ‘Study on employers’ perspectives regarding the employment of disabled people’ (Estudio sobre perspectivas del mundo empresarial respecto a la contratación de personas con discapacidad (616Kb PDF) [1]) was conducted by the Manpower Foundation (Fundación Manpower [2]) and the ONCE Foundation
The Permanent Observatory of Immigration (Observatorio Permanente de la Inmigración [1]), attached to the Ministry of Labour and Immigration (Ministerio de Trabajo e Inmigración, MTIN [2]), analyses information relating to immigration. The observatory has recently published a report on immigration