2020 Communications calendar

New projects will be introduced and the research questions of ongoing projects may be revised in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Date Type Title
10 January Publication Programming document 2017–2020: Work programme 2020
15 January Blog Fears and hopes around future minimum wages
16 January Publication Telework and ICT-based mobile work: Flexible working in the digital age
20 January Publication Working conditionsImproving the monitoring of posted workers in the EU
22 January Publication Game-changing technologies: Transforming production and employment in Europe
27 January Publication What makes capital cities the best places to live?
28 January Event Joint event: The changing environment of the self-employed
28 January Event Eurofound presentation to the EP Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
28 January Blog The pandora’s box of the platform economy
30 January Event EU Presidency of Croatia conference on Gender Equality: Participation of women on the labour market – Benefit for society!
21 February Blog Europe’s low-carbon transition makes economic sense
02 March Blog Why 2020 is the right time for real progress on gender equality
02 March Publication Gender equality at work
03 March Publication Priorities for a new Europe
05 March Event Ideas Lab 2020: Europe's next stage
12 March Publication Addressing household over-indebtedness
19 March Event POSTPONED - Platform work – opportunities and challenges
24 March Blog A blog post from Eurofound’s Executive Director on the Coronavirus crisis
26 March Event CANCELLED - Informal EU Employment Committee (EMCO) meeting
31 March Blog COVID-19 intensifies emotional demands on healthcare workers
01 April Blog What Europe can learn from living-wage campaigns
02 April Publication Impact of digitalisation on social services
02 April Blog Coronavirus: A labour market earthquake
03 April Publication Public servicesOut-of-school care: Provision and public policy
06 April Blog Technology is our ally against the Coronavirus
16 April Publication Labour market change: Trends and policy approaches towards flexibilisation
21 April Blog Economic downturns expose the vulnerability of a growing number of precarious workers
23 April Blog Now is the time for the digital transformation of social services
27 April Event CANCELLED - Informal Employment and Social Affairs Council (EPSCO) meeting of EU Employment and Social Policy Ministers
05 May Blog Can short-time working save jobs during the COVID-19 crisis?
06 May Publication Living, working and COVID-19: First findings – April 2020
07 May Event European Parliament discussion with Eurofound and EU-OSHA: Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
11 May Blog All aboard: Hauling undeclared workers onto the pandemic rescue boats
12 May Blog Trust tensions highlight need for Europe to ensure a coordinated response to COVID-19
18 May Blog Is history repeating itself? The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on youth
19 May Event EU Employment Committee (EMCO) Indicators Group meeting (virtual)
28 May Event EYE Online - Eurofound panel debate: Being young during the COVID-19 crisis - Impact on work, life and well-being
03 June Blog COVID-19 fallout takes a higher toll on women, economically and domestically
04 June Publication Minimum wages in 2020: Annual review
June Publication Involvement of national social partners in policymaking – 2019
10 June Event Webinar: #AskTheExpert - The impact of COVID-19 for people living and working in Europe: How can policymakers respond?
25 June Event Webinar by Eurofound and the ILO on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the European labour market
June Publication Living and working in Europe 2019
June Publication Working conditions of workers with multiple jobs
June Publication COVID-19: Policy responses across Europe
July Publication Working conditions and employee engagement
July Publication Social dialogue and HR practices in European global companies
July Publication Regulations to address work–life balance in digital flexible working arrangements
August Publication Role of national social partners in tackling discrimination at work
September Publication Working conditions of service and sales workers
September Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Sea fisheries sector
September Publication Scenarios for platform work in the digital age
September Publication Living, working and COVID-19
September Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Paper sector
October Publication European Company Survey 2019: Overview report
13 October Event Launch of the European Company Survey 2019 (ECS 2019)
October Publication COVID-19: Some implications for employment and working life
October Publication Capacity-building: Towards effective social dialogue
October Publication Employee monitoring and privacy at the workplace
October Publication Inequalities between regions: Trends in convergence
October Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Education sector
October Publication Access to care services for social protection and inclusion: childcare, healthcare and long-term care
October Publication Working conditions in different sectors and occupations
October Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Hospitals sector
October Publication ERM report 2020: Transnational restructuring
October Publication Services for labour market integration of people with disabilities
November Publication Long-term care: improving working conditions and quality of services
November Publication Challenges and prospects in the EU: Working conditions and sustainable work
November Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Local and regional government administration sector and social services
November Publication Challenges and prospects in the EU: Trends in industrial relations
December Publication Social protection costs and performance: Monitoring convergence across the EU
December Publication Measures of living conditions: Monitoring convergence across the EU
December Publication New forms of employment: 2020 update
January Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Overlaps between social services and other parts of the public sector
February Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Civil aviation (groundcrew and air traffic control crew)
February Publication Intergenerational transmission of disadvantage: Role of household finances
February Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Civil aviation (flight crew)
February Publication Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Live performance
March Publication Transition to a low-carbon economy: Debates at national level
March Publication Fostering innovation in European companies: Role of workplace practices
April Publication Workplace practices in export-oriented establishments
April Publication Involvement of national social partners in social and economic reforms
April Publication Social situation of NEETs: 10 years on?
May Publication Fairness and the future: perceptions and realities
June Publication When social partner organisations go digital
June Publication Tackling labour shortages in EU Member States
June Publication Nature of work in digitised workplaces
June Publication The changing nature of work in the digitised workplace
July Publication Challenges and prospects in the EU: Work and employment in the digital age
July Publication European Working Conditions Survey 2020: Overview report
August Publication Challenges and prospects in the EU: Monitoring trends in convergence
September Publication Skills shortages and mismatches in European establishments
November Publication European Jobs Monitor - Gender and age