FAIR WORKING CONDITIONS

Home / Chapter II / Principle 5The labour market in Europe underwent a huge deterioration in the first half of 2020, this was initiated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken to prevent the contagion. Workers with unstable, low-paid and/or part...

Home / Chapter II / Principle 6Data on wages and collective bargaining show that wage trends remain subdued and there is no upward convergence. This is predominantly due to: A failure in ensuring the respect for the right to collective bargaining and a...

Home / Chapter II / Principle 7The European Semester has promoted reforms that relax or reduce worker protection as well as the laws on individual dismissals at national level (for example, capping severance payments in case of unfair dismissal or...

Home / Chapter II / Principle 8Social dialogue is a prerequisite for decent work and fair wages, and it is a key principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights. In the context of the implementation of the action plan of the Pillar, the ETUC underlines...

Home / Chapter II / Principle 9As part of the larger fight against gender-based discrimination, work-life balance is one of the challenges of the century. While the position of women in the labour market is deteriorating, populist forces are turning a...

Home / Chapter II / Principle 10COVID-19 is the biggest health, economic and social challenge in the history of the European Union. The dimension of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is a fundamental part of the European strategy for limiting the spread...