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2018-10-07 12:00

Today, October 7, is International Decent Work Day. It is a day during which the principles laid down in the UN’s International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) should be brought to the front line of our agendas.

2018-09-28 12:00

On Wednesday September 26, CESI held a further edition of its lunchtime debate series ‘CESI@noon’, this time on the very heated topic of the interpretation of working time legislation – more specifically on possible impacts of the recent ‘Matzak’ judgment of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) of February 21 2018 which had ruled that, under EU law, stand-by time of a worker at home who is obliged to respond to calls from the employer within a short period must be regarded as ‘working time’.

2018-09-27 12:00

On Tuesday September 26 the members of CESI’s members’ Trade Council ‘Local and Regional Administrations’ (LRA) convened for their annual meeting in Brussels. CESI’s trade union affiliates employed in local and regional administrations took the opportunity to deliberate on digitalisation effects on employment, EU measures for more predictable and transparent working conditions and spreading precarious work in their sector.

2018-09-16 12:00

Last week, on September 13-14, the CESI Youth Board gathered in Palermo, Italy, for its second meeting. A productive exchange of experiences and ideas was conducted among the members, who reported on past activities and constructed plans for future endeavours.

2018-09-14 12:00

This week, Jean-Claude Juncker, outgoing President of the European Commission, held his last State of the Union address at the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg this week. Once a year, the State of the Union speeches display the Commission President’s views on where the EU is heading and where it needs improvement. Not an easy task in times where the EU is being bashed around at all fronts for multiple organ failure (sometimes rightly, sometimes unjustifiably).

2018-09-13 12:00

At their meeting on September 6 in Brussels, CESI’s members’ commissions on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) and on Employment and Social Affairs (SOC) reviewed progress in negotiations on the European Commission’s proposals on work-life balance for parents and carers, on transparent and predictable working conditions, and on access to social protection for all. Under the chairmanship of the Presidents of the SOC and FEMM Commissions, Javier Jordán and Kirsten Lühmann from CESI’s Spanish and German member organisations CSIF and dbb, CESI’s affiliates voiced strong opinions and take-home messages in discussions with decision-makers from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Austrian Council Presidency. Also on the agenda: The ineffectiveness of gender equality plans in companies across Europe and abuses of fixed-term work regimes in public services.

2018-09-12 12:00

On September 12 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker addressed the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg with his yearly State of the Union address to assess ‘how far we’ve come’.

2018-08-30 12:00

On September 26 the next edition of CESI’s lunchtime panel debate event series ‘CESI@noon’ will take place, this time on ‘What is working time? The interpretation of the European Court of Justice’. Registration to the event is now open.

2018-08-01 12:00

The European Social Dialogue Committee in Central Government Administrations (SDC CGA), comprising CESI and the Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) for the employees and the European Public Administration Employers (EUPAE) for the employers, has opened a tender procedure to examine the national legal framework on work-life balance and digitalization with a special attention to the evaluation of existing rules and the role of social dialogue. The deadline for participation in the procedure is September 14

2018-07-12 12:00

At their last meeting on May 25, CESI’s affiliates in telecoms and postal services convened in Vienna to discuss some of the most pressing challenges that employees in the two sectors are facing. Next to the need for a more worker-friendly management of demographic change within telecoms and postal service providers, the implications of the recently adopted new EU regulation on cross-border parcel delivery services on employment in the postal services was high on the agenda.

2018-06-28 12:00

At the General Assembly of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) on June 8-10 2018 in Brussels, CESI affiliates Carmen Jaffke and Kirsten Lühmann were re-elected into the Board of Administration.

2018-06-27 12:00

Yesterday a stakeholder group led by Transparency International EU and including CESI sent an open letter to the Heads of State and Government participating in the European Council summit later this week, calling for more transparency and democratic accountability in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)

2018-06-26 12:00

At its Board meeting on June 15, CESI welcomed two new full member organisations: The Spanish Nursing Technicians Trade Union (SAE) and the Serbian Trade Union of Doctors and Pharmacists. Moreover, the Trade Union of Physicians in the region of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegowina became an observer at CESI.

2018-06-23 12:00

At a European Parliament breakfast debate on Wednesday June 20 CESI took stock of previous contributions made by MEPs, Eurofound and trade union leaders on precarious work contracts and the abusive use of fixed-term contracts in the EU Member States.

2018-06-22 12:00

The UN General Assembly has designated 23 June as Public Service Day. Prestigious UN Public Service Awards are given away on this very day. This award is bestowed on Public Service Day for contributions made to the cause of enhancing the role, prestige and visibility of public services.