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10/08/22

VSEs and SMEs: online tools to assess occupational risks

Agriculture, distribution and logistics, education, hairdressers, hotels and restaurants... The 300 or so sector-specific OiRA tools currently available have been developed to help micro and small enterprises assess their risks online.

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11/07/22

The right to disconnect should be legally recognised at EU level

In a resolution of 5 July, MEPs recognise the benefits of teleworking but call for legislative action to guarantee all workers the effective right to disconnect and to regulate the use of digital tools for work purposes.

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11/07/22

New version of the Blue Guide to the implementation of EU directives

A new version of the “Guide to the implementation of directives based on the provisions of the New Approach and the Global Approach” - the “Blue Guide” - is available.

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05/07/22

Machinery Regulation: green light to start negotiations

On 26 June, the Council's Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) approved the mandate for the Council Presidency to start negotiations with the European Parliament on the proposed Machinery Regulation. The new regulation is intended to replace the 2006 directive.

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24/06/22

Draft directive on the protection of platform workers: what is the state of play in the Council?

The EU Presidency presented a progress report on the proposal for a directive on improving working conditions in the context of platform work to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council on 16 June 2022.

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24/06/22

Artificial intelligence and occupational health and safety

A new EU-OSHA report outlines the characteristics of new forms of worker management based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the consequences on health, safety and well-being of workers.

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13/06/22

European Parliament reacts to the proposed directive on the protection of platform workers

MEP Elisabetta Gualmini (S&D, Italy) presented her report on the proposal for a directive on improving working conditions in the context of work via a platform to members of the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee on 19 May.

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13/06/22

Provisional agreement on a minimum wage in the EU

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on 7th June on a new EU directive to establish a framework for “adequate minimum wages” in Europe. The aim is not to set a common European minimum wage.

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13/06/22

ILO makes health and safety work a “fundamental right”

The right to a safe and healthy working environment is now part of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work as enshrined in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration adopted in 1998.

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31/05/22

“PARC”, a new European partnership to better assess chemical risks

It brings together nearly 200 partners from 28 countries and three EU Agencies (for the environment - EEA, chemicals - ECHA and food safety - EFSA): the European partnership launched on 1st May aims to reduce exposure to hazardous chemicals and their impact on health and the environment.

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