Europe and Your Rights at Work

Many of the advances in workplace rights that employees take for granted (such as the right to a minimum of twenty days paid annual leave and the enshrining of the concept of equal pay in UK law), would not have become law in the UK if it were not for Europe, claims the (UK) Trades Union Congress in this booklet. 'Europe and your rights at work' features 12 key rights emanating from Europe that have improved the quality of all UK workers' contracts of employments including sex discrimination law, the Transfer of Undertaking (TUPE) principle - which protects the terms of conditions of employees whose jobs are contracted out - , equal treatment for part time workers and limits on working time.

Trades Union Congress: Press release, 6.6.06: UK workers owe much to Europe, and it's the best defence against the downsides of globalisation http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-11995-f0.cfm

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