Community news
30/01/24
Napo in… Fire alarm!
In this new animated film, Napo, the boss, and his colleagues guide us through the basic rules of fire and explosion protection in the workplace.
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News about EUROGIP and occupational risks in Europe
You will find here all the news concerning EUROGIP, health and safety at work from the point of view of Community bodies (directives, recommendations, strategic guidelines…) and standardisation, as well as examples of good practices in the prevention or insurance of accidents at work and occupational diseases in other countries.
Community news
15/01/24
Employment and social affairs: priorities for the Belgian EU Presidency in the first half of 2024
Belgium takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2024 for a period of six months. In the field of employment and social policy, the Belgian Presidency will “work on an ambitious and forward-looking social agenda”.
Community news
28/12/23
The right to disconnect: implementation and impact at company level
Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, has published a report on the legal and company provisions on the right to disconnect in EU Member States.
Community news
21/12/23
A European Forum dedicated to AI and the world of work
The European Employment and Social Rights Forum 2023, which took place on 16 and 17 November (in Brussels and online), aimed to explore the potential of AI to create a world where no one is left behind and where technological advances do not compromise workers' rights.
Community news
21/12/23
Provisional EU agreement on the world’s first AI rules
After three days of marathon negotiations, the Council Presidency and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the proposed regulation on artificial intelligence (AI) on 9 December, first legislative proposition in the world.
Community news
21/12/23
Construction: a week of coordinated action in 12 EU countries
From 16 to 22 October 2023, cooperation between the national authorities of 12 EU countries, supported by the European Labour Authority, enabled 196 companies to be audited, 16 construction sites to be inspected, 400 workers to be questioned and various irregularities to be remedied with regard to working conditions in the construction sector.
Community news
13/12/23
Platform working: compromise on the draft European directive
On 13 December, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the proposal for a directive to improve the working conditions and social rights of digital platform workers. In particular, the text aims to ensure the correct classification of their employment status and to introduce rules on algorithmic management and the use of artificial intelligence.
Community news
29/11/23
Teleworking and the right to disconnect: European negotiations end without agreement
For more than a year, the European social partners have been trying to renegotiate the 2002 framework agreement on telework and get a European directive on the subject. But on 9 November 2002, the employers' organisations BusinessEurope and SME United rejected the compromise text.
Community news
24/11/23
Towards better protection for workers exposed to lead and diisocyanates
Determined to improve workers' health and safety, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached a provisional compromise on 14 November to lower the limit values for lead and, for the first time, to set limit values for diisocyanates.
Community news
15/11/23
Working under the sun causes almost 1-in-3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) joint estimate that nearly 19,000 people in 183 countries died from non-melanoma skin cancer (skin carcinoma) after working under the sun in 2019.
