This report explores EU Member States’ legislation around the right to disconnect and assesses the impact of company policies in this area on employees’ hours of connection, working time, work–life balance, health and well-being, and overall workplace satisfaction.
Eurofound organised a live interactive webinar on the bridging the rural-urban divide in Europe with a live Q&A on Wednesday 29 November 2023. Time: 14:00 - 15:00 GMT or Irish Time / 09:00-10:00 Eastern Standard Time.
In the EU, non-compliance with statutory or negotiated minimum wages averages 6.93% or 1.3%, depending on the statistics used. The lowest national estimate is 0.01% in Belgium and the highest is 11.59% in Hungary.
Using data from the European Working Conditions Telephone Survey 2021 and building on a theoretical model that differentiates between job stressors and job resources, this report examines key psychosocial risks in the workplace and their impact on health.
The COVID-19 pandemic made us acutely aware of how dependent our society is on certain essential workers. We felt deep gratitude towards workers in healthcare especially, because they worked ceaselessly in often-difficult conditions.
Under the banner of the 2023 European Year of Skills, Eurofound and the EC Representation office in Ireland are joining forces to run a half-day in-person event on skills. Time: 10.00 – 12.30 Irish time, followed by a light lunch (Registration from 09.30 with light refreshments).
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the woodworking sector.
Eurofound’s Management Board will meet in Dublin on 16-17 November, with some members also joining online. The tripartite Group meetings with representatives from government, employer organisations and trade unions from the 27 EU Member States will take place on 16 November 2023.
On 15 November 2023, as part of its new Brussels Briefing series, Eurofound organises a face-to-face briefing on the different issues that can help tackle the root causes of the EU’s persistent gender pay gap with its own expert and MEP Maria Walsh. Attendance is by invitation only.
This study provides information to allow for an assessment of the representativeness of the national and supranational social partners at cross-industry level in the EU.
