Civic democracy and democracy at work are two sides of the same coin There is another side to the work-life balance: what happensat work does not stay there. Experiences and activities at work influence those outside the workplace and vice versa. Privately gained competences are used professionally... Find out more

The many reasons for democracy at work Self-determination, personal autonomy, and emancipation are all fundamental human aspirations. Yet despite decades of attempts to develop industrial democracy institutions, employees still experience alienation at work under advanced capitalism at levels that... Find out more

Some first national attempts to strengthen bargaining coverage Principle 8 of the EPSR contains the explicit commitment to encourage the collective bargaining actors ‘to negotiateand conclude agreements in matters relevant to them, while respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action’... Find out more

Sustained minimum wage growth and convergence Figures 3.8 shows that 2018 was the third successive year in which statutory national minimum wages grew dynamically. In 18 out of the 22 EU countries with a statutory minimum wage, increases were introduced, with effect from 1 January 2019. In the UK... Find out more

The erosion of trust in the EU In the field of wages and collective bargaining, the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) contains two important commitments. First of all, Principle 6 is on the right of workers‘ to fair wages that provide for a decent living standard’ and ensuring ‘adequate... Find out more

One year after the launch of the European Pillar of Social Rights, where are we now? In response to the mounting challenges faced by European citizens, on 17 November 2017, the European Commission, Council and Parliament jointly proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), a commitment to... Find out more

Occupational cancers the maincause of work-related deaths Technological progress, new ways of organising work and sectoral shifts in the economy all call for a stronger focus on health and safety issues at the workplace. Figure 2.24 shows the number of deaths by occupational cancer in each EU... Find out more

The ‘working poor’ account for nearlyone in ten of the employed in the EU The in-work at-risk-of-poverty (AROP) rate refers to the share of persons in the total population who have declared themselves to be in paid work (either as employed or self employed) with an equivalised household disposable... Find out more

Intra-EU labour mobility stilldriven by east-west movements Structural free movement and residence are a basic freedom of all EU citizens and the expectation is that cross-border labour mobility can contribute to a better functioning of European labour markets. In 2017, 12.4 million EU28 citizens of... Find out more

A growing number of temporary jobs At the EU level, temporary employment declined in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2008. The number of temporary jobs fell from 26.2 million in 2008Q2 to 24.2 million in 2013Q2. However, this was to a great extent driven by developments in Spain and Greece... Find out more