What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

Changed:4. Notes that the Foundation uses eight key performance indicators (KPIs), included in its performance monitoring system; observes that the KPIs are grouped into three types related to results (4),results, scientifically sound delivery (1) and input and output (3);output; notes in particular for a third year in a row an improved performance with regard to the uptake of the Foundation’s expertise in key European-levelUnion-level policy documents, from 74 % in 2021 to 82 % in 2022; regrets however a decrease in the performance of several KPIs, such as with regard to the uptake of the Foundation’s knowledge in the media (with 572 press articles in 2022 compared to 10831 083 in 2021), the Agency’s engagement with stakeholders in meetings and events (44 % in 2022 compared to 48 % in 2021) and the number of articles mentioning the Agency in academic journals (1 143 in 2022 compared to 1 220 in 2021);

Removed:5. Observes some of the Foundation’s most important achievements in 2022, such as the publication of the overview report of the sixth European Working Conditions Survey revealing a positive association of the job quality with work-life balance during the COVID-19 crisis, of the fifth round of the ‘Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty” providing data and analyses on the impact of the pandemic on workers, trust in government institutions and gender divide, as well as the publication of the annual review of minimum wages in 2022 showing, among other, the negative impact of the inflation on low-wage earners;

Added:5. Notes that the difference in the uptake of the Foundation’s knowledge in the media between 2021 and 2022 reflects the unprecedented increase in this indicator during 2021 due largely to the increased visibility and profile of the Foundation’s work during the COVID period; observes that the results in 2022 represented a ‘return to normal’ for most indicators which now are largely on a par, or higher than pre-COVID results;

Removed:6. Notes with appreciation that in 2022 the Foundation has attained its strategic objective in ample ways, e.g. by being active across a range of policy debates and legislative activities (on platform work, care workers and care services, mental health, telework and the right to disconnect), by providing knowledge and support as input for various meetings organised by the French and Czech Presidencies of the Council, as well as through its research findings having been referenced in around 200 Union-level policy documents (e.g. the European Care Strategy, the Joint employment report 2022 and the European Parliament’s ‘European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social aspects in the sustainable annual growth survey 2022’ report, among other);

Added:6. Observes some of the Foundation’s most important achievements in 2022, such as the publication of the overview report of the sixth European Working Conditions Survey revealing a positive association of the job quality with work-life balance during the COVID-19 crisis, of the fifth round of the ‘Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty” providing data and analyses on the impact of the pandemic on workers, trust in government institutions and gender divide, as well as the publication of the annual review of minimum wages in 2022 showing, among other, the negative impact of the inflation on low-wage earners; notes with appreciation the review provided by the Foundation regarding the role and involvement of social partners in the just transition and in the implementation of recovery and resilience plans for strengthening social dialogue as foreseen in the Council recommendation as well as of green transition’s and the Fit-for-55 climate package impact on employment;

Added:10. Appreciates the Foundation’s close working relationships with international organisations, such as the International Labour Organization (ILO), with which a new Framework agreement for cooperation was signed in 2022, as well as the Organisation for Cooperation and Development (OECD); appreciates that the Foundation is further building on its relations with the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) and close collaboration is taking place in the domains of digitalisation and new forms of work, as well as monitoring structural change in the labour market;

Changed:13.15. Notes the Foundation’s gender breakdown reported for 2022 at the senior and middle management level with 5 men (56 %) and 4 women (44 %), the management board (MB) level with 90 men (58 %) and 64 women (42 %), and overall staff with 41 men (44 %) and 53 women (56 %); regretsencourages the Foundation to ensure gender balance in the future at all levels of staff; asks the Commission and the Member States to take into account the importance of ensuring gender balance when nominating their members to the Foundation’s management board; notes the high number of members of the Foundation’s MB;management board; notes further that the management board of the Foundation has a key role in its governance by providing strategic direction and overseeing its activities, and that the mandate of the Foundation and the specific composition of its board based on the tripartite principle, thus including representatives of the national authorities and social partners; recognises that trough its members the management board of the Foundation ensures the necessary alignment between the Foundation’s work and stakeholder needs and priorities;

Changed:14.16. Notes the launch of the Human Resources Development Programme exercise for 2022 with as a basis an annual training plan, including external trainings related to ethics, legal topics and statistical software; furtherwelcomes notesthe efforts in this context that the Foundation has provided its workers with physical and psychological well-being training to maintain their performance while working remotely due to the pandemic situation;

Changed:19.21. Notes that the Foundation made further efforts on prevention and management of conflicts of interest and transparency; notes that declarations of conflicts of interest (COI) and CVs of staff in management function have been published on the Foundation’s website; notes that in the framework of a new 4-year mandate starting 1 April 2023, new declarations of COI and CVs of the members of the Foundation’s MB have been published;

Changed:21.23. Notes that the Foundation’s staff and MBmanagement board members have the obligation to submit annually a declaration on the absence of conflict of interest; welcomes that staff are reminded annually of this obligation on the occasion of the ‘Ethics Month’ event which in 2022 led to an increase in the rate of compliance with reviewing the annual declaration; observes that during the year 2022 an investigation was concluded regarding a conflict of interest with a staff member, with regard to whom a disciplinary procedure was conducted and a written warning was given; notes that no whistleblowing cases were reported in 2022;

Changed:22.24. Notes that all actions with regard to recommendations issued by the IASinternal audit service (IAS) following an audit from 2020 on the Foundation’s human resources management and ethics were implemented by the end of 2022; further notes that in 2022, the IAS completed an audit on procurement and contract management, with three recommendations classified as important which led the Foundation to set up a plan with 20 actions, of which 50 % were implemented by the end of 2022; invites the Foundation to implement all the outstanding actions, including with regard to the IAS recommendations on the appraisal and reclassification process, the recruitment process and the learning and development strategy of the Foundation;

Changed:25.27. Observes with appreciation the Foundation’s prolific work on increasing its online presence and public visibility during 2022;2022, which ensures delivery of timely data and information customised to the users’ needs; notes in this context the launch of 36 publications on the Foundation’s website, the increase in the use of data visualisation in blog posts, the promotion of the Foundation’s work through partnerships with media (e.g. Irish Times, EurActiv, Politico Europe), email marketing, corporate monthly newsletters and paid advertisements on social media networks to disseminate some of the Foundation’s products, the organisation of visits programmes and other events (Europe Day, Citizen’s Dialogue, Foundation Forum) including in an online format, as well as the organisation of seven webinars with exchanges between the Foundation’s experts and partner organisations, podcasts series (EurofoundTalks)(EurofoundTalks, focused on job quality, care, platform work, telework and minimum wages) and the presentation of some of the Foundation’s products (e.g. summaries of research reports) in multiple languages;