"A multidimensional phenomenon encompassing income inadequacy, employment insecurity and lack of workplace rights," is how Eurofound defines employment vulnerability for living and working conditions.
In its latest report, the tripartite EU agency providing knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies, found that 18.8% of jobs across the EU, close to one in five, fell below the bar on at least one of those definitional dimensions in 2021, the most recent year with comparable income data.