Online event

Virtual Visit to Slovenia - First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 - key areas pertinent to Slovenia

As part of our Virtual Visits initiative, Eurofound organised an exclusive online interactive webinar with its experts, on ‘First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 - key areas pertinent to Slovenia’ on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 13.00-14.00 Slovenian time.

When?

Wednesday, 5 November 2025

Slovenian time

Start

13:00

End

14:00

Organised by

Eurofound in collaboration with Eurofound’s Slovenian Board Members and national correspondent in Slovenia

Event background

This event took place in the context of Eurofound’s ongoing efforts with key stakeholders at the national level to ensure widespread dissemination and dialogue on our research findings.

Event overview

Slovenia does not conduct its own national survey on working conditions but uses the European Working Conditions Survey to monitor job quality and working life in Slovenia. This makes the findings of the European Working Conditions Survey 2024 (EWCS) particularly valuable for Slovenian stakeholders.

In 2024, the Slovenian Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities increased the sample size of the EWCS from 1,000 to 1,300 interviews to obtain a more granular, national dataset. This step enhances the capacity to identify challenges and opportunities which will help to further improve working conditions for employees and self-employed men and women. Eurofound’s virtual visit created an opportunity to explore results for Slovenia and compare them with EU-wide averages and developments in other countries.

Eurofound has been monitoring progress in working conditions across Europe for over 30 years through the EWCS. The survey provides a comprehensive picture of the everyday reality of men and women at work, assessing job quality, analysing risks and opportunities, thus providing both EU and national policymakers with the evidence required to design effective policies.

The latest findings shed light on issues around workers’ health and well-being, work-life balance, the impact of technology use at work, gender equality as well as the implications of an ageing workforce and the twin transitions.

This event took place in collaboration with Eurofound’s Slovenian Board Members and with its national correspondent in Slovenia.

For any queries about the #Virtual Visits, please contact Bernice.Turner@eurofound.europa.eu

Presentation slides: First findings from the European Working Conditions Survey - key areas pertinent to Slovenia

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Eurofound speakers

Agnès Parent-Thirion

Senior research manager

Working life research unit

Agnès Parent-Thirion är forskningschef vid enheten för arbetsliv vid Eurofound, med uppgift att planera, utveckla och genomföra forskningsprojekt om arbetsvillkor, särskilt den europeiska undersökningen om arbetsvillkor (EWCS) och dess analyser. Hon är ansvarig för den extraordinära utgåvan av EWCS 2021 och för utarbetandet av frågeformuläret för EWCS 2024. Hennes forskningsintressen inkluderar arbetsvillkor, arbetskvalitet, övervakning av arbetsförhållanden, arbetsorganisation, kön, framtidens arbete och tid. Hon har arbetat med europeiska jämförande undersökningar i mer än ett decennium, i alla aspekter, inklusive design, enkätutveckling, fältarbete, kvalitetskontroll och analys. Hon har en examen i ekonomi och management från universiteten Paris IX Dauphine och Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne och har en doktorsexamen i statistik från Trinity College Dublin. Hon har nyligen avslutat onlinekurser om artificiell intelligens: undersökningsdrivet ledarskap med MIT Sloan Executive Education och "Les grand enjeux de la transition: re-ouvrir l'horizon, comprendre pour agir" med Campus de la Transition. Innan hon kom till Eurofound arbetade hon ett antal år på Europeiska kommissionen.

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Jorge Cabrita

Senior research manager

Working life research unit

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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Maria Jepsen

Deputy Director

Eurofound

Maria Jepsen är biträdande direktör vid Eurofound, utnämnd den 1 november 2019. Hon samordnar arbetsmiljöbyråns programutveckling. Dessförinnan var hon chef för forskningsavdelningen vid European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) och biträdande professor och forskarassistent vid Free University of Brussels (ULB). Hon är för närvarande också docent i arbetsmarknadsekonomi vid ULB och extern föreläsare vid College of Europe i Brygge, Belgien. Hennes huvudsakliga forskningsintressen inkluderar genusstudier, välfärdsstatens inverkan på arbetsutbud, löner och arbetsvillkor samt utvecklingen av den europeiska sociala dimensionen. Hon har varit medlem i olika kommittéer, råd och rådgivande kommittéer på nationell och internationell nivå för sysselsättnings-, social-, jämställdhets- och forskningsfrågor. Hon har också fungerat som samordnare i Europeiska kommissionens rådgivande trepartskommitté för hälsa och säkerhet på arbetsplatsen. Hon har en doktorsexamen i ekonomi och en magisterexamen i ekonometri från Free University of Brussels (ULB).

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