Union Rights, Working Time
Negotiating and campaigning on working time
After pay, working time is core collective bargaining issue but is also an important area of employment regulated by national and European legislation. EPSU has been very active in defending and calling for proper implementation of the Working Time Directive and is involved in current debates on working time. The why and how of working time reduction is a guide produced for EPSU by the European Trade Union Institute and examines long-term trends in working time, the arguments for reducing it and examples of how this has been achieved.
Relevance
Jan. 27, 2016
Gross violations of trade union rights at the European Patent Office - demonstrations erupt
(28 January 2016) The European Patent Office boss Battestelli has dismissed trade union representatives. They worked in the office in Munich. [Protests broke out in all offices in Munchen, Vienna
Oct. 21, 2004
EPSU affiliates begin to lose patience with constant attacks on public services : Belgian strike to go ahead - further actions planned in Italy; UK and Netherlands
The Belgian health sector is the location for coordinated action between the four EPSU affiliates in the health sector. The CGSP, Setca, CCSP and LBC-NVK have called for working conditions