Barbara Gerstenberger

Barbara Gerstenberger is head of the working-life unit at Eurofound, co-ordinating the research teams investigating job quality in Europe, based on the European Working Conditions Survey, and industrial relations in the European Union.

Barbara Gerstenberger

The future of work: getting ready for tomorrow today

Barbara Gerstenberger 8th July 2024

There is no single future for the world of work—and it is up to policy-makers to shape it.

Gender equality: focus on the world of work

Barbara Gerstenberger 27th October 2023

A rebalanced distribution of paid and unpaid work is a prerequisite of gender equality in employment.

Job quality: a sine qua non, not just nice to have

Barbara Gerstenberger 14th September 2023

Elevating job quality by resourcing workers better is pivotal to addressing today’s workplace and societal challenges.

This new book published by Oxford University Press presents the findings of the multiannual ERC research project “Researching Precariousness Across the Paid/Unpaid Work Continuum”,
led by Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven), which are very important for the prospects of a more equal Europe.

Unpaid labour is no longer limited to the home or volunteer work. It infiltrates paid jobs, eroding rights and deepening inequality. From freelancers’ extra hours to care workers’ unpaid duties, it sustains precarity and fuels inequity. This book exposes the hidden forces behind unpaid labour and calls for systemic change to confront this pressing issue.

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How is AI changing the world of work in Europe?

In this special #Eurofound50 and #Cedefop50 joint webinar, Mary McCaughey, Head of Information and Communication at Eurofound, speaks with Dragoș Adăscăliței, Eurofound Research Officer, and Jasper Van Loo, Cedefop Department Coordinator, about how AI is already changing working life in Europe and what needs to be done to harness its tremendous potential while also protecting those who risk being left behind.

The webinar takes place on Tuesday, 11 February. Registrations are now open.

FEPS Progressive Yearbook now available!

With the mission of looking back to look ahead, the Progressive Yearbook focuses on transversal European issues that have left a mark on the previous year and brings forward-looking analyses of the key political developments of the year ahead. It symbolizes FEPS’ readiness to put these issues into perspective.

The Progressive Yearbook features contributions from renowned authors, including politicians, academics, and analysts.

Among key topics: Elections in the EU and the US, political developments in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Common Agricultural Policy, migration, the new Labour government in the UK, and the state of social democratic forces in Croatia and Germany.

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WSI European Collective Bargaining Report 2023/2024

Real wages in the European Union continued their decline in 2023—despite an acceleration in nominal wage growth and falling inflation rates. For the current year, there are only tentative signs of a slow recovery in the purchasing power of wages.

A resumption of real wage growth would stabilize the functional distribution of income and strengthen domestic demand. However, even under this benign scenario, the crisis is far from over from workers' point of view. They have borne the brunt of real income losses associated with the energy-price shock resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The lingering reduction in real wage levels means that wage policy still needs to catch up to contribute to a fairer distribution of the burden between labor and capital.

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The future of work: getting ready for tomorrow today

Gender equality: focus on the world of work

Job quality: a sine qua non, not just nice to have

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