Europe is currently facing an unprecedented demographic crisis. Across the continent, falling birth rates and rapidly aging populations are creating massive labour shortages that threaten economic ...

The European Union is easing entry for skilled non-EU workers to combat labour shortages. A revamped Single Permit Directive ...

European governments must strengthen the systems behind labour migration if they are to help employers cope with chronic staff shortages, Krum Garkov, former member of the Bulgarian Prime Minister’s ...

Imagine an entire continent stopping work and holding up signs like French revolutionaries. Europe’s workers are not just talking about pay. They’re making a big statement about fairness in income.

Across European labour markets, in-work poverty has emerged as a pressing social and economic issue, characterised by individuals who, despite being in employment, earn insufficient income to rise ...

Everyone agrees that Europe is slipping behind America and China—and everyone agrees that something must be done. Deciding what to do is the problem. A year or so ago, Mario Draghi, the EU’s ...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a new rule that would increase the flexibility of independent contractors and reduce employment costs for app-based service companies, such as Uber and ...

In January 2026, London’s mayor gave a blunt warning that has reverberated far beyond City Hall: artificial intelligence could trigger “mass unemployment” in the capital’s core industries unless ...

High temperatures make some workplaces dangerous, with economists warning disruption will dent growth ...

Construction and agriculture are Europe's most heat-exposed industries, with transport, manufacturing and energy also facing ...