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Sara Riso

Research manager

About Sara Riso

Sara Riso is a research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound. She is involved in research projects in the areas of employment change and restructuring. She joined Eurofound in 2006 as information liaison officer and assisted in research on restructuring and working conditions. Prior to joining Eurofound, Sara worked as manager of research projects for large Brussels-based European associations and networks. Her background studies are in psychology, communication and languages, and her main research interest is in the area of change management.

Topics of expertise

Sara is an expert in the following topics.

Publication

Right to disconnect: Implementation and impact at company level

The rise in telework and more flexible working patterns, speeded up by the pandemic, has intensified concerns about an ‘always on’ culture and employees’ constant connection to their workplace, leading them to work additional and often unpaid hours. One of the solutions put forward to help address this issue is the introduction of a right to disconnect. Based on a survey of HR managers and employees, this report explores EU Member States’ legislation around the right to disconnect and assesses the impact of company policies in this area on employees’ hours of connection, working time, work–life balance, health and well-being, and overall workplace satisfaction.

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Sara is the author of the following publications.

Sara has contributed to the following events, blog posts and podcast episodes.

17 January 2025

In-person Event

Eurofound’s Annual Lecture 2025: Living and working in Europe

Eurofound’s will hold its third Annual Lecture ‘Living and working in Europe 2025’ on 8 May in Dublin with the support of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, to mark Europe Day and to celebrate Eurofound’s 50 years of supporting better policies for a strong social Europe in 2025.

11 October 2024

Blog post

Housing cracks: Multi-pronged policy approach required

Unaffordable and inadequate housing is a problem throughout the EU. House prices are increasing, rent is going up, interest rates have climbed, even the cost of keeping a house warm has escalated – and disposable income simply cannot keep up. While better-thought-out housing policies are a key part of the solution, aspects of the housing crisis could also be tackled by improving public services, better urban planning and ensuring that social protection benefits reach the people who need them most.

Other members of the Working life unit

Find more staff members of the Working life unit below.

Tina Weber

Research manager
Working life

Tina Weber is a research manager in Eurofound’s Working Life unit. Having previously shared her time between the Employment and Working Life units, her work has focused on labour shortages, the impact of hybrid work and an ‘always on’ culture and the right to disconnect, working conditions and social protection measures for self-employed workers and the impact of the twin transitions on employment, working conditions and industrial relations.

Jorge Cabrita

Senior Research Manager
Working life

Jorge Cabrita is a senior research manager in the Working Life unit. He is responsible for formulating, coordinating and managing European-wide research, and promoting the dissemination of findings in the areas of working conditions and industrial relations. His main research areas of interest include working conditions and job quality, working time and work–life balance, workers’ health and well-being, gender equality and the socioeconomic impacts of the transition to a climate-neutral economy. He is currently leading research on working time developments and on social dialogue and collective bargaining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, he worked as a researcher at the Centre for Studies for Social Intervention and at the Research Centre on the Portuguese Economy of the Lisbon School of Economics, and as a trainer and consultant in the areas of strategic management, organisational communication, leadership and team building. He holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Socio-Organisational Systems of Economic Activity from the Lisbon School of Economics.

Oscar Vargas Llave

Research manager
Working life

Oscar Vargas Llave is a research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound and manages projects on changes in the world of work and the impact on working conditions and related policies: organisation of working time, remote work, the right to disconnect, health and well-being and ageing.

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