
EMCC European Monitoring Centre on Change
The European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC) is an information resource established to promote an understanding of changes in the world of work, employment and restructuring. Its work is supported by a Network of Eurofound Correspondents across all EU Member States and Norway.
The EMCC focuses on two main topic areas.
Employment and labour markets is one of the six main activities in Eurofound’s work programme for the 2021–2024 period. Eurofound operates as a centre of expertise for monitoring and analysing labour market developments, particularly as European labour markets are faced with major challenges in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its research will focus on the consequences of the pandemic for work and employment and how to maintain the functioning and inclusiveness of the labour market.
Anticipating and managing the impact of change
Anticipating and managing the impact of change is one of the six main activities in Eurofound’s work programme for the 2021–2024 period. Eurofound will provide evidence on structural developments affecting the EU economy and labour markets, driven largely by digitalisation and the transition to a carbon-neutral economy, but also by the COVID-19 crisis. The research is intended to assist policymakers in anticipating and preparing European labour markets and workplaces for these changes.
Eurofound’s work on COVID-19 examines the far-reaching socioeconomic implications of the pandemic across Europe as they continue to impact living and working conditions. A key element of the research is the e-survey Living, working and COVID-19, launched in April 2020, with five rounds completed at different stages during 2020, 2021 and 2022. This is complemented by the inclusion of research into the ongoing effects of the pandemic in much of Eurofound’s other areas of work.
Featured - Energy costs impact on employment
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, energy prices have hit record highs. This has not only affected households but businesses as well, especially those in more energy-intensive sectors. Many companies have decided to temporarily suspend production while keeping their workforce employed, but many others have had to implement restructuring plans.
This is evident from recent announcements recorded in Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) events database. In a new article, Eurofound describes the effects on employment of the rising prices from individual company restructuring cases. The ERM dataset is updated daily with fresh cases of large job losses (and job gains) and will continue to monitor the impact of the energy crisis.
- Article: Energy crisis costs thousands of EU jobs
- ERM database: Restructuring events
Latest restructuring
EMCC Publications
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Recovery from COVID-19: The changing structure of employment in the EU
20 Ekim 2022
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Going digital: Restructuring trends in retail banking
26 Eylül 2022
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Ethics in the digital workplace
30 Mayıs 2022
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The digital age: Implications of automation, digitisation and platforms for work and employment
15 Aralık 2021
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European Jobs Monitor 2021: Gender gaps and the employment structure
14 Aralık 2021
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Understanding the gender pay gap: What role do sector and occupation play?
14 Aralık 2021
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Initiatives to improve conditions for platform workers: Aims, methods, strengths and weaknesses
02 Aralık 2021
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Digitisation in the workplace
25 Ekim 2021
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What just happened? COVID-19 lockdowns and change in the labour market
19 Ekim 2021
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Tools of trade: Supporting export businesses to improve their workplace practices
06 Ekim 2021