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  Free movement of workers
  The fundamental freedom ensured but better targeting of EU funds would aid worker mobility. Special report No 06, 2018

  In 2018, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding regulation on the free movement of workers, one of the four fundamental freedoms of the Union. We found that the tools put in place by the Commission ensure the freedom of movement of workers but deserve to be better known. The similarit...

  In 2018, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding regulation on the free movement of workers, one of the four fundamental freedoms of the Union. We found that the tools put in place by the Commission ensure the freedom of movement of workers but deserve to be better known. The similarity of the respective objectives of the two EU funds supporting labour mobility (ESF and EaSI) make complementarity between them challenging and weaknesses in the monitoring system hamper the evaluation of the funded actions. Finally, the EURES portal of vacant posts in the EU will only develop into a true European placement tool if shortcomings such as the low rate of vacancies published on it are addressed.

  • Published: 2018-10-08
  • Corporate Author(s): European Court of Auditors
  • Subject: audit, auditing, Cohesion Fund, employment service, EU financing, EU Member State, European Social Fund, free movement of workers, frontier worker, geographical mobility, integration into employment, job mobility, labour mobility, performance audit, report, Structural Funds, worker information
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  Evaluation study on the implementation of Directive 2009/38/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council
  Final report : annexes

  • Published: 2018-06-25
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) ; ICF International
  • Subject: application of EU law, directive (EU), EU law - national law, EU Member State, European Works Council, national implementing measure, social partners, worker consultation, worker information
• COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Evaluation Accompanying the document Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee Report on the implementation by Member States of Directive 2009/38/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (Recast)

  • Published: 2018-05-14
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: European undertaking, European Works Council, group of companies, labour law, multinational enterprise, social dialogue (EU), worker consultation, worker information
• Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union

  • Published: 2018-07-05
  • Corporate Author(s): Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (European Committee of the Regions) ; European Committee of the Regions
  • Subject: collective agreement, dismissal, EU employment policy, probationary period, work contract, worker information, working conditions
• REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE Report on the implementation by Member States of Directive 2009/38/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (Recast)

  • Published: 2018-05-14
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: European undertaking, European Works Council, group of companies, labour law, multinational enterprise, social dialogue (EU), worker consultation, worker information
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  Study to support impact assessment on the review of the written statement directive
  Directive 91/533/EEC : final report

  In the intervening period since the adoption of the Directive in the early 1990s, a number of issues have arisen, including a significant increase in the new forms of employment, as well as concerns about the timeframe of employee notification, the content of information provided and other issue...

  In the intervening period since the adoption of the Directive in the early 1990s, a number of issues have arisen, including a significant increase in the new forms of employment, as well as concerns about the timeframe of employee notification, the content of information provided and other issues. The Commission seeks to understand these issues better and to gather sufficient evidence to undertake an impact assessment to thoroughly examine various options relating to the Directive’s possible future revision. This study provides evidence on the issues identified to support the impact assessment of the review of the Directive in order to ultimately improve the protection of workers across the EU.

  • Published: 2018-06-11
  • Corporate Author(s): CSES ; Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) ; PPMI
  • Subject: approximation of laws, directive (EU), expatriate worker, report, work contract, worker (EU), worker information, working conditions
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  Evaluation study on the implementation of Directive 2009/38/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council
  Final report

  The possibility to establish European Works Councils (EWCs) was first introduced by Directive 94/45/EC. EWCs are bodies representing European employees within transnational companies. They aim at ensuring that employees are informed and consulted by management on any business issues or decision ...

  The possibility to establish European Works Councils (EWCs) was first introduced by Directive 94/45/EC. EWCs are bodies representing European employees within transnational companies. They aim at ensuring that employees are informed and consulted by management on any business issues or decision that could have an impact on employment and working conditions. Over the years, a number of legal and implementation challenges arose and the original directive was revised in 2009 through Directive 2009/38/EC Directive (Recast). The purpose of this evaluation was to evaluate the transposition and implementation of Directive 2009/38/EC Directive (Recast) in the EEA countries and the extent to which it has achieved goals of the Recast for instance around encouraging the creation of more EWCs, enhancing the effectiveness of employees’ transnational information and consultation and enhancing legal certainty. Furthermore, the evaluation assessed the costs and benefits of the implementation of Recast provisions, as well as identifying best practices. Amongst other things, an assessment of the coherence of the Recast Directive rules with the existing European legislation and policy developments in the field employee information and consultation was undertaken. The national laws transposing the new rules of the Directive were assessed against each new provision introducing all the key areas of change in the Recast Directive. The evaluation was undertaken using a range of sources and methods, including the use of existing studies and the EWC database, interviews with employee and employer representatives at EWCs, as well as consultations with social partners at EU and national level. The final report provides analysis, conclusions and recommendations on the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the Recast Directive. It will support the work of the Commission in the preparation of the report to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the implementation of this Directive due by mid-2016.

  • Published: 2018-06-25
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) ; ICF International
  • Subject: application of EU law, directive (EU), EU law - national law, EU Member State, European Works Council, national implementing measure, social partners, worker consultation, worker information
• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union’ (COM(2017) 797 final — 2017/0355 (COD))

  Latest edition.
  • Published: 2018-05-23
  • Corporate Author(s): European Economic and Social Committee
  • Subject: collective agreement, dismissal, EU employment policy, probationary period, work contract, worker information, working conditions
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  Export of unemployment benefits
  Report on U2 portable documents : reference year 2016

  • Published: 2018-04-26
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) ; HIVA–KU Leuven
  • Subject: EU Member State, labour mobility, social security, social-security benefit, social-security harmonisation, unemployment, unemployment insurance, worker information, working conditions
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  Aggregation of periods for unemployment benefits
  Report on U1 portable documents for mobile workers : reference year 2016

  • Published: 2018-04-26
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) ; HIVA–KU Leuven
  • Subject: EU Member State, labour mobility, social security, social-security benefit, social-security harmonisation, unemployment, unemployment insurance, worker information, working conditions