The strict public health restrictions implemented by governments in 2020 to control the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly changed working life and continued to shape it over the two years that followed. This report by the European Working Conditions Telephone Survey (EWCTS) provides a detailed picture of the working lives and conditions of Europeans in that exceptional time.
Our member, UNAF Spain, has carried out a study in collaboration with the Department of Sociology at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) looking at how the pandemic and the measures adopted to combat it have affected work, family, and personal conditions.
In a recent report, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) captures the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the quality of life of older citizens.
The European Schoolnet shares collective learning experiences collected from its year-long webinar series on the future of school beyond Covid-19 through a report which aims to foster a discussion about what the future of school education beyond Covid-19 could and should look like.
It is clear that our present and our future are digital. During the pandemic, digital technologies kept families connected and societies functioning.
Energy poverty is an issue that is more common than one might think. Many people in Europe struggle with.
In March 2020 Spain, like Italy and other European countries, introduced a hard lockdown in parts or the whole country.
Forgotten, family carers lived through a major lack of recognition during this pandemic crisis.
Communication with deaf people who are ill or in poor health is also one of our priorities during this health emergency.
Being stuck at home, everyone has now time to ponder and reflect whether this rat race even makes sense in the first place.
Families around Europe live the same difficulties. They should unite in a same demand: parental leave for working parents during the confinement.
Never before, have I experienced a situation where human behaviour is so greatly affected that it results in feelings of anxiety isolation and uncertainty everywhere.
We at COFACE are part of this imposed experiment with the Brussels-based team, through decentralised working, agreeing on key tasks to be achieved over the next month, and using technology to connect bilaterally or with the full team.
