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EU: Commission consults on review of Working Time Directive
Nearly a year after the failure of its previous attempt to revise the Working Time Directive, the European Commission launched a new consultation procedure on the issue in March 2010. The Commission suggests that a comprehensive review of the Directive is necessary in the light of important changes in working patterns in the EU.

EU: Social partners agree on inclusive labour markets
EU-level trade union and employers' organisations signed a framework agreement in March 2010 on inclusive labour markets. It commits their members across Europe (such as the CBI and TUC in the UK) to a range of actions aimed at helping disadvantaged people to enter, remain and develop in the labour market.

France: Government pressures companies to act on stress
Stress at work has been a prominent issue in France in 2010, with the Government placing pressure on companies to take action on the issue. We look at the Government's "name and shame" initiative on stress, a recent collective agreement at the Danone food group and an official report that recommends a new approach to psychological health at work.

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WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE
The European Commission has relaunched the process of reviewing the EU Working Time Directive nearly a year after its previous attempt at revision ended in failure over contentious issues such as an opt-out from the 48-hour maximum working week.

The Commission is proposing a comprehensive review of the Directive to identify which provisions need to be adapted, simplified or clarified in the light of changes in working time patterns over the past 20 years.

The Commission has also announced plans for legislative initiatives on posted workers, health and safety, migration from outside the EU and, possibly, paternity leave.

Mark Carley
European editor,
XpertHR


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