Quality of work and employment is a priority in the European Union. This seventh annual review of working conditions in the EU focuses on four critical dimensions: career development and employment security, health and wellbeing, skills and competence development, and work-life balance. It outlines relevant legislative and policy developments, and examines trends in the workplace during the period 2009-2010 by exploring five key themes - labour market policies and demographic changes, social protection, flexicurity and corporate social responsibility, working conditions and equal opportunities.