The theme of working-time, seen here as a set of legal and contractual constraints, is one of the background themes of the Foundation's programme on New Forms of Work and Activity. Reduction of working-time and greater flexibility of working-time are two poles around which the political debate...

The project presents information on the extent of the introduction of equipment and on how many people have been affected by new technology, either as users or as customers. It also evaluates the present and future effects of this development. The following aspects are considered in detail: The...

Job retention schemes were one of the main policy interventions used in the EU to address the negative effects of COVID-19 on the labour market. In contrast to previous crises, all Member States used them to protect employment, support incomes and ensure the fiscal health of national social...

Increasing emphasis on independent living and social inclusion is driving deinstitutionalisation - the shift away from a reliance on residential institutions towards family- and community-based settings for the provision of care and services. The aim is to ensure that people at risk of...

Increasing emphasis on independent living and social inclusion is driving deinstitutionalisation - the shift away from a reliance on residential institutions towards family- and community-based settings for the provision of care and services. The aim is to ensure that people at risk of...

This report focuses on unemployment and minimum income benefits for people of working age. Individuals with short or no employment records (mainly young people), the self-employed, those with non-standard working arrangements, and the long-term unemployed are often not entitled to higher-tier,...

Multistakeholder partnerships are essential to ensure that the green transition is not only environmentally sound and economically viable but also socially just. This policy brief investigates how relevant actors (national and regional authorities, the social partners and civil society...