ETUI
@etui.bsky.social
Independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation. We support, stimulate and reinforce the European trade union movement.
📄 This ETUI technical brief by Daphne Halikiopoulou (University of York) and Tim Vlandas (University of Oxford) introduces the concept of the atomistic fallacy and examines its implications for how we study the #FarRight.
🔗 Discover it here: etui.org/4oY
🔗 Discover it here: etui.org/4oY
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
📄 This ETUI technical brief by Daphne Halikiopoulou (University of York) and Tim Vlandas (University of Oxford) introduces the concept of the atomistic fallacy and examines its implications for how we study the #FarRight.
🔗 Discover it here: etui.org/4oY
🔗 Discover it here: etui.org/4oY
💶 Europe’s financial sector is racing to adopt #AI, but workers lack a real voice
In this op-ed for Social Europe, Diletta Porcheddu & Sara Prosdocimi argue the AI Act leaves a labour governance gap. The fix? Social dialogue, collective bargaining & human-in-the-loop safeguards.
🔗 buff.ly/IeTcba6
In this op-ed for Social Europe, Diletta Porcheddu & Sara Prosdocimi argue the AI Act leaves a labour governance gap. The fix? Social dialogue, collective bargaining & human-in-the-loop safeguards.
🔗 buff.ly/IeTcba6
January 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM
💶 Europe’s financial sector is racing to adopt #AI, but workers lack a real voice
In this op-ed for Social Europe, Diletta Porcheddu & Sara Prosdocimi argue the AI Act leaves a labour governance gap. The fix? Social dialogue, collective bargaining & human-in-the-loop safeguards.
🔗 buff.ly/IeTcba6
In this op-ed for Social Europe, Diletta Porcheddu & Sara Prosdocimi argue the AI Act leaves a labour governance gap. The fix? Social dialogue, collective bargaining & human-in-the-loop safeguards.
🔗 buff.ly/IeTcba6
🚗🔋 Join the next ETUI lunchtime session, exploring how the transition from internal combustion engines to battery electric, software-defined vehicles can become a source of renewed competitiveness for Europe’s automotive sector.
📆 26 February
🕐 12:30 - 14:00
Register by 20 February 👉 etui.org/4oc
📆 26 February
🕐 12:30 - 14:00
Register by 20 February 👉 etui.org/4oc
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🚗🔋 Join the next ETUI lunchtime session, exploring how the transition from internal combustion engines to battery electric, software-defined vehicles can become a source of renewed competitiveness for Europe’s automotive sector.
📆 26 February
🕐 12:30 - 14:00
Register by 20 February 👉 etui.org/4oc
📆 26 February
🕐 12:30 - 14:00
Register by 20 February 👉 etui.org/4oc
📘 Revisiting worker representation on boards in Europe
This ETUI book, edited by Sara Lafuente, explores BLER across 10 underexplored EU Member States. Chapter 5 focuses on Spain, examining why worker board-level participation has remained invisible—and how this may be changing.
🔗 etui.org/4oq
This ETUI book, edited by Sara Lafuente, explores BLER across 10 underexplored EU Member States. Chapter 5 focuses on Spain, examining why worker board-level participation has remained invisible—and how this may be changing.
🔗 etui.org/4oq
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM
📘 Revisiting worker representation on boards in Europe
This ETUI book, edited by Sara Lafuente, explores BLER across 10 underexplored EU Member States. Chapter 5 focuses on Spain, examining why worker board-level participation has remained invisible—and how this may be changing.
🔗 etui.org/4oq
This ETUI book, edited by Sara Lafuente, explores BLER across 10 underexplored EU Member States. Chapter 5 focuses on Spain, examining why worker board-level participation has remained invisible—and how this may be changing.
🔗 etui.org/4oq
🔍 Who drives #OSH policy at EU level?
🔹EU OSH policy is built through institutions, agencies, social partners, and elected representatives, working together to protect workers’ health in a rapidly changing world of work.
📘 Take a look at the figure featured in issue 30 of HesaMag
🔗 etui.org/4oS
🔹EU OSH policy is built through institutions, agencies, social partners, and elected representatives, working together to protect workers’ health in a rapidly changing world of work.
📘 Take a look at the figure featured in issue 30 of HesaMag
🔗 etui.org/4oS
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🔍 Who drives #OSH policy at EU level?
🔹EU OSH policy is built through institutions, agencies, social partners, and elected representatives, working together to protect workers’ health in a rapidly changing world of work.
📘 Take a look at the figure featured in issue 30 of HesaMag
🔗 etui.org/4oS
🔹EU OSH policy is built through institutions, agencies, social partners, and elected representatives, working together to protect workers’ health in a rapidly changing world of work.
📘 Take a look at the figure featured in issue 30 of HesaMag
🔗 etui.org/4oS
⏰ Upcoming HesaMag launch❗ #Gender matters at #work: making the invisible visible
👉 To celebrate the release, join us next week for an in-person public debate discussing how European prevention policies can better integrate the gender dimension.
📅 Tuesday, 3 February 2026
🔗 Register: etui.org/4ZB
👉 To celebrate the release, join us next week for an in-person public debate discussing how European prevention policies can better integrate the gender dimension.
📅 Tuesday, 3 February 2026
🔗 Register: etui.org/4ZB
January 27, 2026 at 9:11 AM
⏰ Upcoming HesaMag launch❗ #Gender matters at #work: making the invisible visible
👉 To celebrate the release, join us next week for an in-person public debate discussing how European prevention policies can better integrate the gender dimension.
📅 Tuesday, 3 February 2026
🔗 Register: etui.org/4ZB
👉 To celebrate the release, join us next week for an in-person public debate discussing how European prevention policies can better integrate the gender dimension.
📅 Tuesday, 3 February 2026
🔗 Register: etui.org/4ZB
🚨 #JobAlert: deadline approaching!
The ETUI is looking for an experienced Managing #Editor to coordinate the publication of its quarterly academic journal, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
👉 There's still time to apply! Submit an application by 30 January
🔗 etui.org/4Zi
The ETUI is looking for an experienced Managing #Editor to coordinate the publication of its quarterly academic journal, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
👉 There's still time to apply! Submit an application by 30 January
🔗 etui.org/4Zi
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM
🚨 #JobAlert: deadline approaching!
The ETUI is looking for an experienced Managing #Editor to coordinate the publication of its quarterly academic journal, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
👉 There's still time to apply! Submit an application by 30 January
🔗 etui.org/4Zi
The ETUI is looking for an experienced Managing #Editor to coordinate the publication of its quarterly academic journal, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
👉 There's still time to apply! Submit an application by 30 January
🔗 etui.org/4Zi
🔍 Despite progress in recent years, workers and jobseekers with disabilities still face major barriers to exercising their right to free movement across the EU.
📄 A new ETUI paper examines these challenges and puts forward recommendations to strengthen the enforcement of rights.
🔗 etui.org/44d
📄 A new ETUI paper examines these challenges and puts forward recommendations to strengthen the enforcement of rights.
🔗 etui.org/44d
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM
🔍 Despite progress in recent years, workers and jobseekers with disabilities still face major barriers to exercising their right to free movement across the EU.
📄 A new ETUI paper examines these challenges and puts forward recommendations to strengthen the enforcement of rights.
🔗 etui.org/44d
📄 A new ETUI paper examines these challenges and puts forward recommendations to strengthen the enforcement of rights.
🔗 etui.org/44d
📆 Save the date: ETUI conference on #JustTransitions
Researchers, trade union leaders, and European policymakers will examine current approaches to just transition in Europe, exploring multilevel governance, workers’ experiences and collective strategies. 🌏
Register here 🔗 etui.org/44A
Researchers, trade union leaders, and European policymakers will examine current approaches to just transition in Europe, exploring multilevel governance, workers’ experiences and collective strategies. 🌏
Register here 🔗 etui.org/44A
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
📆 Save the date: ETUI conference on #JustTransitions
Researchers, trade union leaders, and European policymakers will examine current approaches to just transition in Europe, exploring multilevel governance, workers’ experiences and collective strategies. 🌏
Register here 🔗 etui.org/44A
Researchers, trade union leaders, and European policymakers will examine current approaches to just transition in Europe, exploring multilevel governance, workers’ experiences and collective strategies. 🌏
Register here 🔗 etui.org/44A
Why does downward social mobility matter politically❓
📄 This ETUI policy brief by Daphne Halikiopoulou, Alexi Gugushvili & Tim Vlandas contributes to the debate on #FarRight support by shifting the focus from perceptions of decline to downward intergenerational class mobility.
🔗etui.org/4Zw
📄 This ETUI policy brief by Daphne Halikiopoulou, Alexi Gugushvili & Tim Vlandas contributes to the debate on #FarRight support by shifting the focus from perceptions of decline to downward intergenerational class mobility.
🔗etui.org/4Zw
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Why does downward social mobility matter politically❓
📄 This ETUI policy brief by Daphne Halikiopoulou, Alexi Gugushvili & Tim Vlandas contributes to the debate on #FarRight support by shifting the focus from perceptions of decline to downward intergenerational class mobility.
🔗etui.org/4Zw
📄 This ETUI policy brief by Daphne Halikiopoulou, Alexi Gugushvili & Tim Vlandas contributes to the debate on #FarRight support by shifting the focus from perceptions of decline to downward intergenerational class mobility.
🔗etui.org/4Zw
❗#JobAlert: upcoming deadline
The ETUI is looking for a Database Administrator to play a central role in managing the Institute’s #data-related activities.
Don't miss the opportunity to be part of a dynamic research environment!
🔗 Apply by 31 January: etui.org/4Z5
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
The ETUI is looking for a Database Administrator to play a central role in managing the Institute’s #data-related activities.
Don't miss the opportunity to be part of a dynamic research environment!
🔗 Apply by 31 January: etui.org/4Z5
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
❗#JobAlert: upcoming deadline
The ETUI is looking for a Database Administrator to play a central role in managing the Institute’s #data-related activities.
Don't miss the opportunity to be part of a dynamic research environment!
🔗 Apply by 31 January: etui.org/4Z5
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
The ETUI is looking for a Database Administrator to play a central role in managing the Institute’s #data-related activities.
Don't miss the opportunity to be part of a dynamic research environment!
🔗 Apply by 31 January: etui.org/4Z5
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
📄 This ETUI paper by Ceren Kasim analyses the Anti-VAW Directive from various perspectives, showing how it represents a historic step for equality in the EU by aiming to establish a comprehensive framework for preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
🔗 etui.org/44f
🔗 etui.org/44f
January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
📄 This ETUI paper by Ceren Kasim analyses the Anti-VAW Directive from various perspectives, showing how it represents a historic step for equality in the EU by aiming to establish a comprehensive framework for preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
🔗 etui.org/44f
🔗 etui.org/44f
📅 Mark your calendars for the 6th edition of the ETUI Future of Work Conference
🌐 How are #AI and algorithmic management reshaping work, labour markets, and the future of labour law?
💬 Join the debate on 10-11 February
Register by 30 January 👉 etui.org/44M
🌐 How are #AI and algorithmic management reshaping work, labour markets, and the future of labour law?
💬 Join the debate on 10-11 February
Register by 30 January 👉 etui.org/44M
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM
📅 Mark your calendars for the 6th edition of the ETUI Future of Work Conference
🌐 How are #AI and algorithmic management reshaping work, labour markets, and the future of labour law?
💬 Join the debate on 10-11 February
Register by 30 January 👉 etui.org/44M
🌐 How are #AI and algorithmic management reshaping work, labour markets, and the future of labour law?
💬 Join the debate on 10-11 February
Register by 30 January 👉 etui.org/44M
🤖 #AI note-takers at work: the silent threat to privacy and compliance
📄 Read ETUI senior researcher Aída Ponce Del Castillo’s latest analysis on Social Europe and discover why governance, consent, and human oversight are crucial before deploying AI note-taking in the workplace.
🔗 buff.ly/ICuHtCb
📄 Read ETUI senior researcher Aída Ponce Del Castillo’s latest analysis on Social Europe and discover why governance, consent, and human oversight are crucial before deploying AI note-taking in the workplace.
🔗 buff.ly/ICuHtCb
January 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
🤖 #AI note-takers at work: the silent threat to privacy and compliance
📄 Read ETUI senior researcher Aída Ponce Del Castillo’s latest analysis on Social Europe and discover why governance, consent, and human oversight are crucial before deploying AI note-taking in the workplace.
🔗 buff.ly/ICuHtCb
📄 Read ETUI senior researcher Aída Ponce Del Castillo’s latest analysis on Social Europe and discover why governance, consent, and human oversight are crucial before deploying AI note-taking in the workplace.
🔗 buff.ly/ICuHtCb
⚖️ Is the EU Minimum Wage Directive a game changer for a more social Europe?
🔍 This ETUI report by Torsten Müller shows the Directive's strong potential to boost adequate #MinimumWages and #CollectiveBargaining, but some barriers still risk holding it back.
📄 Read more: etui.org/44x
🔍 This ETUI report by Torsten Müller shows the Directive's strong potential to boost adequate #MinimumWages and #CollectiveBargaining, but some barriers still risk holding it back.
📄 Read more: etui.org/44x
January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
⚖️ Is the EU Minimum Wage Directive a game changer for a more social Europe?
🔍 This ETUI report by Torsten Müller shows the Directive's strong potential to boost adequate #MinimumWages and #CollectiveBargaining, but some barriers still risk holding it back.
📄 Read more: etui.org/44x
🔍 This ETUI report by Torsten Müller shows the Directive's strong potential to boost adequate #MinimumWages and #CollectiveBargaining, but some barriers still risk holding it back.
📄 Read more: etui.org/44x
🚨 #JobAlert🚨
💻 The ETUI is recruiting a Database Administrator to play a central role in the Institute's #data-driven activities.
⏰ Deadline: 31 January 2026
Apply here 🔗 etui.org/44k
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
💻 The ETUI is recruiting a Database Administrator to play a central role in the Institute's #data-driven activities.
⏰ Deadline: 31 January 2026
Apply here 🔗 etui.org/44k
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 AM
🚨 #JobAlert🚨
💻 The ETUI is recruiting a Database Administrator to play a central role in the Institute's #data-driven activities.
⏰ Deadline: 31 January 2026
Apply here 🔗 etui.org/44k
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
💻 The ETUI is recruiting a Database Administrator to play a central role in the Institute's #data-driven activities.
⏰ Deadline: 31 January 2026
Apply here 🔗 etui.org/44k
@andrewwatteu.bsky.social
🚗 Is ‘electromobility made in Europe’ still possible?
🔍 This chapter by Juan Sebastian Carbonell (University of Liège) and Tommaso Pardi (IDHES) explores the risks of #electrification for workers in the French automotive industry.
📘 Discover the ETUI book, edited by Béla Galgóczi 👉 etui.org/4Z9
🔍 This chapter by Juan Sebastian Carbonell (University of Liège) and Tommaso Pardi (IDHES) explores the risks of #electrification for workers in the French automotive industry.
📘 Discover the ETUI book, edited by Béla Galgóczi 👉 etui.org/4Z9
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
🚗 Is ‘electromobility made in Europe’ still possible?
🔍 This chapter by Juan Sebastian Carbonell (University of Liège) and Tommaso Pardi (IDHES) explores the risks of #electrification for workers in the French automotive industry.
📘 Discover the ETUI book, edited by Béla Galgóczi 👉 etui.org/4Z9
🔍 This chapter by Juan Sebastian Carbonell (University of Liège) and Tommaso Pardi (IDHES) explores the risks of #electrification for workers in the French automotive industry.
📘 Discover the ETUI book, edited by Béla Galgóczi 👉 etui.org/4Z9
📣 Question de genre au travail: rendre visible l'invisible
💬 Venez découvrir et débattre autour du dossier spécial du nouveau numéro d’HesaMag, le magazine consacré à la santé, à la sécurité et aux conditions de travail en Europe, qui explore la question du #genre au #travail.
👉 etui.org/4ZB
💬 Venez découvrir et débattre autour du dossier spécial du nouveau numéro d’HesaMag, le magazine consacré à la santé, à la sécurité et aux conditions de travail en Europe, qui explore la question du #genre au #travail.
👉 etui.org/4ZB
January 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
📣 Question de genre au travail: rendre visible l'invisible
💬 Venez découvrir et débattre autour du dossier spécial du nouveau numéro d’HesaMag, le magazine consacré à la santé, à la sécurité et aux conditions de travail en Europe, qui explore la question du #genre au #travail.
👉 etui.org/4ZB
💬 Venez découvrir et débattre autour du dossier spécial du nouveau numéro d’HesaMag, le magazine consacré à la santé, à la sécurité et aux conditions de travail en Europe, qui explore la question du #genre au #travail.
👉 etui.org/4ZB
💻 While #AI in the workplace can boost efficiency and stimulate innovation, it raises important risks for labour rights, transparency and job stability.
📄 This ETUI paper shows how the EU AI Act leaves key labour risks, especially in the financial sector, largely unaddressed.
🔗 etui.org/4ZV
📄 This ETUI paper shows how the EU AI Act leaves key labour risks, especially in the financial sector, largely unaddressed.
🔗 etui.org/4ZV
January 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
💻 While #AI in the workplace can boost efficiency and stimulate innovation, it raises important risks for labour rights, transparency and job stability.
📄 This ETUI paper shows how the EU AI Act leaves key labour risks, especially in the financial sector, largely unaddressed.
🔗 etui.org/4ZV
📄 This ETUI paper shows how the EU AI Act leaves key labour risks, especially in the financial sector, largely unaddressed.
🔗 etui.org/4ZV
📚 Teachers face administrative overload, lack of resources, and unsafe classrooms, causing burnout and threatening their health. 🤝 Collective solutions, better support, and agency at work are essential to retain teachers and protect their wellbeing.
👉 Read the article in HesaMag n.30: etui.org/4Z7
👉 Read the article in HesaMag n.30: etui.org/4Z7
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
📚 Teachers face administrative overload, lack of resources, and unsafe classrooms, causing burnout and threatening their health. 🤝 Collective solutions, better support, and agency at work are essential to retain teachers and protect their wellbeing.
👉 Read the article in HesaMag n.30: etui.org/4Z7
👉 Read the article in HesaMag n.30: etui.org/4Z7
▶️ This week's #AITalk with Michele Molè raised critical questions about the future of employer authority, the legal foundations of management in the EU, and the need for stronger regulatory responses to protect workers’ rights in an AI-driven labour market.
📽️ Watch the recording: etui.org/4ZL
📽️ Watch the recording: etui.org/4ZL
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
▶️ This week's #AITalk with Michele Molè raised critical questions about the future of employer authority, the legal foundations of management in the EU, and the need for stronger regulatory responses to protect workers’ rights in an AI-driven labour market.
📽️ Watch the recording: etui.org/4ZL
📽️ Watch the recording: etui.org/4ZL
🏫 Asbestos in schools is an invisible danger
Many teachers and pupils across Europe are still exposed to asbestos in ageing school buildings.
🚨 Urgent action is needed to identify affected schools and remove asbestos safely.
👉 Read the article in the 30th issue of HesaMag: etui.org/4Ze
Many teachers and pupils across Europe are still exposed to asbestos in ageing school buildings.
🚨 Urgent action is needed to identify affected schools and remove asbestos safely.
👉 Read the article in the 30th issue of HesaMag: etui.org/4Ze
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🏫 Asbestos in schools is an invisible danger
Many teachers and pupils across Europe are still exposed to asbestos in ageing school buildings.
🚨 Urgent action is needed to identify affected schools and remove asbestos safely.
👉 Read the article in the 30th issue of HesaMag: etui.org/4Ze
Many teachers and pupils across Europe are still exposed to asbestos in ageing school buildings.
🚨 Urgent action is needed to identify affected schools and remove asbestos safely.
👉 Read the article in the 30th issue of HesaMag: etui.org/4Ze
🚨 #JobAlert reminder 🚨
There's still time to apply! The ETUI is looking for an experienced Managing Editor to coordinate the publication of its quarterly academic journal, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
📆 Submit an application by 30 January
🔗 etui.org/4Zi
There's still time to apply! The ETUI is looking for an experienced Managing Editor to coordinate the publication of its quarterly academic journal, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
📆 Submit an application by 30 January
🔗 etui.org/4Zi
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🚨 #JobAlert reminder 🚨
There's still time to apply! The ETUI is looking for an experienced Managing Editor to coordinate the publication of its quarterly academic journal, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
📆 Submit an application by 30 January
🔗 etui.org/4Zi
There's still time to apply! The ETUI is looking for an experienced Managing Editor to coordinate the publication of its quarterly academic journal, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
📆 Submit an application by 30 January
🔗 etui.org/4Zi
📣 #Gender matters at #work
Join us for the launch of the new issue of HesaMag! 🗣️ Featuring a public debate on mental load, menstruation, menopause, and motherhood at work with expert speakers and timely discussions on gender-responsive prevention policies in Europe.
Register here👉 etui.org/4Z2
Join us for the launch of the new issue of HesaMag! 🗣️ Featuring a public debate on mental load, menstruation, menopause, and motherhood at work with expert speakers and timely discussions on gender-responsive prevention policies in Europe.
Register here👉 etui.org/4Z2
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
📣 #Gender matters at #work
Join us for the launch of the new issue of HesaMag! 🗣️ Featuring a public debate on mental load, menstruation, menopause, and motherhood at work with expert speakers and timely discussions on gender-responsive prevention policies in Europe.
Register here👉 etui.org/4Z2
Join us for the launch of the new issue of HesaMag! 🗣️ Featuring a public debate on mental load, menstruation, menopause, and motherhood at work with expert speakers and timely discussions on gender-responsive prevention policies in Europe.
Register here👉 etui.org/4Z2
📄 This recent policy brief co-authored by Ioannis Katsaroumpas, ETUI senior researcher, explores how the law protects workers from penalties short of dismissal for participating in a lawful strike.
🔗 Read more: etui.org/4ZS
🔗 Read more: etui.org/4ZS
January 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM
📄 This recent policy brief co-authored by Ioannis Katsaroumpas, ETUI senior researcher, explores how the law protects workers from penalties short of dismissal for participating in a lawful strike.
🔗 Read more: etui.org/4ZS
🔗 Read more: etui.org/4ZS