Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: What’s happening to collective bargaining?
Collective bargaining during the crisis has largely been suspended, although trade unions have been actively involved with some governments, like Sweden, in the formation of national initiatives to deal with the crisis, and also more piecemeal agreements to cover sectoral issues – such as IG Metall’s deal with employers in the German State of North Rhine Westphalia providing extra vacation days if employees have young children …
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European Union: Employer to be responsible for paying for training
One of the biggest impacts that the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions (2019/1152) will have is in the field of training …
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European Union: How many EU citizens die from influenza?
According to the European Union’s statistical office the total number of those dying from influenza for all member states in its latest available year – 2016 – was 4,186 …
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European Union: Majority of health jobs held by women
How well-prepared were different EU countries in terms of medical manpower for the present crisis? There are 14 …
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European Union: Coronavirus: What to do if you get stuck in the EU?
Non-EU/EEA Citizens whose business trips have had to be aborted because of the sudden closure of EU borders will have found themselves unable to get back to their home state and may well face the expiration of their visa …
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European Union: Guidelines concerning the exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID-19 outbreak
The European Commission has issued guidelines on the “exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID-19 outbreak“ …
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European Union: A1-form required for business trips abroad
Those employees who were on secondment, or another form of intra-company transfer, within the EU at the time of the closure of borders will have largely returned back to their country of origin …
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European Union: Collection and compilation of statistics
One other victim of the pandemic is the collection and compilation of statistics themselves …
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European Union: GDPR and COVID-19
There are a number of data protection concerns that should be addressed by employers relating to the exceptional handling of health data in the context of the current pandemic …
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European Union: North Macedonia and Albania set to begin EU accession talks
The EU continues to seek the expansion of its Membership, with the ground now cleared for initial talks with Albania and North Macedonia …
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European Union :: May a part-time worker be employed longer on fixed-term contracts than a full-time worker?
EUROPEAN UNION Court European Court of Justice (ECJ) Case Minoo Schuch-Ghannadan v Medizinische Universität Wien Request for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeits- und Sozialgericht Wien (Case C-274/18) Date issued 3rd October 2019 Subject May a part-time worker be employed longer on fixed-term contracts than a full-time worker? Substance The ECJ was asked whether the national law of Austria, which sets a longer maximum period of fixed-term employment for part-time employees than full-time employees, was in contravention of EU law …
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European Union: Customs agents
To the extent that customs agents are de facto company contractors means HR may sometimes become involved in their use …
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European Union: Female enrolment in degree courses
According to the latest available figures, the number of women enrolling for degree courses across the EU is 17% higher for women than men …
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European Union: New Schengen visa rules
New short-term Schengen tourist and business visa rules have come into force …
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