May 11, 2023 | Legislation, Uncategorized
Taking stock of the actions undertaken since the Porto Social Summit in May 2021, with the adoption of the European Pillar of Social Rights implementation plan, (see IR Notes 164), on 11 May, MEPs passed a resolution on a Roadmap on a Social Europe. This initiative is...
Apr 25, 2023 | European Social Dialogue, IR Doc, Social relations
The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) has unanimously adopted an opinion on the impact of climate disruption on employment and health at work. It contains 17 concrete recommendations, which together form a fully-fledged action plan for adapting the...
Feb 8, 2023 | European sectoral social dialogue
In a letter sent to the European Commission, 23 employers’ organisations and 6 European trade union federations have urged it to abandon its plans to change the rules governing the financing of sectoral social dialogue. The Commission “wants the social partners to use...
Jan 20, 2023 | Legislation
On 12 May, Parliament passed a law on protection for whistleblowers (see press release), after the two chambers reached a compromise (see press release). Companies with more than 50 employees will have to create internal points of contact for whistleblowers to use....
Mar 9, 2022 | European sectoral social dialogue, European Social Dialogue, IR Doc
On 9 March 2022, European social partners in the insurance sector adopted a joint declaration on diversity, inclusion and non-discrimination. They agree on definitions of diversity, inclusion and discrimination in the workplace, and affirm that “respectful, tolerant...
