Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: Member States still undecided on Directive for Platform Work
Officials from EU countries have repeatedly met to consider the evolving text of a proposed Directive to control the employment of own account ‘gig’ workers …
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European Union: Simplification of merger control rules
The new merger simplification package only has marginal relevance to the HR professional, as it simply speeds up the merger process and reduces reporting obligations in about 25% of all cases …
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European Union: Duration of working life – how long in 2021?
Rise in the expected years of working life …
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European Union: Eurozone inflation rises to 7% after months of decline
Euro area inflation marginally up in April 2023 …
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European Union: 7% worked long hours in 2022
According to the latest figures from the Eurostat, 7% of employees worked long hours (49 hours or more per week) in their main job during 2022 …
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European Union: New Framework agreement for cross-border teleworkers
During the pandemic special measures were introduced for cross-border workers concerning the payment of social security …
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European Union: Pay gap Directive near to adoption
The European Parliament has approved the new EU Directive on pay transparency …
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European Union: Consultation on amendments to the European Works Council (EWC) Directive
As things stand, an EWC provides a pan-European forum for management to consult with employee representatives in a non-binding way about transnational issues in companies with more than 1,000 employees operating in at least two Member States …
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European Union: Job Posting Directive continues to be an unworkable nightmare
The European Commission has given seventeen EU Member States until the end of this month to come up with substantial improvements to the process of making official notifications ahead of a job posting …
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European Union: Care of youngest children still largely in the home (2021)
The EU statistical agency, Eurostat, has just published data for 2021 showing that half of all very young children (under the age of 3) are cared for exclusively by parents …
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European Union: Employee compensation data (2021/22)
The costs of employment grew substantially last year in all Member States …
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European Union: The Pandemic is far from over in central and northern Europe
Although the pandemic has largely faded from people’s attention, it remains as lethal as ever …
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European Union: Q4 2022 – Business bankruptcies highest since 2015
Grim picture of company closures …
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European Union: Measures in the pipeline
The European Commission has proposed a European disability card to allow a disability recognised in one EU country to be recognised in other EU countries …
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European Union: Age at which children leave to live away from their parents’ home (2021)
There are considerable gender and geographical differences between the ages when children depart to live independently …
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