Translation of "futur travailleur social " (French → English) :

The Commission will encourage European social partners to develop further joint initiatives in the context of the European social dialogue, at both cross-industry and sectoral levels, and to take into account the EREP recommendations in order to further ensure close workers’ involvement in matters related to environmental management, energy and resource use and emerging risks at the work place, enhance workers’ rights to information and consultation, and develop sector-wide resource efficiency roadmaps.

Where employment or self-employment in Iceland has terminated and the contingency occurs during employment or self-employment in another State to which this Regulation applies and where the disability pension of both the social security and the supplementary pension schemes (pension funds) in Iceland no longer includes the period between the contingency and the pensionable age (future periods), periods of insurance under the legislation of another State to which this Regulation applies shall be taken into consideration for the require ...[+++]ment of the future periods as if they were periods of insurance in Iceland.

Notes that high levels of unemployment carry not just social costs but also high economic costs in that the unemployed cannot contribute much to domestic demand and pay fewer taxes and social security contributions; notes that this increases the burden on those working, in the form of higher taxes, and on future generations through a higher debt burden;

44. Considers that European companies, especially in view of the need to protect those social groups most at risk (including old people, persons with disabilities and, in particular, young parents), to improve workplace safety and to promote forms of work organisation that can help extend accessibility, have a vital role to play in actively promoting and implementing equal opportunities, particularly in regard to family policy and combating discrimination on grounds of age, gender and family status; adds that companies should shoulder their Corporate Social responsibility and embrace the challenges associated with an ageing population b ...[+++]y such initiatives as the promotion of flexible working hours and part-time work, for example especially in regard to parents, prospective parents and older workers;

Social Solidarity Revised Directive on transfers of undertakings Social partners’ consultation on cross-border collective bargaining Simplify legislation on information and consultation of workers Follow up of Green Paper on the evolution of labour law European Strategy on Information and Communication Technologies to promote social inclusion and independent living in an ageing society Justice and Home Affairs Follow-up to Green Papers on succession and wills, matrimonial property regimes and the attachment of bank accounts Green Paper and a Policy Plan on the establishment of the second phase of the Common European Asylum System Green Paper on the effective enforcement of judic ...[+++]ial decisions Minimum standards relating to the gathering and handling of evidence with a view to mutual admissibility Communication on drugs policy and on mechanisms to detect, monitor and respond to emerging trends in drug use and drug markets Communication on a more harmonized interpretation of key provisions of the Data Protection Directive Sustainable Management and Use of Resources and Environment Protection Revision of the EU Emission Trading Scheme and a proposal on Carbon Capture and Geological Storage New initiative on Green Public Procurement as part of the Action Plan on sustainable production and consumption New structures for development and demonstration of clean coal technologies Establishment of the new EU Chemicals Agency in Helsinki and implementing legislation on the new chemicals regulation (REACH) Review of the Habitats and Birds Directives, to adapt them to new scientific knowledge Conclusion of the Green Paper’s consultation on a future maritime policy and presentation of an Action Plan |

At the informal meeting of Ministers for Gender Equality and Social Security held from 21 to 23 January 2001 in Norrköping in Sweden, it was emphasised that equal pay for work of equal value is essential to achieve future security for pensions and social protection, that in their 2001 NAPs the Member States make no reference to taking specific action in this field and that working women’s pay continues to amount, on average, to 75% of men’s pay.