The uneven impact of the 2008–2013 economic crisis on Member States brought upward convergence to the fore in EU political debates. The focus was on orienting social policy towards getting the EU back on track, as encapsulated in the European Pillar of Social Rights. However, the meaning of the ...
In general, to receive unemployment benefits the person has to stay in the country which pays your benefits. Nonetheless, an unemployed person has the right to look for a job in another Member State1 while retaining the unemployment benefit from the competent Member State for a limited period of...
This brochure is designed as a brief overview of EU rules and obligations relating to the posting of workers. In its Posting of Workers Directive, the EU sets out a number of rules on posting, which refers to the process in which employers send their employees to carry out services in another EU...
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) contributes to making Europe a safer, healthier and more productive place to work. Set up by the European Union in 1994 and based in Bilbao, Spain, the Agency researches, develops and distributes reliable, balanced and impartial safety ...
In 2019, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) celebrates 25 years of working with its extensive network of partners to make Europe a safer and healthier place to work. Founded in 1994, EU-OSHA made its home in Bilbao in 1997. The Agency researches, develops and distributes...
The living and working conditions of Europeans are changing. By monitoring the latest developments and providing timely, in-depth analysis and information in these areas to EU-level institutions, national governments and social partners, Eurofound aims to support the EU agenda by providing knowl...
Across Europe, new forms of employment are emerging that differ significantly from traditional employment. Some of these forms of employment transform the relationship between employer and employee while others change work organisation and work patterns. They often involve locations other than t...
Domestic workers contribute much to the EU’s societies and their economies. Their important work complements public social protection systems in EU Member States where such systems are not well developed, or their scope was reduced during the economic crisis. Their work in private homes also ena...
This study on behalf of the Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee aims to analyse early initiatives launched in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and to provide the EESC with concrete policy recommendations to ensure its effective implementation. F...
The overall objective of this manual is to enhance Commission staff's ability to diagnose a country's employment challenges, engage in technical dialogue with counterparts, and promote employment and decent work as part of the EU’s international development efforts. Volume 1 of the manual (this ...
Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) have difficulties managing occupational safety and health (OSH) and hence may experience poor OSH conditions and often lack systematic OSH management. The complex causes for this and the outcome in terms of work-related injuries and poor working environments ar...
