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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 ...

L'attuale regolamento (CE) n. 561/2006 relativo alle interruzioni e ai periodi di riposo minimi per i conducenti nel settore del trasporto su strada non tiene conto delle caratteristiche e delle esigenze specifiche del trasporto occasionale di passeggeri (pullman e autobus, principalmente a fini turistici). La Commissione europea ha pertanto proposto di modificare tale normativa e di introdurre norme più flessibili sulla suddivisione delle interruzioni e sulla fruizione dei periodi di riposo giornalieri ...

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 parità di retribuzione per uno stesso lavoro è uno dei principi fondanti dell'Unione europea. Tuttavia, l'attuazione e l'applicazione di tale principio rimangono una sfida. Il 4 marzo 2021 la Commissione europea ha proposto una direttiva volta a rafforzare l'applicazione del principio della parità di retribuzione tra uomini e donne per uno stesso lavoro, attraverso la trasparenza delle retribuzioni e meccanismi esecutivi. Il 15 dicembre 2022 i negoziatori del Parlamento hanno raggiunto con il ...

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 globalizzazione e i cambiamenti nelle modalità di organizzazione delle multinazionali fanno sì che, sempre più spesso, le decisioni strategiche riguardanti i lavoratori siano prese in un altro paese. I comitati aziendali europei dovrebbero garantire che la voce dei lavoratori sia ascoltata nel processo decisionale transnazionale, tuttavia sono state individuate carenze nelle vigenti norme dell'UE. Poiché la Commissione europea non prevede di affrontare tali problemi attraverso la legislazione, ...

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 ...