Recent EU news

The European Court of Justice (ECJ)’s Advocate General, Cruz Villalon, has stated that old collective wage agreements should remain in force when operations are transferred to a new company and should remain valid until they expire or are replaced by a new agreement …

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The European Commission has published a new Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work, which sets out EU objectives for 2014–2020 …

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Following its assessment of eight countries’ readiness to join the eurozone, the European Commission has proposed that Lithuania become the 19th country to adopt the euro, on January 1st 2015 …

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The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, has published the results of the 2014 Labour Market and Labour Force Survey Statistics providing indicators for part-time employment, working time and limited duration contracts during 2013 …

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On May 20th 2014, Directive 2014/50/EU “on minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility between member states by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights” came into force …

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The European Court of Justice has issued its judgment in the case of Lock v British Gas Trading Limited, clarifying the calculation of holiday pay with regards to employees who usually earn commission …

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A survey on working conditions in Europe has just been published by Eurobarometer …

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Companies that seek to pay the minimum wage, particularly in eastern Europe, should bear in mind that the statutory rate is often placed very close to the poverty line — or even below it …

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The European Council of Ministers has approved a new Directive to improve the enforcement of workers’ rights to free movement …

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The European Commission has commenced the final stage of its infringement procedure against Cyprus, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and Romania, for their failure to implement Directive 2013/25/EU …

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According to data from the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, the proportion of 30 to 34 year olds in the EU who have completed tertiary education has been steadily increasing — from 24% in 2002 to 37% in 2013 …

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According to the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, in 2013, 23% of the EU’s 43 …

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The European Commission has proposed a revision of the Shareholder Rights Directive to give shareholders new powers over executive pay …

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The European Agency for Safety and Health at work has launched its Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2014-2015 with the support of the European Commission …

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The European Commission has published a proposal for the revision of the EU Pensions Directive (Directive on Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision) …

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