Teleworking in Europe: an EU-driven national agreement
Accroding to PublicTechnology.net Vladimir Špidla, the European Commission Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, was recently presented with the first joint report on the implementation of the framework agreement on telework in Member States and EEA countries.
It is the first time that such an agreement has been put in place directly by workers’ and employers’ representatives at national level in an autonomous way (in line with article 139 of the Treaty). Previous EU framework agreements on parental leave, part-time work and fixed term contracts have been implemented by a directive.
The EC Treaty provides for workers and employers to implement European agreements in an autonomous way. Today’s report offers a new wealth of experience for the future implementation of other agreements like the 2004 agreement on stress and the 2006 agreement on the protection of workers exposed to crystalline silica.