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Landmark moment as Adequate Minimum Wage Directive comes into force

Landmark moment as Adequate Minimum Wage Directive comes into force

Today, 15 November 2024, marks the deadline for the transposition of the EU Adequate Minimum Wage Directive into national legislation across the EU. The Directive seeks to establish a framework to improve the adequacy of minimum wages and to increase the access of workers to minimum wage protection.

Eurofound Talks: Can the EU help turn the tide on housing in Europe?

Eurofound Talks: Can the EU help turn the tide on housing in Europe?

In a new episode of Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Senior Research Manager Hans Dubois about the latest developments in housing and housing policy in Europe. This, the second episode of the series looking specifically at housing, discusses the role of the incoming Commission, what Eurofound’s research can bring to the table, and the different policy tools required.

New trees planted at Eurofound as part of EU pledge

New trees planted at Eurofound as part of EU pledge

Eurofound staff and alumni planted 100 silver birch, Scots pine, rowan, and Hazel trees at Eurofound in Loughlinstown, Dublin today as part of Irish National Tree Week and the broader pledge of the European Commission to plant 3 billion additional trees by 2030.

A message from Eurofound's Executive Director, Ivailo Kalfin.

Season’s Greetings 2023

During the year, Eurofound has continued to provide you with research findings and data on issues ranging from hybrid work, teleworking and the right to disconnect, and platform work, to care and healthcare, gender equality, minimum wages, persistent labour market imbalances, and growing inequalities, among others.

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Eurofound's work programme for 2024 and Multiannual Research Programme 2025-2028 approved at annual Management Board meeting

Eurofound's 2024 work programme was approved and adopted during its annual Management Board meeting held in Dublin on 17 November. The Management Board also endorsed the Multiannual Research Programme 2025-2028. It was the first meeting for almost one third new members of the Management Board, representing governments and social partners in all EU27 Member States.

Simon Harris T.D. addressing the Skills for Jobs event in Dublin today. Photo credit: Marta Luczak

European Year of Skills: Putting skills at the top of the agenda in Ireland and the EU

How to address this skills gap in Ireland was at the centre of a ‘Skills for Jobs’ seminar and panel discussion organised by the European Commission Representation in Ireland and Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, which took place at Europe House in Dublin today.

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First in-person meeting of National Child Guarantee Coordinators

National Child Guarantee Coordinators met at Eurofound in Dublin yesterday, the first in-person meeting to be held in a Member State. Together, National Child Guarantee Coordinators reviewed progress made in reducing child poverty and improving access to services across Europe, as well as sharing practical experiences of sectoral reform.

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Eurofound launches Europe-wide survey on living and working conditions

Eurofound, in partnership with the European Training Foundation (ETF), has launched a new online survey which aims to document living and working conditions in Europe and the evolving concerns of citizens amidst the cost-of-living crisis, the war in Ukraine, and the broader post-COVID-19 context.

New Chair Stefania Rossi (3rd from left, lower row) with Eurofound's Executive Board

Eurofound’s Management Board adopts new work programme for 2023, elects new Chair

Stefania Rossi has been elected Chair of Eurofound’s Management Board at the Agency’s annual Management Board meeting in Dublin on 18 November. The annual gathering of representatives from governments, employer organisations and trade unions in all EU 27 Member States, and the European Commission and the European Parliament, also approved Eurofound’s work programme for 2023.

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Eurofound, a tripartite European Union Agency, provides knowledge to assist in the development of social, employment and work-related policies

Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) is a tripartite EU body, whose mission is to provide knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies.

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