Working conditions in Europe. Findings from the 5 th European Working Conditions Survey

Working conditions in Europe. Findings from the 5 th European Working Conditions Survey Gijs van Houten - Eurofound Studies seminar Work, participation, democracy: People, rights, civil economy London, 7 October 2011

Content Eurofound European Working Conditions Survey Working conditions in Europe Physical and psychosocial risk factors at the workplace Using and acquiring skills Work-life balance Job and employment security Data availability

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions A decentralised agency of the EU Administered by a Governing Board composed of national representatives of the social partners, national governments and the European Commission Generates policy-relevant research and findings which contribute to improving the quality of work and life in Europe, through: Comparative research and analysis of developments affecting living and working conditions Monitoring of trends in the working environment

Eurofound surveys and observatories European Working Conditions Survey 91, 95, 00, 05, 10 European Quality of Life Survey 03, 07, ( 09, 10 (EB)), 11 European Company Survey 04/ 05, 09, 12 Monitoring living and working conditions in the EU European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) European Restructuring Monitor (ERM/EMCC) European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)

5 th European Working Conditions Survey 5 waves: 1991, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 Covering EU and neighbouring countries 5 th EWCS (2010): 34 countries: EU27 + NO + ACC3 + IPA3 43816 interviews (1000-4000 interviews per country) Surveying workers employees and self-employed (15+; LFS definition) Face to face interviews at peoples homes Average duration 40 minutes Same questionnaire translated in all languages 2010: 25 languages and 16 language variants

Different dimensions of quality of work and employment PROTECTING HEALTH & WELL-BEING Health and safety outcomes Exposure to risks Participation Healthy work organisation JOB & EMPLOYMENT SECURITY Employment status Wages Access to social protection Workers rights Quality of Work and Employment WORK-LIFE BALANCE Organisation of working time Blurring frontiers between work and private life Social infrastructures and provisions USING and ACQUIRING SKILLS Initial education Cognitive content of work Training & lifelong learning Career development

Exposure to physical risks (at least ¼ of the time)

Exposure to physical risks, by age and gender

Change in exposure to physical risks between 2000 and 2010, by country 130 120 EL 110 HU FR CY 2010 100 90 DK LU LT BE IT AT DE PT BG SI EE MT SE LV PL CZ IE UK SL FI ES RO NL 80 80 90 100 110 120 130 2000

Psychosocial risk factors 1. high demands and work intensity 2. emotional demands 3. lack of autonomy 4. ethical conflicts 5. poor social relationships 6. job and work insecurity

Working to tight deadlines, at least a quarter of the time, EC12, EU15 en EU27, 1991-2010 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% EU12 EU15 EU27 20% 10% 0% 1991 1995 2000 2005 2010

Job autonomy, by gender and age

Trends in creative work and task variation 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Solving unforeseen problems Complex tasks Learning new things Applying ow n ideas Not monotonous tasks Not repetitive tasks Creative w ork Task variation EU15-1995 EU27-2000 EU27-2005 EU27-2010

Trends in employer paid training, by gender and age 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Men Women Men Women Men Women under 35 35-49 50+ EU15 1995 EU27 2000 EU27 2005 EU27 2010

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Number of hours worked per week EL RO BG PL SK CZ HU SI MT CY LT LV PT EE LU ES EU27 SE FI BE IT AT DE UK FR IE DK NL

Number of hours spent on paid and unpaid work per week, by gender, age and working time

Fit between working time and social commitments for workers of different age 50+ Male Female 35-49 under 35 50+ 35-49 under 35 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Very well Well Not very w ell Not at all w ell

Job and employment (in)security, by age and by gender

Income categories, by gender and age (full time workers only)

UK Data archive Data availability All Eurofound datasets are made available within 2 years after finalisation of fieldwork Survey mapping tool Online tool for data access Data made available on an aggregate level (country, EU) shortly after finalisation of fieldwork For EWCS trend data available and breakdowns for gender, age, type of occupation, sector and employment status

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