Press Release: Working conditions: Commission reviews application of EU rules on temporary agency work

According to a report published by the European Commission on 21 March 2014, all Member States adopted measures to implement Directive 2008/104/EC on temporary agency work and have in general done so correctly and applied its provisions in practice. The report concludes that it is not necessary to amend the Directive but that the Commission will rather focus on ensuring its proper implementation.

The report also highlights that most Member States consider that the Directive does not give rise to additional costs on national authorities, temporary-work agencies or user companies, including small and medium-sized businesses.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: Working Conditions http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=706&langId=en&intPageId=207

ESO: Background information: Protecting the rights of temporary agency workers in the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/protecting-the-rights-of-temporary-agency-workers-in-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Temporary Agency Work in the European Union and the United States http://www.europeansources.info/record/temporary-agency-work-in-the-european-union-and-the-united-states/

ESO: Background information: Report From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions on the application of Directive 2008/104/EC on temporary agency work http://www.europeansources.info/record/report-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-the-european-economic-and-social-committee-and-the-committee-of-the-regions-on-the-application-of-directive-2008-104-ec-on-temporary/

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