The employers’ body, BusinessEurope is disappointed by the ETUC decision not to enter into negotiations on revising the Written Statement Directive (c.f. article No. 10436). “We are surprised and disappointed by the decision,” stated Therese de Liedekerke who underlined that she believed there was still room for negotiation on the directive that requires employees be informed of the essential conditions pertaining to employment contracts.
The Deputy General Director of Business Europe did acknowledge that initially private company employers had not been seeking such a revision but underlined that once the decision had been made to re-open this piece of legislation they had been ready to sit down with an open mind at the negotiation table. She refutes the ETUC stated argument as published in our article that the scope of the negotiations was too narrow. “This Directive does not create rights, it does introduce transparency for em
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