EU: Flash reports on labour law February 2024

Apr 1, 2024 | Case Law

European Commission: Communication “Labour and skills shortages in the EU: an action plan”

Mar 28, 2024 | Industrial relations

On 20 March 2024, the European Commission published a communication entitled “Labour and skills shortages in the EU: an action plan”, with the aim of remedying these shortages, which “are a serious bottleneck for the EU’s sustainable and inclusive growth,...

Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand 

Mar 25, 2024 | Legislation

The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand was published in the OJEU on 25 March 2024. It includes articles on multilateral labour standards and agreements (Art. 19.3), gender equality (Art. 19.4) and responsible business conduct and supply...

Joint EU employers’ statement on the revision of the European Works Councils Directive ahead of the vote in European Parliament’s EMPL Committee on 3 April 2024

Mar 22, 2024 | European Works Council

European Commisison: Proposal for a directive on improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships

Mar 20, 2024 | Legislation

On 20 March 2024, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a directive and a proposal for a recommendation to Member States, which is aimed at improving the working conditions of trainees in the EU and preventing the misuse of traineeships (see Traineeship)....