Brussels, 14-15 March 2006
Introduction
In the autumn of 2003, the ETUC was consulted about a prior document of the Commission, COM (2003) 458, regarding the implementation of the so-called Posting Directive.
Brussels, 5-6 December 2005
1) On the occasion of the enlargement of 1 May 2004, 12 of 15 ‘old' Member States have introduced transitional measures. Some new Member States have applied measures on the basis of reciprocity as a response. Before 1 May 2006 the Council will have to review the functioning of the transitional provisions on the basis of a Commission report. This report is expected to be published in January 2006.
ETUC wants to contribute to the debate about the next steps with this resolution and the explanatory memorandum in the annex.
Brussels, 17/03/2005
This ETUC note is to provide:
• correct information on what is really happening in some countries concerning longer working hours. The main conclusion to this is: ‘not much’. Aside from some isolated companies, there is no general tendency to switch to longer hours. And in those companies where longer working hours do get introduced, employers have to grant important tough concessions (for example: job guarantees);
