Eurofound Talks
Eurofound Talks
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Episode 25
16 October 2024

Je zmena klímy nebezpečnejšou prácu v Európe?

Climate change is a reality in our everyday lives in Europe. Workers experience the effects of climate change and climate change policy in many ways, both directly and indirectly, from working in heat and experiencing greater exposure to UV radiation, to new occupational safety and health risks and the need for training and re-skilling.

In this episode of Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound researchers Agnès Parent-Thirion, Tina Weber and Jorge Cabrita about the extent to which climate change is already influencing working conditions and the labour market in Europe, the role of the green transition, and how policy can help protect workers and safeguard workplaces.

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Mary McCaughey

Head of Unit
Information and Communication

Mary McCaughey je vedúcou oddelenia informácií a komunikácie v nadácii Eurofound. Absolventka Trinity College v Dubline a College of Europe v Bruggách začala pracovať v Bruseli pre Europolitics a Wall Street Journal Europe. Počas prechodu krajiny k demokracii spolupracovala so Združením poslancov Európskeho parlamentu s Afrikou (AWEPA) v Južnej Afrike a v roku 1998 nastúpila na post hovorkyne delegácie Európskej únie v Pretórii, kde viedla jej tlačové a informačné oddelenie počas rokovaní o dohode o voľnom obchode medzi EÚ a Južnou Afrikou. Po skončení vojny v Kosove pracovala ako komunikačná konzultantka pre Európsku agentúru pre obnovu v Srbsku. V roku 2003 nastúpila na post šéfredaktorky nadácie Eurofound.

Agnès Parent-Thirion

Senior research manager
Working life research

Agnès Parent-Thirion je vedúcou výskumnou manažérkou v oddelení pracovného života nadácie Eurofound, ktorej úlohou je plánovanie, vývoj a realizácia výskumných projektov pracovných podmienok, najmä Európskeho prieskumu pracovných podmienok (EWCS) a jeho analýz. Je zodpovedná za mimoriadne vydanie EWCS 2021 a za prípravu dotazníka pre EWCS 2024. Medzi jej výskumné záujmy patria pracovné podmienky, kvalita pracovných miest, monitorovanie pracovných podmienok, organizácia práce, pohlavie, budúcnosť práce a času. Už viac ako desať rokov pracuje v oblasti európskych porovnávacích prieskumov vo všetkých aspektoch vrátane dizajnu, vývoja dotazníkov, práce v teréne, kontroly kvality a analýzy. Je absolventkou ekonómie a manažmentu na univerzitách Paris IX Dauphine a Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne a je držiteľkou postgraduálneho diplomu v odbore štatistika na Trinity College v Dubline. Nedávno absolvovala online kurzy o umelej inteligencii: vedenie riadené výskumom s MIT Sloan Executive Education a "Les grand enjeux de la transition: re-ouvrir l'horizon, comprendre pour agir" s Campus de la Transition. Pred nástupom do nadácie Eurofound pracovala niekoľko rokov v Európskej komisii.

Tina Weber

Senior research manager
Working life research

Tina Weber is a senior research manager in Eurofound’s Working Life unit. Her work has focused on labour shortages, the impact of hybrid work and an ‘always on’ culture and the right to disconnect, working conditions and social protection measures for self-employed workers and the impact of the twin transitions on employment, working conditions and industrial relations. She is responsible for studies assessing the representativeness of European social partner organisations. She has also carried out research on European Works Councils and the evolution of industrial relations and social dialogue in the European Union. Prior to joining Eurofound in 2019, she worked for a private research institute primarily carrying out impact assessments and evaluations of EU labour law and labour market policies. Tina holds a PhD in Political Sciences from the University of Edinburgh which focussed on the role of national trade unions and employers’ organisations in the European social dialogue.

Jorge Cabrita

Senior research manager
Working life research

Jorge Cabrita is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit. He is responsible for formulating, coordinating and managing European-wide research, and promoting the dissemination of findings in the areas of working conditions and industrial relations. His main research areas of interest include working conditions and job quality, working time and work–life balance, workers’ health and well-being, gender equality and the socioeconomic impacts of the transition to a climate-neutral economy. He is currently leading research on working time developments and on social dialogue and collective bargaining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Centre for Studies for Social Intervention and at the Research Centre on the Portuguese Economy of the Lisbon School of Economics, and as a trainer and consultant in the areas of strategic management, organisational communication, leadership and team building. He holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Socio-Organisational Systems of Economic Activity from the Lisbon School of Economics.

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