Category Archives: General

Algorithmic Management and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities for the Labour Market

Date: 1 December 2023 Type of activity: National workshop. Description: Workshop presenting and discussing the impact of algorithmic management and artificial intelligence on the labour market, work organisation and industrial relations. The event examined the challenges these technologies pose for

Posted in Dissemination, Events organised in 2023, General, Past events | Comments Off on Algorithmic Management and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities for the Labour Market

Embracing and Resisting the Algorithm: Workers’ Strategies, Union Responses and Employers’ Reactions

Date: 9 June 2023 Type of activity: International workshop. Description: International workshop examining the impact of artificial intelligence and algorithmic management on work organisation, working conditions and industrial relations. The event combined research presentations on workplace AI, automation and platform

Posted in Dissemination, Events organised in 2023, General, Past events | Comments Off on Embracing and Resisting the Algorithm: Workers’ Strategies, Union Responses and Employers’ Reactions

Tribute to Fausto Miguélez

Date: 26 May 2023 Type of activity: Tribute event. Description: Posthumous tribute to Fausto Miguélez Lobo, Professor of Sociology, founder of the Sociological Research Centre on Everyday Life and Work (QUIT) and its director until his retirement. The event reflected

Posted in Dissemination, Events organised in 2023, General, Past events | Comments Off on Tribute to Fausto Miguélez

Social Dialogue and Working Conditions: Welfare Services in the Spotlight

Date: 20 December 2022 Type of activity: National workshop. Description: Workshop examining social dialogue and working conditions in welfare and care services. The event presented and discussed findings from the European SOWELL project on industrial relations institutions, social-partner strategies and

Posted in Dissemination, Events organised in 2022, General, Past events | Comments Off on Social Dialogue and Working Conditions: Welfare Services in the Spotlight

3rd Meeting of the Catalan Network for the Right to Time

Date: 8 October 2025 Researcher: Sara Moreno Participation: Contribution to the round table “Exchange of Good Practices”. Description: The meeting brought together organisations belonging to the Catalan Network for the Right to Time to share priorities, challenges, experiences and good

Posted in General, Knowledge transfer, Policy making oriented actions | Comments Off on 3rd Meeting of the Catalan Network for the Right to Time

1st Gender Mainstreaming Conference of the COE Network in Catalonia

Date: 7 October 2025 Researcher: Sara Moreno Participation: Keynote lecture on gender mainstreaming and active labour market policies. Description: The conference brought together representatives from public COE centres across Spain to exchange experiences, good practices and innovative projects aimed at

Posted in General, Knowledge transfer, Policy making oriented actions | Comments Off on 1st Gender Mainstreaming Conference of the COE Network in Catalonia

Meeting Towards a New Social Dialogue

Date: 26-27 November 2024 Researcher: Óscar Molina Participation: Participation in the meeting “Towards a New Social Dialogue”. Description: The meeting was held within the framework of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation’s Democracy Programme, which aims to strengthen political

Posted in General, Knowledge transfer, Policy making oriented actions | Comments Off on Meeting Towards a New Social Dialogue

Conference Occupational Road Safety: Emerging Issues

Date: 18 June 2024 Researcher: Óscar Molina Participation: Presentation entitled “Occupational Risks Arising from Algorithmic Management”. Description: The conference examined emerging risks related to occupational road safety and the technological transformation of work. Óscar Molina’s presentation focused on the occupational

Posted in General, Knowledge transfer, Policy making oriented actions | Comments Off on Conference Occupational Road Safety: Emerging Issues

Presentation of the Report Mental Health, Youth and Inequalities: A Comprehensive Perspective on the Emotional Well-Being of Young People in Catalonia

Date: 16 June 2024 Researchers: Mireia Bolíbar and Eva Padrosa Participation: Presentation of the report “Mental Health, Youth and Inequalities: A Comprehensive Perspective on the Emotional Well-Being of Young People in Catalonia” as part of the Online Debates series. Description:

Posted in General, Knowledge transfer, Policy making oriented actions | Comments Off on Presentation of the Report Mental Health, Youth and Inequalities: A Comprehensive Perspective on the Emotional Well-Being of Young People in Catalonia

24th Youth Studies Forum: Towards Youth Policies 2030

Date: 16 November 2023 Researcher: Mireia Bolíbar Participation: Presentation entitled “The Social and Employment-Related Factors Behind the Youth Mental Health Crisis”. Description: The forum examined the main challenges facing youth policies through the four areas of Catalonia’s National Youth Plan

Posted in General, Knowledge transfer, Policy making oriented actions | Comments Off on 24th Youth Studies Forum: Towards Youth Policies 2030