EU : European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 March 2024 on the proposal for a regulation on laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act)

Mar 13, 2024 | Legislation

Directive 2024/869 of 13 March 2024 amending Directive 2004/37/EC and Directive 98/24/EC as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and for diisocyanates

Mar 13, 2024 | Legislation

EU: Proposal for the directive on improving working conditions in platform work / final compromise text with a view to agreement

Mar 8, 2024 | Legislation

Ireland: Work-Life Balance Act of 4 April 2023

Mar 7, 2024 | Legislation

On 7 March 2024, the government gave its approval for the right to request remote and flexible working arrangements, as provided for by the Work-Life Balance Act of 4 April 2023. With this in mind, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has published a Code of...

Council of the European Union: Opinion on the future policy priorities for the Union on the European Pillar of Social Rights 

Feb 29, 2024 | Legislation

At the Employment and Social Affairs Council meeting on 11 March 2024, Member States approved an Opinion on future policy priorities for the Union on the European Pillar of Social Rights, prepared by the Employment Committee and the Social Protection Committee (see...

OSHA-EU:  Occupational cancer risk factors in Europe – first findings of the Workers’ Exposure Survey 

Feb 20, 2024 | Legislation

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has undertaken a vast Workers’ Exposure Survey (WES) on cancer risk factors in Europe involving more than 24,000 workers in six EU Member States: Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Hungary and Finland. In...