DEVCOBA Final Conference: Strengthening Collective Bargaining and Job Quality in Europe’s Care Sector

by Lana Pope | Dec 18, 2025 | News, Uncategorized

DEVCOBA Final Conference: Strengthening Collective Bargaining and Job Quality in Europe’s Care Sector The DEVCOBA project’s final conference took place on 11 December 2025 in Brussels. It brought together over 40 participants, including researchers, social partners,...

Study Visit to Finland: Social services, workforce challenges and social dialogue

by Lana Pope | Dec 3, 2025 | News, Uncategorized

Study Visit to Finland: Social services, workforce challenges and social dialogue From 25 to 27 November partners from Romania, France, Greece, Luxemburg, Spain, Belgium, Malta and Cyprus met in Finland for a study visit hosted in Tampere and Helsinki by Tukena and...

Pay in European social services remains 20% below average

by Lana Pope | Oct 15, 2025 | News, Uncategorized

Pay in European social services remains 20% below average Eurofound, the European agency for the improvement of working conditions, has published a new study comparing hourly wages pay in the social services sector with those in all sectors of activity. At the joint...

Social Employers’ Contribution to European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan Consultation

by Lana Pope | Sep 11, 2025 | News, Uncategorized

Social Employers’ Contribution to the New EU Action Plan for Social Rights The European Commission is preparing a new Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) to guide Member States towards the 2030 targets on employment, skills and poverty...

15 Actions for Retention and Recruitment of Social Services Workers

by Lana Pope | Jun 26, 2025 | News, Uncategorized

15 Actions for Retention and Recruitment of Social Services Workers The two Social Partner organisations sign landmark framework of actions to boost recruitment and retention in social services. Europe’s social services are running out of staff. The sector will need...