European Parliament Alerts from the Employment and Social Affairs committee

Highlights - Hearing Work-Life Balance - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 14-02-2018 10:11 AM CET On 21 February, the EMPL Committee will hold a public hearing on the Commission proposal on work-life balance for parents and carers, which will feed into the preparation of the related legislative draft report by rapporteur David Casa (EPP, MT). The Commission proposal was presented in the overall framework of the European Pillar of Social Rights and aims to address women's underrepresentation in the labour market through higher minimum standards for parental, paternity and carer's leave. Further information More information on the hearing on Work-Life Balance Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Exchange of views with Commissioner Marianne Thyssen - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 14-02-2018 10:11 AM CET On 21 February Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, will present the Commission proposal on transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU. The presentation will be followed by an exchange of views with Members. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - European Parliamentary Week 2018 - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 14-02-2018 10:11 AM CET The European Parliamentary Week 2018 will take place on 19 and 20 February at the European Parliament in Brussels. It will bring together Parliamentarians from all over the European Union to discuss economic, budgetary and social matters. In this framework, the EMPL Committee will organise an Interparliamentary Committee meeting on 19 February at 16.45. Session I will deal with Digitalisation and the future of work and session II with Inequalities in Member States. Further information Programme European Parliamentary Week 2018 Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Presentation of the 2018 work programmes of Cedefop, ETF, EU-OSHA and Eurofound - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 14-02-2018 10:10 AM CET On 21 February James Calleja, Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Juan Menédez-Valdés, Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Cesare Onestini, Director of the European Training Foundation and Christa Sedlatschek, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work will present their Agency's respective work programme for 2018. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - EMPL delegation to CEDEFOP (Thessaloniki) - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 14-02-2018 10:10 AM CET EMPL Members visited the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). Topics discussed were the agency's contribution to the design and implementation of European vocational education and training policy as well as key issues for future cooperation. Further information Programme of the EMPL delegation to CEDEFOP Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111