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Industrial relations and EU labour law
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Written statement directive: yes to modernisation, no to new burdens on companies
BusinessEurope understands the need to modernise the written statement directive (1991/533/EEC) and was prepared to negotiate this revision. However, we always insisted on the need to respect the natu...
EU social dialogue
Follow-up to the second-phase consultation on a possible revision of the written statement (Directive 91/533/EEC) – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The nature and purpose of the written statement directive is to inform employees about their working conditions at the beginning of the employment contract or relationship. A Commissio...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
BusinessEurope offers to negotiate with ETUC on written statement directive
In its second-stage consultation of the social partners issued on 21 September 2017, the European Commission asked the European social partners whether they are willing to enter into negotiations with...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
Industrial relations and EU labour law
First-phase consultation of social partners under Article 154 TFEU on a possible action addressing the challenges of access to social protection for people in all forms of employment in the framework of the European pillar of social rights
Key messages
Social protection is an important aspect of national social systems and is part of the social dimension of the EU overall. Since it is a member state competence, harmonised legislative...
Industrial relations and EU labour law
European Works Councils – Comments on the functioning of the recast directive
Key messages
BusinessEurope recognises a European Works Council can improve information flows in a company, support employee engagement, and facilitate the introduction of cross-border initiativ...