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Labour markets and social policy
Labour markets and social policy
Platform Work Directive: BusinessEurope message ahead of EU Member States meeting
20 December 2023 - Ahead of the decisive meeting of EU Member States on the Platform Work Directive proposal on 22 December, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer said: “Presumption of em...
Labour markets and social policy
Algorithmic management at work – a BusinessEurope policy orientation note
Executive summary
The introduction of algorithmic management in the workplace will pose unprecedented possibilities as well as new challenges for both European employers and employees. Proportionate,...
Labour markets and social policy
Seizing the final chance to improve the pay transparency trilogue deal
(13 December 2022) The Council and the European Parliament are in the process of concluding their trilogue negotiations on the draft directive on pay transparency. While fully sharing the gender equal...
Labour markets and social policy
European Commission package of EU initiatives addressing the health risks of asbestos – a BusinessEurope position paper
Key messages
The European Commission’s proposal to lower the occupational exposure limit value to asbestos from 0.1 fibres/cm³ to 0.01 f/cm³ as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) in the Asbe...
Labour markets and social policy
Commission proposal for a directive on improving working conditions in platform work – BusinessEurope in-depth position paper
Key messages
The legal basis of the directive needs to be broadened to the relevant single market treaty articles in order to include self-employed persons under the scope of the directive. Against...
Labour markets and social policy
Labour markets and social policy
EU Commission proposal ignores the diversity of platform work
(9 December 2021) - Today the European Commission published its proposal for an EU law on platform work. Within this the Commission is proposing a rebuttable presumption of employment. This does not r...
Labour markets and social policy
Labour markets and social policy
Labour markets and social policy
Labour markets and social policy
Labour markets and social policy
EU can only deliver for people if the economy works well
Wage-setting is best done by social partners at national level
Today, the European Commission published a communication on building a strong social Europe for just transitions. The Commission also la...
Labour markets and social policy
Safer and healthier work for all – Modernisation of the EU occupational safety and health legislation and policy
Key messages
Europe is characterised by high standards of health and safety at work and employers remain committed to ensuring that workplaces are safe, healthy and productive. The focus for EU pol...