Evaluating impact on minimum employment standards
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Scope
Does the option bring about minimum employment standards across the EU?[1]
Defintion
This question refers to the factors that impact on the levels of flexibility and of security in the labour market. Better responsiveness of EU economies to change requires a high degree of flexibility in the labour market, to the benefits of both workers and enterprises. Flexibility encompasses the terms and conditions of employment but also depends on a number of other factors, including work organisation and working time, wage setting mechanisms, the availability of different contractual arrangements and the occupational and geographical mobility of workers. Flexibility is not just in the interest of employers. Modern workers also have a need for flexible working arrangements and modern work organisation to help them combine work and care, to make time for education and to respond to their personal preferences and lifestyles. But it is also important to foster new forms of security. Security in today's labour markets is not a matter of preserving a job for life. In a more dynamic perspective, security is about building and preserving people's ability to remain and progress in the labour market. It is related to decent pay, access to lifelong learning, working conditions, protection against discrimination or unfair dismissal, support in the case of job loss and the right to transfer acquired social rights when moving jobs.[1]
Result
Indicators:
Average gross annual earnings in industry and services[1]
See also
References
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