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On 11 March 2024, employment and social affairs ministers from the EU Member States endorsed the agreement reached with the European Parliament in February 2024 on the platform work directive. The directive introduces the presumption of employment – to be applied following national rules – as well as the first EU rules to regulate algorithmic management in the workplace. Platform work is an umbrella concept covering a heterogeneous group of economic activities completed through a digital platform ...

The current Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 on minimum breaks and rest periods for road freight and passenger transport drivers does not take into account the nature of occasional bus and coach services, and their drivers' specific needs. The European Commission has therefore proposed to amend this legislation and to introduce more flexible rules on splitting up breaks and taking daily and weekly rest periods. In the European Parliament, the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) is responsible for ...

This At a glance note summaries the study on Training and social security schemes for fishers. The study presents the current state of play of the mutual recognition of certificates of competency of EU fishers and the functioning of the social security schemes that cover them. Based on the analysis of these topics, the study discusses the impact of the current situation on the mobility of fishers, on the fishing sector’s working risks and security and ultimately on the attractiveness of the fishing ...

El actual Reglamento (CE) n.º 561/2006, relativo a las pausas y los períodos mínimos de descanso de los conductores en el transporte por carretera, no tiene en cuenta las características y necesidades específicas del transporte discrecional de viajeros (autocares y autobuses, principalmente con fines turísticos). Por consiguiente, la Comisión Europea ha propuesto modificar esta legislación e introducir normas más flexibles sobre la división de las pausas y sobre el disfrute de los períodos de descanso ...

Equal pay for equal work is one of the European Union's founding principles, enshrined in Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). However, the implementation and enforcement of this principle remain a challenge. Owing to a lack of pay transparency, pay discrimination often goes undetected, and victims face difficulties in making claims for redress. On 4 March 2021, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal on binding pay transparency measures. The proposed ...

La igualdad de retribución por un mismo trabajo es uno de los principios fundacionales de la Unión Europea. Sin embargo, la aplicación y el cumplimiento de este principio siguen siendo un reto. El 4 de marzo de 2021, la Comisión Europea presentó una propuesta de Directiva por la que se refuerza la aplicación del principio de igualdad de retribución entre hombres y mujeres por un mismo trabajo a través de medidas de transparencia retributiva y de mecanismos de cumplimiento. Los negociadores del Parlamento ...

Reflagging to a flag of convenience is a practice whereby a ship-owner registers their ships in a country with relatively light controls or low standards, for instance in the area of environmental or employment law. While this is legal in principle, it is often combined with illegal practices, including the circumvention of sanctions. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the EU are trying to tackle abusive reflagging.

La globalización y los cambios en la organización de las multinacionales implican que, cada vez más, las decisiones estratégicas que afectan a los trabajadores se toman en otro país. Si bien se supone que los comités de empresa europeos deben garantizar que se escuche la voz de los trabajadores en la toma de decisiones transnacional, se han detectado deficiencias en las normas vigentes de la UE. Dado que la Comisión Europea no tiene previsto abordar estas cuestiones a través de la legislación, el ...

Governments seek to protect low-income households from the risk of poverty by regulating minimum wages and setting up support programmes that include both social insurance and social assistance transfers. At their centre are guaranteed minimum income schemes as last-resort income support. While minimum income schemes exist in all EU Member States, they are not always adequate; they do not reach all those in need, nor do they motivate people to return to the labour market. In many EU countries, the ...

Wage policy in the EU is a patchwork of different national traditions and legal frameworks. As a result, minimum wage levels diverge considerably, and leave many workers unprotected. While setting minimum wages is the competence of EU Member States, the EU has a supporting and complementary role. In October 2020, the European Commission proposed a directive seeking to improve the adequacy and increase the coverage of minimum wages, while also strengthening collective bargaining as the main instrument ...