EU Legislation on Employment

Law Society Update:
EU Legislation on Employment
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Newsletter
1 April 2006
One of the fundamental principles of the European Community is the
free movement of workers enshrined in Article 39 of the EC Treaty.
As well as establishing this principle, the EC Treaty deals with
social provisions on differing aspects of working conditions
within the European Community. Legislation in this area also aims
to encourage co-operation between Member States on their
employment policies and further social and economic cohesion. At
the Lisbon Summit in 2000, Member States set out ways to make the
Community "the most competitive and dynamic knowledgebased economy
in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and
better jobs and greater social cohesion".
And here is 24 pages of text to tell you how this is being
achieved.