The Russian aggression has impacted women in many ways. There are increasing reports of women becoming victims of rape as a weapon of war. At the same time, more than 4 million refugees arrived in the EU from Ukraine, 90 per cent of them being women and children, in need of housing, healthcare, education for […]
On 15 March 2022, the FEMM Committee together with the Committee on Legal Affairs held a meeting on improving the gender balance in the world of work. On 14 November 2012, the Commission adopted a proposal aiming to address the serious problem of women’s under-representation in economic decision-making at the highest level. The European Parliament […]
Despite some progress in guaranteeing the presence of women at various levels, including top positions of economic and financial institutions, the overall situation is still highly unsatisfactory. On 28 February 2022, in the context of the International Women’s day 2022, European Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, EU Member States ensured that sectors and occupations classified as essential continued to provide the goods and services necessary for maintaining basic economic, social and health facilities. Frontline workers in these sectors and occupations were exempted from confinement measures and movement restrictions and often had to work in face-to-face situations. It’s […]
Increasingly digitalised workplaces and the ability to work anytime, anywhere create both opportunities and risks for the well-being of workers. The EMPL (European Committee on Employment and Social Affairs) held a workshop on 2 December 2021 on Mental health and well-being in the digital world of work post COVID. The workshop had four presentations, each […]
For several years now, the European Parliament has been observing the International day for the Elimination of Violence against Women of 25 November with a special event bringing together Members of the EP and Members of the national Parliaments from across the European Union, in order to raise awareness of this important issue. The FEMM […]
Can a ‘like’ on Facebook damage the fiduciary bond in order to motivate a dismissal? The ECtHR, under certain conditions, says no: it would violate Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECtHR, Section II, June 15, 2021, no. 35786/19). The case submitted involved the dismissal of an employee […]
TheRegulation (EU) 2021/953 of June 14, 2021containing the discipline of the new Green Certificate has been published in today’s Official Journal. The EU Digital COVID Certificate will facilitate safe free movement of citizens in the EU and it will become available in all EU Member States as of 1 July 2021. An EU Digital […]
EU / UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”) is applicable from January 1th, 2021 (term extended to April 30, 2021 with decision no. 1 of 23 February 2021 of the Partnership Council). This agreement defines the legislation applicable to the case of EU / UK employees posting. With Circular no. 71 of April 27, 2021, […]