Atypical working patterns and irregular income in the cultural and creative sectors (CCS) lead to problems such as weak social protection, lack of decent working conditions and fewer possibilities for social bargaining that leaves cultural and creative sector professionals vulnerable to abusive subcontracting, bogus self-employment, underpaid or unpaid work and coercive buy-out contracts. New digital […]
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 […]
The EU has opened its public procurement markets to a significant degree to competitors from third countries and has been advocating for the end of protectionist measures. With the aim to help EU companies with more opportunities to tender outside the EU, European Parliament has adopted yesterday, december 14 2021, its position on the international […]
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 […]
Italian “Fiscal Decree” extends again the prohibition of dismissal until 31 December 2021 (Article 11, Legislative Decree 146/2021). Not generalized but intended only for companies that use the social bumpers provided and only for the relevant period: Employers who access ordinary and ‘cassa in deroga’ check (Maximum thirteen weeks; No additional contribution); Employers with ATECO […]
In 2020, EU’s cultural and creative sector suffered economic losses for over 30% for a global loss of Euro 199 billion: Music sectors: – 75% Performing arts sector: – 90% Even before the pandemic, the sector was governed by unstable income, unpaid work and job insecurity. The tendential silence of the Eu states was interrupted […]