2016 was the concluding year of Eurofound's work programme for 2013-2016 'From crisis to recovery: better informed policies for a fair and competitive Europe'. This work programme was designed to provide evidence to feed into the development of social, employment and work-related policies to aid...

The European population is ageing owing to decreasing birth rates and increasing longevity. Population ageing is associated with a decrease in the size and ageing of the workforce. The majority of the EU Member States have reacted to this development by, among other measures, increasing...

The representativeness of social partners provides legitimacy for their various roles in industrial relations, whether through the vehicle of social dialogue, collective bargaining or involvement in government policymaking or implementation. Their representativeness entitles the social partners...

The fraudulent contracting of work is an important issue in many European countries. This report looks at these practices across the EU and shows how the issue is tackled in the 28 EU Member States (EU28) and Norway. Applying juridical criteria, the study defines the fraudulent use of an...

This annex to the report Exploring the diversity of NEETs presents detailed information on the composition of NEETs in the 28 Member States, based on the most recent data. Special attention was paid to giving information which allows for comparison with the EU average as well as with similarly...

The representativeness of social partners provides legitimacy for their various roles in industrial relations, whether through the vehicle of social dialogue, collective bargaining or involvement in government policymaking or implementation. Their representativeness entitles the social partners...

The fraudulent contracting of work is an important issue in many European countries. This report looks at these practices across the EU and shows how the issue is tackled in the 28 EU Member States (EU28) and Norway. Applying juridical criteria, the study defines the fraudulent use of an...

Industrial relations systems involve a complex web of rules, with political, economic, labour and social inputs interacting with institutions and practices to generate outcomes. These outcomes can be wage-setting agreements, employment relationships, as well as other intangible assets, such as...

Eurofound celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding in 2015. This celebratory year for Eurofound proved to be another year of upheaval for Europe, with the surge of refugees in unprecedented numbers widening the political fractures opened by the economic crisis. Yet the need to address...

Many EU Member States have implemented reforms to improve the sustainability of their pension systems. However, the impact of discouraging early retirement and increasing the pension age on effective retirement ages is limited, as many people are unable or unmotivated to work until pension age....