real economy The future of work: are your skills up to date? Skills are the currency of the 21st century and, together with education, they are crucial factors shaping the future of our societies and economies. But, are your skills up to date? 01/05/2019
United Kingdom Workers should get three-day weekend, UK union says Three-day weekends should become the norm, Britain's leading workers' union said, arguing new technology creates enough wealth. 11/09/2018
New Zealand NZ company says four-day work week trial a success A New Zealand company which trialled a four-day work week said the experiment was a success with staff registering a big bump in work-life balance while productivity remained level. 19/07/2018
real economy The future of work One study estimates the world of work is changing ten times faster than the first industrial revolution and with three thousand times the impact. So, what can we expect to see in coming years? 26/06/2018
real economy The Rifkin view: 'Glocalisation' is the new globalisation Third industrial revolution pundit and President of Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET), Jeremy Rifkin firmly believes technologies are never neutral and technological infrastructures through history have never been neutral. They always come at a price. 26/06/2018
real economy Europe’s Ticking Time Bomb: Wage Inequality With 20% of European workers making five times the income of the bottom 20% the slow growth of wages at the bottom has meant a manifold increase in inequality across Europe. Real Economy looks at how to solve a problem like inequality. 12/06/2018
USA The dark origins of May Day ‘God bless America.’ I mean that ironically. Not because the US has nothing to praise; on the contrary. Ironically because we generalists or we 01/04/2018
world news Which European country offers the best work-life balance? Where are you more likely to work 50-hour weeks, and in which countries will you have more time to relax and have fun? New rankings reveal which European countries are best — and worst — for work and play. 28/02/2018
world news Where in Europe has the longest working weeks? At 42.3 hours, Greece has the longest working week, while the Netherlands has the shortest at 30.3 hours. 10/02/2018
France Which countries in Europe offer the most paternity leave? Excluding Switzerland, all fathers residing in European countries receive some form of leave but which offers the most? 01/11/2017
insiders How posted workers became a byword for social dumping Posted workers is a framework by which workers are sent by their employers to carry out a service in another EU country on a temporary basis. 29/09/2017
insiders Posted workers: a French paradox? At the height of grape harvesting season in France, Euronews was in the Touraine vineyards. Posted workers are a blessing for winegrowers as local workforce is scarce. But is it all that simple? 29/09/2017
insiders Time for fair and equal wages for posted workers, says ETUC chief Sophie Claudet spoke to Luca Visentini, the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). 29/09/2017
insiders Posted workers facing harsh realities Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie investigates the abuses faced by Eastern European 'posted workers' in the EU. 28/09/2017
France Why workers’ rights in France remain strong - even in the face of Macron’s reforms There is a nationwide strike in France today over plans to reform the country’s labour laws. The proposals cover things like more flexibility in 12/09/2017
France The posted workers directive in seven questions Everything you have always wanted to know about the posted workers law without daring to ask... 24/08/2017
insiders Spain: poverty hits millions despite growth It looks like an ordinary summer’s day at a swimming pool on the outskirts of Sevilla in southern Spain: a group of children are splashing around in the water. 28/07/2017
insiders Europe's working poor: is flexibility the answer? Sophie Claudet: Germany is not the only country in Europe to promote flexibility on its labour market. 28/07/2017
insiders Germany's "working poor": employed but still in poverty Germany’s economy is booming. 26/07/2017
world news How do European countries deal with a heatwave? Europe is in the middle of a stifling heatwave. It started in Spain and Portugal, where a forest fire killed more than 60 people. Local 22/06/2017
France May Day clashes in Paris as tense election looms Clashes marr May Day march in Paris 01/05/2017
Russia Russians on Red Square for International Workers Day May Day march on Moscow's Red Square 01/05/2017
real economy Balancing work and children It is tough for us to balance our work and our personal life, but add kids to the mix and the going gets really tough, especially for women. 17/01/2017
Jordan Jordanian female plumbers aim to get more women into work Maryam Mutlaq and 29 classmates are now qualified plumbers.Only 14% of women in Jordan work, but Maryam and her classmates don't see why. 27/10/2016
