The actual weekly working hours of EU full-time and part-time workers aged 20-64 in their main job averaged 35.9 hours in 2025, down from 36.9 hours in 2015.
The European Commission has presented the Quality Jobs Roadmap, a strong commitment to improving job quality and creating high-quality and future-proof jobs in Europe.
The European Commission has adopted a package of measures to help citizens secure adequate income in retirement by improving access to better and more effective supplementary pensions.
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views from across civil society on how to enhance the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030.
Trainee contracts should have clear provisions on pay, duration and social protection, according to a European Parliament committee, voting on new rules to prevent abusive practices against trainees.
The European Commission has restricted the use of chemical substances N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and 1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one (NEP) to protect workers from their exposure.
Average hourly labour costs in the whole economy were estimated at EUR 33.5 in the EU and EUR 37.3 in the euro area, as compared with EUR 31.9 and EUR 35.7 respectively in 2023.
