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Watch: How should education be adapted to equip tomorrow’s workforce?

Fundamental change is needed to help children learn the skills needed to meet transformations in the way we work, a panel moderated by Euronews has heard.

Living

15 sustainable women's workwear pieces for every office

Finding women's workwear alone can be hard let alone sustainable options. Let us help with these 15 beautiful pieces.

Europe News

The Brief: Companies, EU citizens still adapting to GDPR data regulati

The General Data Protection Regulation has shaped the way companies handle the personal data of EU citizens since 2018. Some are still adapting to the rules though. Learn more by watching The Brief from Brussels.

Real Economy

Occupational cancer - how to minimise risks?

In partnership with The European Commission

Cancer accounts for 52% of work related deaths annually - what can the EU do to protect its 40 million workers from this?

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Real Economy

The future of work: are your skills up to date?

In partnership with The European Commission

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?

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.

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.

Real Economy

The future of work

In partnership with The European Commission

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?

Real Economy

The Rifkin view: 'Glocalisation' is the new globalisation

In partnership with The European Commission

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.

Real Economy

Europe’s Ticking Time Bomb: Wage Inequality

In partnership with The European Commission

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.

USA

The dark origins of May Day

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.

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.

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?

My Europe Series

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.

My Europe Series

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?

My Europe Series

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).

My Europe Series

Posted workers facing harsh realities

Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie investigates the abuses faced by Eastern European 'posted workers' in the EU.

France

Why workers’ rights in France remain strong - even in the face of Macron’s reforms

France

The posted workers directive in seven questions

Everything you have always wanted to know about the posted workers law without daring to ask...