Innovation and technological advancement are natural features of developed economies, and they are necessary to maintain and improve sustainable competitiveness in an era of globalisation. However, while most innovation tends to be incremental, some has a disruptive effect on production and serv...
Innovation and technological advancement are natural features of developed economies, and they are necessary to maintain and improve sustainable competitiveness in an era of globalisation. However, while most innovation tends to be incremental, some has a disruptive effect on production and service provision, the labour market and social dialogue. This report discusses a selection of eight so-called ‘game-changing technologies’ (advanced robotics, additive manufacturing, the Internet of Things, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, industrial biotechnologies, blockchain and virtual and augmented reality). Each of these has the potential to substantially change business activities, work and employment in Europe. Looking at both the manufacturing and services sectors, this report gives an indication of how these technologies might be adopted and how they are expected to affect the labour market.
This document aims at assisting workers, employers and national authorities in understanding the rules on posting of workers, as they have been revised with the adoption of Directive 2014/67/EU and Directive 2018/957/EU. This understanding is essential to ensure that workers are aware of their r...
This document aims at assisting workers, employers and national authorities in understanding the rules on posting of workers, as they have been revised with the adoption of Directive 2014/67/EU and Directive 2018/957/EU. This understanding is essential to ensure that workers are aware of their rights and that the rules are correctly and consistently applied by national authorities and employers throughout the EU.
Digitalisation provides a unique opportunity for economic growth and the greater inclusion of women in the labour market. The need for STEM and ICT skills is growing in all sectors, from healthcare to manufacturing. With the sector demanding highly skilled employees, women have the chance to ent...
Digitalisation provides a unique opportunity for economic growth and the greater inclusion of women in the labour market. The need for STEM and ICT skills is growing in all sectors, from healthcare to manufacturing. With the sector demanding highly skilled employees, women have the chance to enter well-paid jobs with flexible working hours. However, the number of women graduating from STEM courses has remained persistently low in almost all EU countries since 2004. Getting more women into ICT would reduce the persistent gender-pay gap in the labour market, which is partly due to a disproportionate amount of women concentrated in modestly paid jobs such as teaching and care-work.
How to combine work with life is a fundamental issue for many people, an issue that policymakers, social partners, businesses and individuals are seeking to resolve. Simultaneously, new challenges and solutions are transforming the interface between work and life: an ageing population, technolog...
How to combine work with life is a fundamental issue for many people, an issue that policymakers, social partners, businesses and individuals are seeking to resolve. Simultaneously, new challenges and solutions are transforming the interface between work and life: an ageing population, technological change, higher employment rates and fewer weekly working hours. This report aims to examine the reciprocal relationship between work and life for people in the EU, the circumstances in which they struggle to reconcile the two domains, and what is most important for them in terms of their work–life balance. The report draws on a range of data sources, in particular the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and the European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS).
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is a tripartite European Union Agency, whose role is to provide knowledge in the area of social, employment and work-related policies. Eurofound was established in 1975 by Council Regualtion (EEC) No. 1365/7...
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) is a tripartite European Union Agency, whose role is to provide knowledge in the area of social, employment and work-related policies. Eurofound was established in 1975 by Council Regualtion (EEC) No. 1365/75 to contribute to the planning and design of better living and working conditions in Europe.
How is your working life, and how does it compare with that of other Europeans? The European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) provides valuable information to help policymakers make decisions about the way people work, at workplace, country and European level – decisions that can benefit you and...
How is your working life, and how does it compare with that of other Europeans? The European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) provides valuable information to help policymakers make decisions about the way people work, at workplace, country and European level – decisions that can benefit you and other people in work. It collects information about your working conditions, including working time, exposure to risks, how work is organised, work–life balance, access to training, rewards and overall job satisfaction.
Restructuring is part and parcel of labour market changes in all modern societies and is viewed as a precondition of economic growth. The 2018 annual report from the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) examines the impact of restructuring on employees who remain in the workforce and what can be...
Restructuring is part and parcel of labour market changes in all modern societies and is viewed as a precondition of economic growth. The 2018 annual report from the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) examines the impact of restructuring on employees who remain in the workforce and what can be done to minimise the disruption among this group. Using data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2015 and illustrations of restructuring practices in selected companies, the report explores how various workplace factors during the restructuring process – information and consultation, perceptions of fair treatment, quality of management leadership and social support from colleagues – may influence outcomes for employees. The findings reveal that the prevalence of some of these factors at the workplace may buffer the adverse impact of restructuring on employees.
The Eurydice report 'Teaching careers in Europe: access, progression and support' provides a comparative overview of national policies on teacher careers across Europe. It maps existing regulations and policy recommendations at primary and general secondary levels, and covers all the countries o...
The Eurydice report 'Teaching careers in Europe: access, progression and support' provides a comparative overview of national policies on teacher careers across Europe. It maps existing regulations and policy recommendations at primary and general secondary levels, and covers all the countries of the European Union as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, and Turkey. The report is divided into five chapters: forward planning and main challenges in teacher supply and demand, entry to the teaching profession and teacher mobility, continuing professional development and support, career development, and teacher appraisal. The annexes provide information and references to the career structures, the teacher competence framework and their use.
The European Commission co-finances actions of public, private and civil society actors enabling them to deliver new services, assess existing policies or develop new ones, and exchange good practices in the fields of employment, social protection, working conditions, geographical labour mobilit...
The European Commission co-finances actions of public, private and civil society actors enabling them to deliver new services, assess existing policies or develop new ones, and exchange good practices in the fields of employment, social protection, working conditions, geographical labour mobility, microfinance and social entrepreneurship. To facilitate the dissemination of the achieved results, this report presents examples of 7 projects and 10 organisations supported by the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) in 2014-2017. The aims of the presented projects ranged from supporting reforms of national social protection systems and enhancing administrative cooperation on posting of workers to raising awareness on how young people can benefit from the Youth Guarantee. Another main part of the report presents EaSI-supported activities implemented in 2016 by 10 major EU-level NGOs active in the promotion of social inclusion, poverty reduction and access to finance. The presented organisations aimed to support the Commission’s social investment approach at national and local levels and the implementation of the Social Investment Package, the Social Business Initiative and the Europe 2020 Strategy. The report also includes a description of the methodology that was applied to collect information on the presented actions and to analyse their results. Among other things, the report seeks to emphasise the European added value of the described actions and to single out potential good practices. We believe that this report will be beneficial in two major ways. First, it will serve as guidance for public, private and civil society actors wishing to apply for EU funding. Second, it will provide policy-makers with innovative ideas to design and implement new policy interventions to boost employment and ensure adequate social protection across the EU.
The aim of this representativeness study is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partners (that is, the trade unions and employer organisations) in the field of industrial relations in the inland water transport (IWT) sector, and to show how they relate to the sector’s Euro...
The aim of this representativeness study is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partners (that is, the trade unions and employer organisations) in the field of industrial relations in the inland water transport (IWT) sector, and to show how they relate to the sector’s European interest associations representing the employees and the employers. The report is divided into three parts: an overview of the economic specificities and the employment trends in the IWT sector; an analysis of the social partner organisations in all 26 EU Member States where sectoral activities occur; and an analysis of the relevant European organisations, in particular their membership composition and capacity to negotiate. This section presents the objectives of the study, along with an introduction to the applied methodology. The context of this study is the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (ESSDC) for the IWT sector, which was established in 1999 following a former joint committee that had been established in 1967.
The aim of this representativeness study is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partners (that is, the trade unions and employer organisations) in the commerce sector, and to show how they relate to the sector’s European-level organisations representing employees and emplo...
The aim of this representativeness study is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partners (that is, the trade unions and employer organisations) in the commerce sector, and to show how they relate to the sector’s European-level organisations representing employees and employers. The report is divided into three parts: an overview of the economic specificities and the employment trends in the commerce sector; an analysis of the social partner organisations in all 28 EU Member States; and an analysis of the relevant European organisations, in particular their membership composition and capacity to negotiate. In this section, the objectives of the study are presented along with a brief introduction to the chosen methodology. The context of this study is the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the commerce sector, which was established in its current form in 1998, following the reorganisation of European social dialogue.
Exchange events bring together parties concerned by the issue of socio-economic change. Organised by the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), a project of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, these events offer a dynamic forum where managers, empl...
Exchange events bring together parties concerned by the issue of socio-economic change. Organised by the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), a project of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, these events offer a dynamic forum where managers, employees and their representatives, as well as policymakers and researchers, can look at change at the point of impact – the company level. Through its company network seminars and sectoral workshops, EMCC aims to build a community of all actors involved in change.
The key objective of the study has been to complete a review of the literature regarding the effectiveness of workplace physical activity interventions. The review has sought to identify which types of workplace physical activity interventions are effective in changing physical activity behaviou...
The key objective of the study has been to complete a review of the literature regarding the effectiveness of workplace physical activity interventions. The review has sought to identify which types of workplace physical activity interventions are effective in changing physical activity behaviour for different workforce sectors and types of workplace. Effectiveness has been considered in terms of the physical activity outcomes, aspects of intervention design (e.g. length/intensity) and contributory motivators, barriers and facilitators. The ultimate aim of the study has been to identify best practices with regard to interventions designed to promote physical activity in the workplace. The research has also sought to identify examples of different physical activity corporate challenges and lessons on how to implement them.
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 ...
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 and health information, networking with organisations across Europe to improve working conditions. EU-OSHA also runs the 2-year-long Healthy Workplaces Campaigns, backed by the EU institutions and the European social partners, and coordinated at the national level by the Agency’s network of focal points. The 2018-19 campaign, Manage Dangerous Substances, aims to raise awareness of the risks posed by dangerous substances in the workplace and to promote a culture of risk prevention.
The aim of this representativeness study is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partners – that is, the trade unions and employer organisations – in the contract catering sector, and to show how they relate to the sector’s European-level organisations representing employee...
The aim of this representativeness study is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partners – that is, the trade unions and employer organisations – in the contract catering sector, and to show how they relate to the sector’s European-level organisations representing employees and employers. The report is divided into three chapters: an overview of the economic specificities and the employment trends in the sector, an analysis of the social partner organisations in the 28 EU Member States, and an analysis of the relevant European organisations (in particular, their membership composition and capacity to negotiate). In this section, the objectives of the study are presented along with an introduction to the applied methodology. The context of this study is the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the contract catering sector, which was established in 2007.
