Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.
Overview of measures by category
As a response to the pandemic situation, many businesses were forced to reorient their business activities. Additionally, the war in Ukraine disrupted supply chains or altered market access. The cases presented in this category include company examples where production was changed or innovations were made in terms of markets or processes. It also includes examples of support instruments to facilitate such changes, such as the creation of platforms to market the (new) products or support aimed at matching businesses, to alleviate the impact of disrupted supply chains.
Overall, Eurofound has identified 84 measures in 24 countries for this category.
01 December 2020 |
Host: Digital service as response to COVID-19 restrictions
Portugal, Company practices |
11 July 2021 |
Funding for the digital transformation of tourism activities and attractions
Ireland, Other initiatives or policies |
26 April 2020 Updated |
COVID-19 online retail scheme
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
26 April 2020 Updated |
Trading online voucher scheme
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 |
Online platform "There is no quarantine on the Internet"
Lithuania, Company practices |
31 March 2020 |
OpenHotel platform for essential workers
Austria, Other initiatives or policies |
02 December 2020 |
Labour matching and exchange: Snijder Project Support BV
Netherlands, Other initiatives or policies |
12 April 2020 Updated |
Assisting small dairies with operating problems caused by COVID-19 disease
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 |
Emergency package for Czech exporters
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 April 2020 |
Czech Network platform
Czechia, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
01 December 2020 |
Siemens Healthineers: Company supports staff volunteering at the National Health Service
United Kingdom, Company practices |
25 November 2020 |
Agreement for maintenance of employment in Inditex
Spain, Bipartite collective agreements |
29 October 2020 |
HOK-Elanto transferred 800 employees from restaurants to grocery stores in order to meet the needs of the rapidly changing market
Finland, Company practices |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Transfer of personnel to companies within the same group
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 April 2020 |
Transfer of employees from hotels and restaurants to food industry
Slovakia, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
14 September 2020 |
Confederation of British Industries' online coronavirus hub
United Kingdom, Other initiatives or policies |
19 May 2022
This publication consists of individual country reports on working life during 2021 for 28 countries (the 27 EU Member States and Norway).
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Disclaimer: This information has not been subject to the full Eurofound evaluation, editorial and publication process.