The document discusses the future of work in Europe and focuses on job quality and work organization for sustainable and inclusive growth. It outlines that job quality is a multi-dimensional concept affecting labor market participation, motivation, and performance. Some key dimensions of job quality discussed include adequate earnings, job security, training opportunities, working conditions, work-life balance, and collective representation. The document also examines some challenges for the future of work, including technological progress, globalization, and demographic changes like an aging workforce.

1. The future of work in Europe: Job quality and work organisation for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
Joint EC/OECD Seminar Brussels
28 November 2014

2. Caveat
The information and views set out in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission.

3. Outline
A multi-dimensional concept …
... affecting LM participation, motivation, performance,
Past developments
Drivers: Globalisation, technological progress, demographic change, etc. conditioned by LM institutions
New opportunities and challenges

4. Job Quality
•Multi-dimensional (EMCO)
oSocio-economic security
oAdequate earnings
oJob/ career security
oEducation and training
oWorking conditions
oHealth & safety at work
oWork intesity and work autonomy
oCollective interest representation
oWork-life & gender balance
•JQ  labour market participation,performance,…

5. Earnings & productivity
Earnings level (above market rate):
 Motivation: threat to lose wage higher than market wage
 Commitment: reduced turnover costs, no loss of firm- specific human capital
Earnings dispersion:
 upward wage mobility: stronger effort to succeed, …
 uncooperative behaviour
 access to credit : human capital formation declines, ..
 redistribution via income taxes: incentives

6. Am I well paid for the work I do?
6
Source: Eurofound, EWCS 2010

7. On-the-job training
7
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
EL
IT
BG
RO
PT
ES
LT
FR
MT
CY
HU
PL
LV
LU
CZ
EE
EU27
BE
DE
IE
AT
NL
UK
SI
DK
SE
SK
FI
HR
Source: Eurofound, EWCS 2010

8. Job autonomy
Source: Eurofound

9. No access to childcare
Source: Eurostat

10. Job quality and labour market participation: multiple transmission channels
Note: standarized deviations from EU average

11. Future challenges Technological progress
•ICT and KETs innovations
 New job and career opportunities, higher productivity & earnings …
 KETs: new health and safety risks at work, … ICT: work-life balance, …
•ICT and workplace innovation
 - more autonomy and responsibility for workers - stronger innovation capacity and productivity - better physical and mental health
- disables, older workers, family responsibilities
 - polarization

12. Future challenges Globalisation
•FTA & FDI
 productivity (earnings, …), new job opportunities, …
 social dumping, job insecurity, ploarisation, …
•Expanding global value chains
- Higher Productivity (earnings, …)
- more international experience, new markets - multi-cultural environment
 - global restructuring of value chains
- virtual collaboration across time-zones
- absence of multi-layered social dialogue
- polarisation

13. Future challenges Demographic change
•Ageing workforce
 Longer working lives, higher standard of living, …
 - psychosocial and physical strain (loss of control, …)
- older workers’ employability (skill erosion, ...)
- poor career prospects
- age discrimination (stereotyping, …)

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