
EurWORK European Observatory of Working Life
Eurofound’s long-established observatories on industrial relations (EIRO) and working conditions (EWCO) have since 2014 been combined to form EurWORK: the European Observatory of Working Life. EurWORK gathers all Eurofound's resources on working conditions and sustainable work, and industrial relations and social dialogue. It is supported by a Network of Eurofound Correspondents across all EU Member States and Norway.
Eurofound runs two regular surveys on working life issues: the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and the European Company Survey (ECS).
EurWORK focuses on two main topic areas.
Working conditions and sustainable work
Working conditions and sustainable work is one of the six main activities in Eurofound’s work programme for the 2021–2024 period. Eurofound will continue to operate as a centre of expertise for monitoring and analysing developments in this area, including how the COVID-19 crisis has been impacting on working conditions and job quality, as well as on workplace practices.
Industrial relations and social dialogue
Industrial relations and social dialogue is one of the six main activities in Eurofound’s work programme for the 2021–2024 period. Eurofound will continue to operate as a centre of expertise for monitoring and analysing developments in industrial relations systems and social dialogue at national and EU level. It will continue to support the dialogue between management and labour.
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 - Regulating minimum wage and other forms of pay for the self-employed Latest
This report is carried out in the context of the three-year pilot project (2021–2023), ‘Role of the minimum wage in establishing the Universal Labour Guarantee’, mandated to Eurofound by the European Commission. Out of concern for the challenging conditions faced by certain groups of self-employed workers, some Member States have established or are in discussions about proposing some statutory forms of minimum pay for selected categories of the self-employed. The main objective of the report is to understand how minimum wages, wage rates, tariffs, fees and other forms of pay could be fixed for specific jobs or professions in sectors having a high level of ‘vulnerable’ workers, as well as ‘concealed’ self-employed.
Latest articles
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Measures to lessen the impact of the inflation and energy crisis on citizens
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Minimum wage hikes struggle to offset inflation
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First responses to cushion the impact of inflation on citizens
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Policies to support EU companies affected by the war in Ukraine
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Policies to support refugees from Ukraine
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COVID-19 in the workplace: Employer’s responsibility to ensure a safe workplace
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Collective bargaining and social dialogue – Back to normal in 2021?
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Back to work after COVID-19: Testing, vaccines and green certificates
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Minimum wages in 2022: Bigger hikes this time around
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Workers want to telework but long working hours, isolation and inadequate equipment must be tackled
EurWORK publications
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Hybrid work in Europe: Concept and practice
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Developments in working life 2022
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Involvement of social partners in the implementation of national recovery and resilience plans
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Trends in national social dialogue in responding to external shocks or crises: Background paper
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Representativeness of the social partner organisations: Civil aviation sector
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Representativeness of the social partner organisations: Civil aviation sector - Key findings
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Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Textiles and clothing sector
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Representativeness of the social partner organisations: Textile and clothing sector - Key findings
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The rise in telework: Impact on working conditions and regulations
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Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Electricity sector