Future of Work Current trends in European Labour Markets

1. 8b Future of Work Current trends in European Labour Markets Amana Ferro Senior Policy Officer European Anti Poverty Network Eapn.eu www.eapn.eu

2. 8b Reminder of the mandate and scope • Format:Analysis and position paper, around 10 pages • Contents: Introductory information about how the paper was developed, an assessment of trends and country examples, Key Messages and Recommendations • The work will not constitute an in-depth, comprehensive report of the situation in different countries • Aims: • mutual learning and consensus building among EAPN members • conduct effective advocacy and policy lobbying at a national and EU level • provide a basis for alliances and dialogue with likeminded stakeholders

3. 8b Process in 2017 • Exchangesin the EU ISG: during the March meeting in Valladolid, and the June meeting in Brussels • Template fiche to collect national realities: BE, HR, CY, EE, DE, IE, IT, LV, NO, PT, RO, SE, UK • Research material - compilation of secondary sources • First draftprepared by Amana Ferro (EAPN Europe) for the June meeting • Second draft prepared by Dr Katherine Duffy (EAPN UK) for the October meeting • Challenges encountered: • scarce information from members, lack of information on the subject • nothing about, for instance, Uberisation • impact on poverty and social exclusion not always clear • nothing on basic income and new forms of redistribution.

4. 8b Current structure of the paper • Introduction • Key messages • Labour market trends and what they mean for poverty • Overview • Non-standard and atypical work • State of Play • EAPN assessment and concerns • Technological and policy driven new forms of work • State of play • EAPN assessment and concerns • Delocalisation, globalisation and social dumping • State of play • EAPN assessment and concerns • The way forward: EAPN’s proposals • Recommendations

5. 8b Key Messages • 1. The world of work is changing, not least in light of new technological advances, which prompt new business models and new contractual arrangements, bringing about increased risks of unemployment, inequality, poverty, and social exclusion. • 2. Precariousness on the labour market and insecure employment are rapidly rising, both due to new forms of employment, as well as independently, particularly in the aftermath of the economic crisis, in an austerity-driven development model. • 3. Transformation is not inevitable: while new trends can’t be stopped, they can be regulated to prevent negative social consequences, hence strong political will is needed to ensure nobody is left behind, and advances benefit all. • 4. The current discourse and research on new labour market trends (particularly robotisation, digitalisation, globalisation) does not adequately account, if at all, for the inherent risks of poverty and social exclusion. • 5. Solutions should support inclusive labour markets and ensure that the quality of work and employment, as well as employment rights, are suitably defined and defended for all forms of employment. • 6. Civil and social dialogue, including the voices of people experiencing poverty, must form an integrant part of the design, implementation, and monitoring of policies to this effect.

6. 8b Next Steps • Paper sent to members for more national examples (first half of November) • Katherine Duffy finalises paper based on this input (second half of November) • Amana Ferro prepares a 2-pager with Key Messages and Recommendations (December) • EU ISG endorses it by email (over Christmas break) • Layout, dissemination (January 2018)

7. 8b Thank you for your attention! For more information, please contact Amana Ferro EAPN Senior Policy Officer amana.ferro@eapn.eu