Ireland: planned supervision of temporary work agencies’ activities could be contrary to European law

According to "the Irish Times", the European Commission would have drawn the Irish government's attention at the fact that certain dispositions of the bill on temporary work, which is currently being prepared, could be contrary to the principle of free provision of service, guaranteed by European law. (Ref. 070665)
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The supervision of temporary work agencies is one of the key elements of the government’s commitment taken in the national Pact “Towards 2016,” which stresses the respect of rights at work (see our dispatches n° 06855 and 070136.) Social partners were consulted on this topic and unions expressed strong concern at the activities of some foreign temporary work agencies. “Migrant workers are particularly exposed to exploitation by crooked employment agencies operating on the fringes of the law. Th

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