Workplace safety (SINGAPORE) – Work-related ill-health and injury costs the EU 3.3 per cent of its GDP, or EUR 476 billion every year, according to new estimates of the cost…
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An annual review of employment and social developments in Europe, published Monday, finds a particularly high burden, exacerbated by demographic ageing, being placed…
The EU Commission launched Monday a new IT platform that will connect electronically around 15,000 social security institutions of EU Member States plus…
Workplace safety (BRUSSELS) – The EU presidency and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement Wednesday on a new directive to help protect workers from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens in…
Workplace safety (LUXEMBOURG) – EU Member States reached a general agreement Thursday to guarantee the protection at the workplace of more than 4 million workers from exposure to cancer-causing chemical…
The European Commission launched a public consultation Thursday with a view to assessing the scope and the content of a possible future initiative…
Taxi (LUXEMBOURG) – The innovative Uber electronic taxi platform is still required to obtain necessary transport licences under national law, a European Court advocate general made clear in an opinion…
EU rules are needed to force textile and clothing suppliers to respect the rights of workers around the world, who often…
The EU Commission set out its ‘Pillar of Social Rights’ Wednesday, setting out principles relating to labour markets and welfare systems and aiming…
A report on gender equality to mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday shows that despite women’s employment rate reaching an all-time high, women…
