The main objective of this call is to fund operations to develop employee participation in enterprises – i.e. any mechanism, including information, consultation and participation, through which employee representatives can influence decisions taken in the enterprise – in particular by raising awareness and contributing to the implementation of EU legislation and policies in this field, […]
Gig economy: EU law to improve workers’ rights
Find out how new EU rules will improve the rights of the most vulnerable workers and ensure better working conditions. MEPs are set to vote on a provisional agreement reached with EU ministers on new minimum rights for all employees. This legislation grants new rights for the most vulnerable employees on atypical contracts and in […]
Work-life balance: new leave rules for family care
The European Parliament is voting on new rules to allow parents and carers to better reconcile their work and family lives. More adaptable working conditions and family and care-related leave would help working parents and carers balance private and professional interests and avoid the need to choose between family and career. They form part of […]
European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission registers ‘#NewRightsNow’ initiative
#NewRightsNow’ initiative The European Commission has today decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled ‘#NewRightsNow – Strengthening the rights of “uberised” workers’. The organisers call on the Commission to ‘establish an obligation for digital platforms to pay a guaranteed minimum income to self-employed people who regularly work for them.’ The organisers argue such measures […]