European working conditions survey


Eurofound, the EU agency based in Dublin which looks at living and working conditions, has published initial findings from its latest survey of work in Europe. 


The 6th European working conditions survey is based on interviews with 44,000 workers in 35 European states. One of its key conclusions is: “Many boundaries in the world of work are blurring: between employment statuses, between working and non-working time, paid and unpaid work, and between places and time of work.” 


From a UK point of view, one discouraging finding is that British workers have one of the lowest scores on “subjective well-being” of any country in the EU. Among the 35 countries examined, only Serbia and Albania do worse.


www.eurofound.europa.eu/surveys/european-working-conditions-surveys/sixth-european-working-conditions-survey-2015