Calling Time on 24/7 Work Connectivity
The rapid development of new technologies is increasing pressure and forcing unlimited working time and growing stress among many workers across Europe.
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The rapid development of new technologies is increasing pressure and forcing unlimited working time and growing stress among many workers across Europe.
Can human rights survive the decline of global Western hegemony?
Inequalities in cancer prevention and care remain a glaring issue.
Rising inequality drives a global surge in cosmetic procedures.
Can Europe’s education and skills agenda tackle declining outcomes and innovation gaps to ensure competitiveness and cohesion?
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Amid crises, breakthroughs at the G20 and UN offer hope for global cooperation and fairness.
Spain’s new labour measures could set the perfect precedent for protecting workers.
Australia’s social media ban for under-16s ignites debate on shielding kids from Big Tech.
A new EU agenda prioritizes security, but at what cost to social justice and climate action?
As remote work rises, micromanagement can blur into bullying, impacting employee well-being and workplace culture.
Europe can’t solve its migration crisis without tackling Africa’s poverty and instability at the source.
The EU has its first Commissioner for Housing, Dan Jørgensen, but his mission will only succeed if the EU manages to come up with a joined-up approach.
The recent AI Nobel Prize win and California’s vetoed AI safety bill highlight the growing trend of placing our future in the hands of private corporations, with little public accountability.
The debate on AI and job loss misses the deeper impact: by automating creativity, we risk devaluing the very essence of human expression.
Recent UBI trials reveal that guaranteed income provides immediate mental health relief, but sustaining long-term benefits may depend on lasting economic security.
What should Europe do about inequality? The start is to recognise some of its citizens are more equal than others.
Europe’s love for flowers, Ankita Anand writes, ignores their often tainted roots.
The corrosion of trust underlies many of the social pathologies of today—but there are solutions.
Effective transnational co-operation is required to protect third-country posted workers from abuses.
Laggard European Union member states must act to ensure abolition of sub-minimum rates of pay.