EU: MEPs call for just transition directive and stronger collective bargaining

On 28 January, MEPs in the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee adopted a report on the protection of jobs and social rights during corporate restructuring. They call on the EU to launch a common investment instrument to support an industrial policy, co-constructed with the social partners, enabling the creation of quality jobs. They are also calling for the SURE short-time working support mechanism, launched during Covid-19, to be strengthened. This should “support wor