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New avenues for legal and labour migration - Selected and commented bibliography of research since 2015
The Commissions Legal Migration Fitness check of March 2019 found the objectives of the EU's legal migration directives still relevant to the EU's needs, but found that it presents a fragmented system which impacts the coherence and effectiveness of the system as a whole. In view of the upcoming LIBE own-initiative report on "New avenues for legal labour migration", this in-depth analysis of Policy Department C presents short summaries of relevant research on the subject since 2015, covering the ...
Common European Immigration Policy Achievements during the legislative term 2014-2019: the role of the European Parliament
The (still to be achieved) common EU immigration policy covers legal migration; the support of Member States’ actions for the integration of third country nationals; combating irregular immigration through an effective return policy; concluding readmission agreements with third countries; and combating trafficking in human beings. Throughout the 2014-2019 legislative term and with a view to overcoming the migration crisis, Parliament as co-legislator has contributed to enhancing the legal avenues ...
Study in Focus: The Social Protection of Workers in the Platform Economy
This note, prepared by Policy Department A for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, summarises the background on the phenomenon of platform work, and introduces the focus and the key findings of the recent study "The Social Protection of Workers in the Platform Economy". It then lists the key recommendations of the study to give the interested audience a quick overview on the main findings of the study.
Coordination of Social Security Systems in Europe
The leaflet provides a quick overview on the changes proposed by the Commission, as compared to current rules, as well as their assessment. It is based on main points of the presentation of the study on "Coordination of social security system in Europe" to the EMPL Committee on 4 December 2017.This leaflet has been prepared by the European Parliament's Policy Department A on Economic and Scientific Policy (covering the ECON-ENVI-EMPL-IMCO-ITRE Committees.
The revision of the Posting of Workers Directive
This briefing provides an update on the revision of the posting of workers directive in the European Parliament, and thus a follow up to the June 2016 study prepared for the EMPL Committee ‘Posting of Workers Directive - current situation and challenges’, the May 2016 EPRS appraisal of the Commission Impact Assessment ‘Revision of the Posting of Workers Directive’, and the March 2017 EPRS briefing ‘Posting of Workers Directive’.
La cobertura de seguridad social en otros Estados miembros de la Unión
La coordinación de los sistemas de seguridad social es necesaria para apoyar la libre circulación de personas en el territorio de la Unión. Desde mayo de 2010 está en vigor, en sustitución de la normativa de los años setenta, una reforma fundamental que moderniza todo el sistema legislativo, y otros actos jurídicos han asimismo mejorado la protección de los derechos de los trabajadores a la hora de gozar de su derecho a la libre circulación. A finales de 2016 se ha propuesto la revisión del sistema ...
La libre circulación de trabajadores
Una de las cuatro libertades de que disfrutan los ciudadanos de la Unión es la libre circulación de los trabajadores, que incluye el derecho de desplazamiento y residencia del trabajador, el derecho de entrada y residencia de los miembros de la familia y el derecho a trabajar en otro Estado miembro y a recibir el mismo trato que los nacionales de ese Estado. En algunos Estados se aplican restricciones a los ciudadanos procedentes de los nuevos Estados miembros. En la actualidad, la jurisprudencia ...
Los derechos de información, consulta y participación de los trabajadores
La Unión Europea complementa la acción de los Estados miembros en relación con los derechos de información y consulta de los trabajadores mediante medidas destinadas a promover la cooperación entre los Estados miembros, o a través de la adopción de requisitos mínimos por medio de directivas.
El diálogo social
El diálogo social es un elemento fundamental del modelo social europeo, plenamente reconocido en el Tratado a partir de la reforma de Ámsterdam. De esta forma, los interlocutores sociales (representantes de las empresas y de los trabajadores) pueden contribuir activamente a la elaboración de la política social europea.
The Employment and Social situation in the US Labour Market
This study provides an overview of the social and employment situation in the US. The paper has been put together to inform the Delegation of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee in view of their visit to Washington, USA in April 2017. The paper looks at the labour market situation in the USA over the last decade, social protection in the USA, and recent developments in the labor market and social protection.