Réglementaire EU: member states adopt watered-down due diligence directive at the last minute European legislation After the texts on non-financial reporting (CSRD) and forced labour, the EU will complete its regulatory framework on CSR with a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The text adopted by member states, which has been watered down further, now only requires formal adoption by the European Parliament and Council, expected at the end of April.
Réglementaire EU: Parliament adopts new rules to facilitate legal labour immigration European legislation The European Parliament today adopted new rules on obtaining a single permit (combined work and residence permit) for third-country nationals. These amend the 2011 directive to make it easier for foreign workers to enter the European Union legally and enable businesses to find the skills they need.…
Réglementaire Technologies EU: platform workers directive gets green light European legislation The Council of the EU has adopted the directive on platform workers, despite the lack of backing from France and Germany, marking the end of a long legislative soap opera. The text, which is yet to be definitively approved, could pave the way for massive wage reclassifications for millions of workers in false self-employment. It also sets the first standards for algorithmic management.
Réglementaire EU: Belgian Presidency presents last-ditch text on due diligence European legislation Following the refusal of France, Italy and Germany to vote on the proposed corporate sustainability due diligence directive, it was not put to the vote on 28 February.…
Exclusif Réglementaire Isabelle Schömann (ETUC): “We continue to mobilise on due diligence” European legislation As the end of the European term of office approaches, several countries, including Germany and France, are blocking the adoption of the corporate sustainability due diligence directive. Speaking to mind RH, Isabelle Schömann, deputy general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, deplores this state of affairs, while announcing that mobilisation on the topic will continue. In her opinion, the failure of the process would be all the more regrettable as it would mark the disconnection of certain states and employer organisations, while the need to regulate is supported by many companies.
Réglementaire EU: co-legislators reach agreement on ban on imports of products made with forced labour European legislation On Tuesday 5 March, European Parliament and Council negotiators reached agreement on a draft regulation banning the import of products produced using forced labour.…
Christel Delberghe (Eurocommerce): “CSRD and sustainability due digilence may disadvantage companies who do things well” European legislation The retail sector is particularly concerned by the new CSR European regulatory framework. Christel Delberghe, Managing Director of employers’ federation Eurocommerce, considers changes affecting businesses.
Réglementaire EU: sustainability due diligence directive blocked by few member states European legislation The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has failed to win support from the qualified majority of member states needed to reach the final vote in the European Parliament. The possibility of this major text regulating corporate CSR practices being adopted before the European elections appears more limited than ever.
Réglementaire EU: still hope for the platform worker directive? European legislation On Monday 26 February, the plenary session of the European Parliament was the occasion for a debate between MEPs and Employment and Social Rights Commissioner Nicolas Schmit on the blocking of the text that is intended to combat bogus self employment.…
Réglementaire EU: directive on platform workers once again blocked by member states European legislation As in December, the proposed directive on platform workers has failed to pass the adoption stage of the Member States’ Permanent Representatives Committee.…