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12/04/2018

European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2017

The annual European Day of Persons with Disabilities Conference which was
held in Brussels on the 4th and 5th of December 2017 fulfilled once again its
unique role as a major event for highlighting the challenges faced by persons
with disabilities, and exploring how these can be solved.

13/03/2018

Behavioural study on the effects of an extension of access to social protection for people in all forms of employment

Since 2015, the emergence of the new forms of work offered by online labour platforms is fuelling the debate on social protection of precarious workers and ‘bogus self-employment’. This study gathers evidence in support of the European Commission initiative aiming at providing adequate social protection regardless the type of employment contract.

 

See also:

• Access to social protection for all forms of employment - Assessing the options for a possible EU initiative
• Access to social protection for workers and the self-employed: six case studies

13/03/2018

Access to social protection for all forms of employment - Assessing the options for a possible EU initiative

This study presents a microeconomic analysis of the different options aiming at extending access to social protection for people in all forms of employment, especially non-standard forms of employment.

 

See also:

• Behavioural study on the effects of an extension of access to social protection for people in all forms of employment
• Access to social protection for workers and the self-employed: six case studies

07/11/2017

Social Protection Committee annual report 2017

Despite the recent improvement in most social indicators in many Member States, the Social Protection Committee 2017 report shows that overall the social situation in the EU hasn’t recovered from the economic crisis. The EU continues to be far off-track in reaching its Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion target, with signs of continued deterioration in the depth and persistence of poverty in a number of Member States as well as widening gaps in the adequacy of social benefits.

 

The Social Protection Committee monitors the social situation in the EU and the developments in social protection policies in Member States. Based on a set of key indicators and Member States’ reporting, the report analyses the progress towards the Europe 2020 target on reducing poverty and social exclusion together with the latest social trends to watch. The most recent social policy developments in Europe are also reported on as well as the key structural social challenges currently faced by each Member State.

05/07/2017

Social Agenda 48 - A European pillar for a social triple A

What the European Pillar of Social Rights, adopted in April, means in practice: this is what the July issue of Social Agenda is all about. The Pillar serves as a reference framework for European Commission proposals on work-life balance and working time. Its spirit also inspires the new Commission proposal on social security coordination, to make free movement of workers within the EU fairer and easier, as well as the latest health and safety package of measures to increase the impact of EU legislation on the work floor. And the focus is on Spain to help employment and social services there cooperate more effectively, on the ground, in the face of long-term and youth unemployment. 

This publication is available in print version in English, French and German. Print version coming soon.