Community news
24/08/22
New rights to improve work-life balance in the EU
Since 2 August, all Member States have to implement the 2019 directive on work-life balance for parents and carers.
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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
19/08/22
Occupational exposure of firefighters recognised as carcinogenic
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has now classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as a carcinogen (group 1) for mesothelioma and bladder cancer. This is the conclusion of a monograph carried out last June by 25 scientists from 8 countries, to be published in 2023, the main results of which have been published in “The Lancet Oncology”.
Community news
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.
Community news
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.
Community news
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.
Community news
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.
Community news
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.
Community news
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.
Community news
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.
Community news
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.
