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National minimum wages in the EU: policy-driven growth, continued convergence and increased proximity to negotiated wages [1]

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 [4]

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 [6]

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 [8]

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Labour shortages and surpluses in Europe 2025 [11]

Across Europe, labour markets continue to face growing imbalances. This annual EURES report explores the situation in 2025 across EU countries, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, shedding light on persistent occupational shortages and surpluses. It examines the underlying causes, from demographic change to skills mismatches and limited labour mobility, and highlights the need for more coordinated and forward-looking policy responses.

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2026 Spring Semester Package sets out guidance on fairer labour markets and improved social protection [13]

The 2026 European Semester Spring Package presents new guidelines regarding employment and social policies, with recommendations on human capital (investing in people and their skills), improving job quality and reducing poverty.

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Member States and social partners discuss gender dimensions of job quality [14]

The Policy Analysis Group of the EU Employment Committee (EMCO) organised on 24 and 25 March a tripartite meeting with social partners to discuss the gender dimensions of job quality. It gathered Member States, the Commission and social partners at cross-industry EU level - ETUC, BusinessEurope, SGI Europe, and SMEunited - and national level. 

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Real growth in minimum wages in 2026, amid both progress and pullback on Member States’ ambitions [17]

Minimum wage growth remains real and substantial for 2026. Many EU Member States with a statutory or national minimum wage have continued to apply more structural uprates, with the aim of reaching a higher percentage value of actual (average or median) wages. The most likely driver of this is the Minimum Wage Directive and its stipulation that countries must adhere to ‘indicative reference values that guide their assessment of adequacy’. At the same time, in a few Member States, progress on reaching targets previously set has been slower.

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Tripartite Social Summit, 22 October 2025 [18]

EU leaders and social partners met in Brussels for the Tripartite Social Summit. The main theme of the summit was ‘Making Europe stronger in a changing world that delivers for workers and enterprises’.

The participants discussed the following issues:

  • A stronger Union economically and politically
  • Investing in productivity, affordable housing and quality jobs
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Balancing the clock: How Europe works and rests [19]

This article provides an update of some of the most important aspects of working time regulation in the European Union, including:

  • statutory limits on weekly working time
  • annual leave entitlements, as set by law and collective agreements
  • estimates of average collectively agreed normal working time, including examples in five specific sectors: chemicals, metalworking, banking, retail and public administration.
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