John Hurley, author at Social Europe

Building back better,construction,green,jobs

‘Building back better’ needs green construction

Pursuing energy efficiency will generate more construction jobs—but that requires tackling labour shortages and skills mismatches.

Covid-19: a tale of two service sectors

John Hurley

If the 2008 crash brought on a ‘mancession’ of lost jobs, the sectors most hit by the pandemic employ mainly low-paid women workers.

What Europe can learn from living-wage campaigns

John Hurley

The UK’s Living Wage Campaign is a successful experiment in broad-based social advocacy.

Employment Shifts In Europe During The Recovery: Three Little Noticed Trends

John Hurley

The EU has finally recovered all the net employment losses sustained since the global financial crisis. It has been a long and painful process. But

Labour Mobility Within The EU: The Real Picture

John Hurley

General and labour mobility across borders within the EU decreased sharply during the immediate crisis period in 2008–2010. There is consistent evidence of a rebound

Foundation for European Progressive Studies Advertisement

The Summer issue of The Progressive Post is out!

It is time to take action and to forge a path towards a Socialist renewal. European Socialists struggle to balance their responsibilities with the need to take bold positions and actions in the face of many major crises, while far-right political parties are increasingly gaining ground. Against this background, we offer European progressive forces food for thought on projecting themselves into the future.

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss the transformative power of European Social Democracy, examine the far right’s efforts to redesign education systems to serve its own political agenda and highlight the growing threat of anti-gender movements to LGBTIQ+ rights – among other pressing topics.