Translation of "Contrat de travail à salaire différé " (French → English) :

a valid work contract or binding job offer of at least 1 year, providing a salary at least 1.5 times the average gross annual salary in the EU country concerned.

3. In addition to the conditions laid down in paragraph 1, the gross annual salary resulting from the monthly or annual salary specified in the work contract or binding job offer shall not be inferior to a relevant salary threshold defined and published for that purpose by the Member States, which shall be at least 1,5 times the average gross annual salary in the Member State concerned.

The social value of the Directive Whilst it is true that this Directive is an inadequate response to the proposals of the Commission and the requests of the European Parliament, particularly with regard to night work and the level of maternity benefits, the Commission nevertheless considers that the adoption of this text will improve the situation of women workers in certain Member States: - prohibition of dismissal irrespective of the length of time in the job and regardless of the size of the company represents a notable improvement for women in Member States where such restrictions still exist (in particular the United Kingdom), - inclusion of ante-natal medical examinations in working time is a welcome step forward (e.g. in Greece, Irel ...[+++]and, Belgium and France; in the latter case, the four compulsory examinations either had to be taken during personal leave or entailed a loss of pay), - the provisions relating to assessment of risks, particularly the fact that mental fatigue is now included as a potential risk, will clearly help to improve the level of protection of the workers concerned throughout the Community, - maintenance of employment rights during maternity leave is undoubtedly a step forward in the United Kingdom, where the employment contract is suspended during such leave (e.g. in terms of seniority, annual leave and pension rights), - the reduction to one year of the qualifying period for maternity benefits is particularly advantageous to women workers in the UK, where it was necessary to have worked for the same employer for two years (or five years in the case of part-time work) to qualify for maternity benefits at the higher rate (i.e. 90% for six weeks and a weekly flat-rate allowance for the subsequent period).

Under this contract wage earners of 55 and over have the option up to 30 June 1988 of converting their full-time contract of employment into a half-time contract, with a commitment from ASSEDIC to pay them a replacement income of 30% of a reference wage.

At a political level, this process is influenced by the public authorities and professional organizations which determine conditions outside firms as regards education, trade union demands, regulations and legislation relating to the labour market. Changes in the organization of work result in major alterations in the distribution of working time, differentiation in skill levels, wages and types of employment contracts, while implying major requirements as regards training and information./.- 2 - The firms themselves or the suppliers ...[+++]of new technology provide the necessary training, although not always in the most effective manner.

Although a proper selection of personnel, good working conditons, higher pay, more versatile activities and the opportunity for voluntary night and shift work may help to alleviate the problems associated with these patterns of work, all the abovementioned factors taken together are enough evidence that the biological costs of the work performance, especially if a longer term perspective is considered, vary according to the time of the day and its rythm, because the human body is subject to activity changes.