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European labour law

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648: 1302: 390: 1063:, six main Directives protect basic equality rights in EU law. The rules are not consolidated, and on gender pay potentially limited in not enabling a hypothetical comparator, or comparators in outsourced business. Equality rules do not yet apply to child care rights, which only give women substantial time off, and consequently hinder equality in men and women caring for children after birth, and pursuing their careers. 306:(2005) C-397/01, "the worker must be regarded as the weaker party to the employment contract and it is therefore necessary to prevent the employer being in a position to disregard the intentions of the other party to the contract or to impose on that party a restriction of his rights without him having expressly given his consent in that regard." 349: 923: 1133:
prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, age, race and gender. As well as "direct discrimination", there is a prohibition on "indirect discrimination" where employers apply a neutral rule to everybody, but this has a disproportionate impact on the protected
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Theoretically, only the European Court of Human Rights should have competence to decide issues related to collective bargaining and industrial action, as the European Union treaties do not confer competence on the EU to legislate on such issues. The ECHR's scope extends to collective bargaining given
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requires that pension benefits are protected through a national insurance fund, that information is provided to beneficiaries, and minimum standards of governance are observed. These include protecting the "pension promise" of employers in the event of business trouble, and require minimum standards
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art 7, referring to "four weeks" and arts 5 and 6 referring to the concept of "weekly" as meaning a "seven-day period". The choice to phrase time off as "weeks" was interpreted by the UK Supreme Court to mean employees have the right to take weeks off at a time, rather than separate days in the UK
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Article 9, "In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and
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creates a bare minimum of four months of parental leave (to be used by parents/legal guardians and to be taken before the child reaches a specified age, up to the age of eight, as determined by each Member State) of which al least two months are non-transferable and are paid at a level that is
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requires basic requirements to prevent and insure against workplace risks, with employee consultation and participation, and this is complemented by specialised Directives, ranging from work equipment to dangerous industries. In almost all cases, all member states go significantly beyond this
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of 1956 recommended that labour standards did not need to be harmonised, although a general principle of anti-discrimination between men and women was included in the early Treaties. Increasingly, the absence of labour rights was seen as inadequate given the capacity for a
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requires a minimum of 4 weeks (totalling 28 days) paid holidays each year, a minimum of 20-minute paid rest breaks for 6-hour work shifts, limits on night work or time spent on dangerous work, and a maximum 48-hour working week unless a worker individually consents.
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article 147 to contribute to a "high level of employment by encouraging cooperation between Member States". This has not resulted in legislation, which usually requires taxation and fiscal stimulus for significant change, while the
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generally require that people who do not have ordinary full-time, permanent contracts are treated no less favourably than their colleagues. However, the scope of the protected worker is left to member state law, and the
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A first group of Directives create a range of individual rights in EU employment relationships. The objective of transnational regulation is to progressively raise the minimum floor in line with economic development.
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Article 10, "In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union shall aim to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation."
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state that workers have the right to move freely and work anywhere in the EU, without discrimination on grounds of nationality, subject to exceptions to preserve public policy, security and health.
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it is possible to extend legal rules, which are appropriate to the social phenomenon for which they were originally developed, to other social phenomena, thereby concealing the exercise of social
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require that staff retain all contractual rights, unless there is an independent economic, technical or organisational reason, if their workplace is sold from one company to another. Last, the
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The principle of equality regardless of status is a fundamental value in all European member states, and constitutes a core principle that pervades the objectives of every institution.
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is that an employee is generally to be defined according to the fact that he or she is invariably the weaker party in an employment contract, and works under the direction of another.
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affirmed that member states which fail to implement the minimum standards in EU Directives are liable to pay compensation to employees who should have rights under them.
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get a minimum wage, access to sick pay, holidays and general employment rights. The announcement sent stock prices of gig economy brands lower, including
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only applies to "basic working conditions" (mostly pay, working hours and participation rights) and enabled member states to have a qualifying period.
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The objectives draw, according to TFEU article 151, inspiration from a number of other treaties and sources, which in turn draw inspiration from the
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so that people may earn a living to fully participate in a democratic society. The EU's competences generally follow principles codified in the
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rights are provided by three Directives. There are further norms in the Treaties which aspire to create a high level of employment in the EU.
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of funding. Most member states go far beyond these requirements, particularly by requiring a vote for employees in who manages their money.
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requires that employees' wage claims are protected in the event that their employer falls insolvent. This last Directive gave rise to
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requires that every employee (however defined by member state law) has the right to a written statement of their employment contract.
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There is also an old Directive concerning posted workers which has recently become highly contentious given decisions by the ECJ in
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held "the right to bargain collectively with the employer has, in principle, become one of the essential elements" of article 11.
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specifies that minimum periods of notice and consultation occur if more than a set number of jobs in a workplace are at risk. The
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state "5.6 weeks" is needed, although this is also 28 days, as a "week" was originally taken to refer to a 5-day working week.
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laws. This is practically important as a majority of EU member states require employee representation on company boards.
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The European Court of Justice expressly rules that there are generally no exemptions from the term "employee" for
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extends these protections to people who do not have typical, full-time or permanent employment contracts.
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art 2(1) requires "the working week to be progressively reduced" with "increase of productivity". The
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held that any detriment for membership of a trade union was incompatible with article 11, and in
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agreement, the development of European labour law has been a gradual process. Originally, the
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has been proposed to recognise platforms as employers, and regulate algorithmic management.
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determined by the Member State; ten days of paternity leave paid at least at the level of
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creates a right for mothers to a minimum of 14 weeks' paid leave to care for children.
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between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work;
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regulates basic transnational standards of employment and partnership at work in the
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In December 2021, the European Commission published new draft legislation to ensure
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in all democratic member states, has been seen as lying in tension with some of the
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requires that workplaces with over 20 or 50 staff have the right to set up elected
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If a company transforms from a member state corporation to incorporate under the
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if corporations can shift jobs and production to countries with low wages.
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Beyond Employment: Changes in Work and the Future of Labour Law in Europe
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justifies substitution of rules in property and contract with positive
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IRLR 160 (C-319/05, see also (C-319/06), on free movement of services
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art 11. This codified traditions in democratic member states before
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United in Diversity?: Comparing Social Models in Europe and America
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requires at least four paid weeks of holiday a year. With two-day
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Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers 1989
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Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive 2003
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European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority Regulation
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Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive 2003
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for cross-border worker (UE and extra-UE) is regulated by the
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Initially the UK had opted-out, because of opposition by the
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This approach, which includes affirmation of the fundamental
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requires representation of workers on company boards in some
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Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers
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A majority of EU countries have legislation, including the
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of labour rights include (1) individual labour rights, (2)
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EU homepage on Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
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Laval Un Partneri Ltd v Svenska Byggnadsarbetareforbundet
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Laval Un Partneri Ltd v Svenska Byggnadsarbetareforbundet
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the right to freedom of association under article 11. In
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Equal Treatment in Occupational Social Security Directive
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Globalisation and the Reform of European Social Models
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European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
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Holterman Ferho Exploitatie BV v Spies Von Büllesheim
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Health and Safety of Atypical Workers Directive 1991
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Pfeiffer v Deutsches Kreuz, Kreisverband Waldshut eV
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Let Social Policy Models Compete and Europe Will Win
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Health and Safety of Atypical Workers Directive 1991
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RegioPost GmbH & Co v Stadt Landau in der Pfalz
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Index

EU labour law
European Union
European Convention on Human Rights
European social model
United States
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
wage regulation
collective bargaining
EU regulation
anti-discrimination regulations
job security
labour law
unequal bargaining power
social rights
Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers 1989
Treaty of Maastricht
free movement of workers
European Economic Community
Ohlin Report
race to the bottom
international trade
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Treaty of Lisbon
labour law
health and safety
social security
employment contract
consultation
co-determination
equality

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