Translation of "combinaisons de travail flottantes de protection " (French → English) :

13. Underlines the need to improve the EU’s business environment as well as to raise productivity levels, through a balanced mix of public and private education and innovation policies; stresses that the EU’s single market is still fragmented and that the Union economy is suffering from a lack of innovation, while innovation is key to growth and productivity and fostering it is therefore crucial to improve the international competitiveness of the EU; takes note, in this context, of the proposal contained in the Five Presidents’ Report; recalls the importance of sound business regulation for the success of the EFSI; calls, therefore, for the development of the capital market, the removal of administrative barriers (where doing so would not undermine ...[+++]essential protection for workers and consumers), cutting red tape, strengthening the quality and efficiency of Member States’ judicial systems, action against tax avoidance, tax evasion and tax havens, and the reform of Member States’ tax and legal systems; stresses the importance of avoiding ‘one size fits all’ policies; stresses that the qualitative improvement of administrative capacity at all levels of government is a key priority in many Member States; recalls the need to tackle undeclared work, which is damaging the EU economy and leading to unfair competition and market distortions with a consequent increasing lack of social and employment protection for workers; calls, therefore, for the swift entry into force of the European platform against undeclared work;

(5) If, in a work place, a hazardous substance is capable of combining with another substance to form an ignitable combination and a hazard of ignition of the combination by static electricity exists, the employer must adopt and implement the standards set out in the 2007 edition of the United States National Fire Protection Association publication entitled NFPA 77: Recommended Practice on Static Electricity.

A. whereas the EU is is not only an economic union but also a community of shared values as a consequence of which any reform of labour law and the labour market should reflect those values, and whereas the basic principles of labour law which have developed within Europe remain valid; whereas labour law should reflect the dialogue among all social partners and reflect a good balance between the interests of both employers and workers on the one hand and between flexibility and security on the other; whereas labour law provides legal certainty and protection for workers and employers by way of either legislation or collective agreem ...[+++]ent, or a combination of the two and whereas the success of any changes in labour law will be greater if workers feel more secure; whereas it is necessary to increase the level of security of both workers and enterprises, especially in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); whereas such security also depends on how easy it is to find a new job, whereas global competition and rapidly developing technology mean that enterprises have to adapt ever more quickly,

C. whereas the European Union is not only a free trade area but also a community of shared values and, as a consequence, labour law should reflect those values, and whereas the basic principles of labour law which have developed within Europe remain valid; whereas labour law provides legal certainty and protection for workers and employers by way of either legislation or collective agreement, or a combination of the two, and whereas it regulates the balance of power between worker and employer, and whereas the success of any changes ...[+++] in labour law will be greater if workers feel more secure, and such security also depends on how easy it is to find a new job,

C. whereas the European Union is not only a free trade area but also a community of shared values and, as a consequence, labour law should reflect those values, and whereas the basic principles of labour law which have developed within Europe over the last 200 years remain valid; whereas labour law provides legal certainty and protection for workers and employers by way of either legislation or collective agreement, or a combination of the two, and whereas it regulates the balance of power between worker and employer, and whereas the ...[+++] success of any changes in labour law will be greater if workers feel more secure and whereas such security also depends on how easy it is to find a new job,

48. Stresses that flexicurity can only be achieved by effective and modern labour law that reflects the changing realities of work; notes that collective bargaining and strong social partners are an important part of the flexicurity approach; believes however that there are various models of flexicurity; also notes that a common approach should be based on combining firms' and workers' ability to adapt with a sufficient level of social protection, social security and unemployment benefits, active labour market pol ...[+++]icies and training/ lifelong learning opportunities; considers that broad welfare provisions and universal access to services such as childcare and other dependents contribute positively to these aims;