Archive for SEM
The EU’s humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU and its Member States have scaled up their support in humanitarian, financial and operational assistance to provide a safe…
EU protects workers from dangerous chemicals
A proposed revision of the carcinogens and mutagens directive - an EU law to protect workers from risks related to exposure to carcinogenic and mutagenic substances – has been approved…
EU promoting decent work worldwide
The European Commission has recently presented to the European Parliament and Member States a policy document to promote decent work across all sectors in domestic markets, in third countries and…
Investing in skills, supporting career transitions and strengthening social dialogue
Employment and Social Policy ministers of the EU Member States met in February to discuss the importance of investing in skills, supporting career transitions, and strengthening social dialogue. These are…
EU funds for Social Dialogue
Social partners play an important role in shaping policies and legislation at both national and EU level. EU funds offer various funding opportunities for social partners, including capacity-building projects, training…
The European Year of Youth 2022
The European Year of Youth aims to celebrate young people and provide employment opportunities across many different sectors for youths to gain knowledge and skills, to become active citizens and…
The impact of AI on gender equality in the labour market
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an important tool in the digital transformation and a key driver of change and innovation. However, new forms of work practices can have a different impact…
EU Funds for Vocational Education and Training
Erasmus+ is one of the most comprehensive EU funding programmes available, covering a number of different sectors and projects. The Erasmus+ programme offers funding opportunities in a number of sectors,…
Sustainable work over the life course
Europe’s working-age population is shrinking, eventually resulting in labour shortages and challenges to social protection systems. To address this challenge, the European Union is working with the Member States to…
Minimum wages and pay transparency
During their December meeting, EU ministers for employment reached a general agreement on a draft EU law on adequate minimum wages and on a proposed directive on pay transparency. The draft law on…