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Minimum wages in 2026: Annual review

This year’s annual review presents the discussions around minimum wage setting that took place in the EU Member States and Norway during 2025 and led to the new rates for 2026. It includes information on countries with and without a national minimum wage. It provides data on the significant progress on national minimum wages over the past decade; minimum wages have typically outperformed inflation and there have been increases in average wages in most countries.

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Commission opens second-phase consultation on Quality Jobs Act

The European Commission has launched the second-phase consultation with European social partners on the upcoming Quality Jobs Act. The initiative aims to improve working conditions, health and safety and workers’ rights across the EU.Ευρω

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European Skills High-Level Board calls for stronger business-education links to boost Europe’s skills development

Today, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, Roxana Mînzatu received the first conclusions of the European Skills High-Level Board, presented by its Chair, Ylva Johansson

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National minimum wages in the EU: policy-driven growth, continued convergence and increased proximity to negotiated wages

Over the past year, national minimum wages continued to rise substantially across the EU, especially in central and eastern European countries, continuing the narrowing of regional disparities. The EU Minimum Wage Directive has emerged as a significant driver of minimum wage hikes in many countries, which have exceeded inflation levels and increased faster than collectively agreed wage floors in many low-paid sectors.

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Working anytime, anywhere: The quality of working time in the EU

This report examines flexible working arrangements and their effects on working time quality, work–life balance and health, and related regulations. Since 2015, the take-up of flexible working arrangements, accelerated by the pandemic and digitalisation, has increased significantly, with one in five EU workers engaged in telework or having working time autonomy in 2024. Overall, flexible working is associated with improved working time quality and a better work–life balance.

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A wrap on the fourth edition of the European Employment and Social Rights Forum

The 2026 European Employment and Social Rights Forum explored how Europe can secure quality jobs, fair opportunities and effective social protection, while adapting to technological change, economic pressures and an increasingly uncertain geopolitical environment. 

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One in five jobs in the EU classified as vulnerable

Working time reduction and its impact on productivity: A systematic literature review

This report examines the relationship between working time reduction (WTR) and productivity by conducting a systematic review of 75 empirical studies. The objective is to assess whether reductions in working hours can sustain or enhance productivity, and under which conditions. Among the studies reviewed, 45 include an explicit or clearly inferred measure of productivity linked to WTR, this group represents the foundation of the main analytical classification. A further 30 studies provide relevant contextual evidence on mediating factors, such as well-being and work organisation.

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