Archive for Issue 218
MEPs back measures to reconcile career and private life
Employment Committee MEPs approved paternity leave, non-transferable parental leave and measures to boost women’s chances in the labour market. The draft rules set minimum requirements for member states, in a bid…
Summertime online consultation
The European Commission has decided to investigate the functioning of the current EU summertime arrangements and to assess whether or not they should be changed, moving on the requests of many…
Health and safety at the workplace: why are youths at risk?
Job markets are hard for young people who are looking for work. Many feel the pressure to accept the first job they are offered, sometimes without considering whether the working…
We need to reduce road pollution
Global warming threatens our health, damages national security and threatens other basic human needs. Some of the effects, such as high temperatures, rising sea levels, floods and droughts are already…