Publications

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Eurofound publishes its work in a range of publication formats to match audience needs and the nature of the output. These include flagship reports on a particular area of activity, research reports summarising the findings of a research project and policy briefs presenting policy pointers from research projects or facts and figures relevant to policy debates. Also included are blog articles, regular articles on working life in Europe, presentations, working papers providing background material to ongoing or already concluded research, and reports arising from ad hoc requests by policymakers. Other corporate publications include annual reports, brochures and promotional publications. Web databases and online resources such as data visualisation applications are available in Data and resources.

Is history repeating itself? The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on youth
- 18 May 2020
- Blog
While we now know that the idea that ‘COVID-19 only affects older people’ is fake news, the first weeks of the pandemic have shown that young people are in general more resilient than older people to the disease. But are they also more resilient to its social and economic impacts?
- Mascherini, Massimiliano; Sándor, Eszter COVID-19, Trust, Quality of life and quality of society, Youth, Subjective well-being, Unemployment
Trust tensions highlight need for Europe to ensure a coordinated response to COVID-19
- 12 May 2020
- Blog
The impact of COVID-19 continues to create chaos in people’s lives across Europe and the world. The economy is heading towards another major dip, and a sense of general insecurity pervades. The daunting challenges confronting health services and projections on the long-term impact of the crisis dominate the discourse in the media – and with good reason. But what do we actually know about how the pandemic is affecting us all? How are Europe’s citizens really experiencing this crisis, beyond the graphic drama of individual disease, death and macroeconomic concerns?
- Menéndez-Valdés, Juan COVID-19, Trust, Quality of life and quality of society, Youth, Subjective well-being, Unemployment, Work-life balance, Teleworking
All aboard: Hauling undeclared workers onto the pandemic rescue boats
- 11 May 2020
- Blog
A debate has started in Italy about the support that the state should provide to undeclared workers operating in the informal economy during the COVID-19 crisis. Nunzia Catalfo, Italy’s Minister of Labour in April stated that ‘undeclared work should not exist’ but went on to acknowledge ‘it is a plague that exists’ and that the state has an obligation to provide for all those who have been left without an income in the current emergency. However, this is not an easy step for governments to take, and much is at stake in bringing undeclared workers into the social security fold.
- Biletta, Isabella COVID-19, Undeclared work, Social protection, Employment status
Living, working and COVID-19: First findings – April 2020
- 06 May 2020
- Report
In the space of just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has radically transformed the lives of people around the globe. Apart from the devastating health consequences on people directly affected by the virus,...
- Eurofound COVID-19, Trust, Quality of life and quality of society, Pay and income, Psychosocial risks, Working time, Subjective well-being, Unemployment, Working conditions, Work-life balance, Living conditions, Teleworking
Can short-time working save jobs during the COVID-19 crisis?
- 05 May 2020
- Blog
On 2 April, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new fund of up to €100 billion to support EU Member States to introduce short-time working or similar schemes, including for the self-employed, in an effort to saf...
- Weber, Tina COVID-19, Labour market policies, Labour and social regulation
EU level: Latest developments in working life Q1 2020
- 29 April 2020
- Article
Social partners’ reactions to the Commission's proposals for a strong social Europe, including a minimum fair wage initiative, are the main topics of interest in this article. This EU update reports on the latest developments in working life in the EU in the first quarter of 2020. Topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic are presented in a separate article.
- Surdykowska, Barbara EurWORK
Now is the time for the digital transformation of social services
- 23 April 2020
- Blog
‘Digital transformation’ has been a buzzword in policy circles for some time now, and commitments to making it work for citizens, business and society as whole abound. Brussels has been no exception – the European Commission presented...
- Molinuevo, Daniel COVID-19, Quality of life and quality of society, Quality of life and public services, Public services, Care, Digital age
EU level: Latest developments in working life in light of the COVID-19 pandemic - Q1 2020
- 23 April 2020
- Article
In early March 2020, working life in EU Member States came under enormous pressure due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 disease and the precautionary measures taken by governments in subsequent weeks. This article gives a brief overview of the first reactions of European institutions and some of the responses by EU social partners to those challenges in the first quarter of 2020.
- Surdykowska, Barbara EurWORK COVID-19, Industrial relations
Economic downturns expose the vulnerability of a growing number of precarious workers
- 21 April 2020
- Blog
Here I want to outline the impact that economic uncertainty and job loss has on the most precarious workers and, indeed, vulnerable self-employed workers (one-quarter of whom are precarious, according to Eurofound research), and what policy...
- Weber, Tina COVID-19, Non-standard employment, Employment status, Labour and social regulation, Labour market change
Labour market change: Trends and policy approaches towards flexibilisation
- 16 April 2020
- Flagship report
This flagship publication provides an overview of developments in Europe in the wake of the global financial crisis, as well as mapping the ongoing challenges and policy approaches taken at EU and national levels to find the right balance between flexibility and security in the labour market.
- Weber, Tina; Hurley, John; Mandl, Irene; Bisello, Martina; Vacas‑Soriano, Carlos EMCC Platform work, Non-standard employment, Working time, Structural change, New forms of employment, Employment structure, Inclusive labour markets, Employment status, Employment relationship, Monitoring structural change and managing restructuring, Labour market policies, Labour market change