May 19, 2022 | European Works Council, Legislation, National Implementation Measures
Can Ireland remain a paradise for employers in terms of hosting EWCs? In May 2022, the European Commission issued a letter of formal notice to Ireland, instructing it to review its European Works Council legislation and citing “a number of shortcomings” in Irish...
May 18, 2022 | IR Doc, Legislation
Covid-19 to be recognised as an occupational disease On 18 May 2022, Member States and social partners sitting on the EU Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) reached an agreement on the need to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease in the...
May 11, 2022 | IR Doc, Legislation
Conference on the Future of Europe calls for much more social legislation The consultation exercise launched in March 2021, seeking the views of civil society and citizens on the future of the European Union, has resulted in a final report that does not disappoint, in...
Apr 27, 2022 | IR Doc, Legislation
A charter for women working in finance On 27 April 2022, Finance Minister Sean Fleming unveiled the country’s first Women in Finance Charter. The signatories of the charter, which has been drawn up by the government and employers’ organisations, commit to increasing...
Apr 27, 2022 | IR Doc, Legislation
Preventing “strategic lawsuits against public participation” Following the adoption of Directive 2019/1937 of 23 October 2019 on whistleblower protection (see Whistleblower protection), on 27 April 2022, the European Commission unveiled measures to enhance the...
Apr 27, 2022 | IR Doc, Legislation
Preventing “strategic lawsuits against public participation” Following the adoption of Directive 2019/1937 of 23 October 2019 on whistleblower protection (see Whistleblower protection), on 27 April 2022, the European Commission unveiled measures to enhance the...
