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31/10/22

European social partners of central governments sign agreement on digital

After more than a year of negotiations, the European social partners representing state and federal administrations signed a new agreement on digitalisation on 6 October.

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31/10/22

MSDs: it’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work!

The European Week for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) - #EUhealthyworkplaces - starts today.

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31/10/22

Priorities and challenges at the international level for social security

Trends, challenges and solutions for social security: this is the theme of the new report published by the International Social Security Association (ISSA).

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18/10/22

GERMANY: skin diseases and Covid-19

Between 5 and 20% of people who have an acute infection with Covid-19 or Long Covid may develop a skin infection. This usually disappears. But if the damage persists, it may be recognized as an occupational disease in the same way as Covid-19 as an “infectious disease”.

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18/10/22

LUXEMBOURG: Workplace injuries in 2021

In 2021, the total number of accidents at work, commuting accidents and occupational diseases increased (+1,056 accidents and +143 commuting accidents) compared to 2020. But it is down compared to the reference year 2019.

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Standardization

18/10/22

Council and European Parliament agree on adapting EU standardisation rules

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on 12 October on the Commission proposal to amend the European standardisation regulation (No 1025/2012). This amendment aims to preserve the principles of good governance in the delivery of standards requested by the European Commission.

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18/10/22

SPAIN: creation of a compensation fund for asbestos victims

On 5 October 2022, the Senate approved the bill for the creation of a compensation fund for asbestos victims. This is a major step forward according to the victims, but important questions remain unanswered according to the trade unions.

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30/09/22

“Telework in the EU: Regulatory frameworks and recent updates”

A considerable proportion of people in the EU will continue to telework in some form after the Covid-19 pandemic. In a new report, Eurofound analyses telework legislation, collective agreements, political and scientific debates and the many challenges involved.

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30/09/22

Commission acts to better protect people from asbestos

Given that up to 78% of recognised occupational cancers in the EU Member States are asbestos-related, the comprehensive approach presented today by the European Commission is very important.

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Standardization

30/09/22

A High Level Expert Group on European Standardisation

The European Commission adopted on 1 September 2022 the decision establishing a High-level Forum (HLF), as announced in its standardisation strategy.

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