Die Europäische Union steht nicht nur für freien Handel, offene Grenzen und eine gemeinsame Währung. Jeder EU-Bürger gleich welchen Alters hat das Recht, in einem EU-Land seiner Wahl zu reisen, zu leben, zu arbeiten, zu studieren oder seinen Ruhestand zu verbringen. Es gibt eine Fülle von...

During the summer and autumn of 1998 the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions carried out a major survey on Employment Options of the Future across the 15 EU Member States and Norway. Who wants to work? When? Why? These were the major questions examined in the...

This report describes and analyses agreements between the social partners on employment and competitiveness in 11 Member States of the European Union. It focuses on innovative collective agreements concluded at both sectoral and company levels which are used by the parties involved (sometimes...

Sexual orientation as a concept is so far not recognised by Greek Law, which implicitly but systematically recognises, accepts, protects and institutionalises human sexuality that is confined within the limits of the traditional married heterosexual couple. Other forms of sexuality are either:...

The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates into the UK law most of the rights in the European Convention on Human Rights and its Protocols , and authorizes UK courts to enforce these “Convention rights.” None of the existing legislation expressly prohibits sexual orientation discrimintation in...

At European level, the debate on flexicurity is currently high on the employment and social policy agenda. Member States are reflecting on the best way to adapt their systems to the "new reality" of maintaining the balance between the need for flexibility in the labour market to allow companies...

This report examines the background to EU rules on the burden of proof, the development of principles laid down in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and their application to the Racial and Employment Equality Directives in proceedings before civil and labour...

The Practice Guide intends to give an overview of the relevant current legal provisions (including case law) on matters of private international law and posting in the area of employment contracts to assist practitioners . This Guide is not intended to be legally authoritative, nor does it...