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 industrial relations, and 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
Working conditions and sustainable work
The demographic challenge of an ageing population and the increasing diversity of working life have led to an increased focus on the concept of sustainable work over the life course. This emphasises the relevance of the quality of a worker’s job and their working environment over the entire course of their working life.
Trade unions, employer organisations and public authorities all play a role in the governance of the employment relationship. They are interlocking parts in a system that operates at European, national, sectoral, regional and company level. In recent years, as technology and forms of work evolve within a constantly changing economic environment, industrial relations systems have faced key challenges.
Reporting on working life developments
Eurofound provides systematic and comparable data on national industrial relations systems and developments in working life through monitoring and reporting tools drawing on contributions from its network of correspondents across 28 Member States.
EU level: Latest developments in working life Q2 2020
Activities of the European Commission and social partners regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the high-level hearing on implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights and a fair EU minimum wage initiative are the main topics of interest in this article. This EU update reports on the latest developments in working life in EU in the second quarter of 2020.
- Ensuring the free movement of workers and protecting their health
- Sectoral social dialogue on the effects of COVID-19
- Commission launches broad debate on European Pillar of Social Rights
- New cross-sectoral framework agreement of European social partners
- Consultation on a fair EU minimum wage
- Tripartite Social Summit on challenges related to COVID-19
Read the full article EU level: Latest developments in working life Q2 2020
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Privilege or necessity? The working lives of people with multiple jobs
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Social dialogue and HR practices in European global companies
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Minimum wages in 2020: Annual review
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