This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the road transport sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participat
This factsheet will provide a snapshot of society and quality of life in spring 2024. It will look at a number of issues, including mental well-being, trust, access to healthcare, social support and coping with increases in the cost of living. The analysis is based on the Living and working in the
This report reviews the quality of the national social partners’ involvement in the implementation of the reforms and investments shaping the digital and green transition in the context of national policymaking. These reforms and investments stem mainly from the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
This policy brief investigates how organisations are adapting their work organisation and practices to hybrid work. Based on case studies and on data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024, the policy brief examines how hybrid work is being managed in organisations and profiles t
On 4-5 March 2024, CEPS is organising the CEPS Ideas Lab for its 11th edition to celebrate a decade of thought-provoking discussions. Participants are preparing to exchange ideas and insights on a myriad of pressing issues currently facing the EU, from the upcoming European elections to global AI
Three years after the adoption of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), this report reviews the quality of the social partners’ involvement in 2023 in the ongoing implementation of reforms and investments funded by that initiative. It also examines the quality of their involvement in the prepa
On 23 February 2024, as part of its new Dublin Briefings series, Eurofound organises an expert briefing with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) on the latest developments on collective agreements and minimum wages in Europe.
Eurofound, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium to Ireland and under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, organises a visit of the EU Heads of Mission in Ireland to Eurofound.
This background paper focuses on one important aspect of social protection: unemployment benefits, both first tier (usually contributory) and lower tier (predominantly tax-based, non-contributory and means-tested). Unemployment benefits help to cushion the impact of job loss on household finances an
Ensuring greater social protection for self-employed people has been the subject of much policy debate in recent years. In 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted a recommendation on access to social protection for workers and the self-employed. Sudden reductions in income during the COVID-1
The high-level OSH conference takes place in Brussels on 30-31 January 2024. The event brings together experts and decision makers in the field of mental health and work with the aim of brainstorming and sharing innovative solutions and best practices to help anticipate and plan for the future.
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 measurement framework was devised, a total of 692 collective agreements – related to 24
There’s a demographic shift sweeping Europe: people are living longer and working longer. Older workers, however, face significant labour market barriers.
While the prospects for minimum wage workers in early 2023 looked gloomy, the new year brings better news: national minimum wages were raised significantly in most countries.
