Great Britain: arm wrestling between unions and employers about national and European legislation on temp work

The annual TUC congress gave rise to an discussion between employers and trade unions about the legislation on equal treatment between temporary and permanent workers. The European draft directive on temporary work, partly blocked by Great Britain, was in their line of sight. (Ref. 070760)
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The government promised to support the draft directive. During the annual congress of the Trade Union Confederation (TUC) which took place last week, the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, declared that he would support at the European level unions’ demands on the improvement of working conditions for temporary workers. However, the TUC is also asking that Great Britain legislates on its national order to guarantee the protection of about 600.000 temporary workers, who are oftentimes paid below mini

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