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Virtual Visit to Belgium - Job quality: a key driver for increasing labour force participation

As part of our Virtual Visits initiative, Eurofound organises an exclusive online event with its experts, on Job quality: a key driver for increasing labour force participation on Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 11.30-12.30 (Belgian time). Attendance is by invitation only.

Virtual Visit to Belgium - Job quality: a key driver for increasing labour force participation
When?

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Europe/Brussels

Start

11:30

End

12:30

Online
Online
Organised by
Eurofound in collaboration with Eurofound’s Belgian Board Members and with its correspondent in Belgium

Event background

Reaching out to the national level

This initiative takes place in the context of Eurofound’s ongoing efforts to reach out to the national level and ensure widespread dissemination and dialogue with respect to its research findings.

Job quality and its improvement is an important policy concern, as quality jobs are crucial for higher labour force participation, higher well-being and increased economic performance. Job quality is also a key component in making work sustainable and enabling workers to remain motivated to remain in work for longer.

Particular attention will be paid to the impact of job quality on labour shortages and measures to increase the attractiveness of specific sectors and occupations, as well as poor job quality among several sectors and professions deemed essential such as the health sector, transport, agriculture, commerce and hospitality. New research on the job quality of older workers, the factors encouraging them to stay in the labour market and measures taken to achieve this goal will also be presented.

Speakers

Eurofound Deputy Director Maria Jepsen opens the event and contextualises the topic within Eurofound’s work programme, followed by short presentations from our experts Barbara Gerstenberger, Head of Unit, Working Life, and Franz Eiffe, Research Manager. Participants join the discussion with Mary McCaughey, Head of Unit, Information and Communication moderating the event.

This event takes place in collaboration with Eurofound’s Belgian Board Members and with its correspondent in Belgium.

The presentation can be downloaded below.

Presentation - Job quality: a key driver for increasing labour force participation

PDF document

For more information or any queries about the Virtual Visit, please contact Bernice Turner.


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