Temporary agency work in the EU

REGULATIONS FOR EQUAL TREATMENT AND PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION IN TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTSummaryThe article discusses the legislation on equal treatment and non-discrimination in temporary employment in the light of the requirements of the Directive of the European Parliament and the European Council 2008/104/EC of 19 November 2008 on temporary agency work. The author recalls the legislative process related to the adoption of the Directive, in particular the legal discrepancies between the social partners and between EU countries, and analyses the content of the Directive. He then presents the provisions of the Polish labour law on equal treatment and non-discrimination. The main part of the article is devoted to a discussion of the adaptation of the legal norms on equal treatment and non-discrimination in the Act of 9 July 2003 on the employment of temporary workers and other legal acts regulating this matter to the recommendations set out in this Directive. The author analyses the current level of compliance of the Polish legislation with the requirements of the EU Directive, presents controversies in the literature, and makes recommendations de lege ferenda.

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Trade union strategies against precarious work: Common trends and sectoral divergence in the EU

European Journal of Industrial Relations ◽

10.1177/0959680119827182 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 139-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Maarten Keune ◽

Marcello Pedaci

Keyword(s):

Trade Union ◽

Comparative Research ◽

European Countries ◽

Work Organizations ◽

Precarious Work ◽

Power Resources ◽

Temporary Agency Work ◽

Institutional Contexts ◽

Industrial Cleaning ◽

The Eu

We present comparative research on precarious work and trade union strategies in three sectors (construction, industrial cleaning, temporary agency work) across seven European countries. Specific sectors have a profile of precarious work that is remarkably similar across countries, originating from similar employer strategies and work organizations. This results in unions facing comparable challenges concerning precarious work at sectoral level and developing comparable sectoral strategies to combat precarious work. The success of these strategies depends to a large extent on the available power resources. Between sectors within single countries, we observe some similarities but also very substantial differences in their institutional configuration and in actors’ constellations, power resources and repertoires of action. National institutional contexts seem much less significant than often assumed.

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Interpretation and Enforcement Questions in the EU Temporary Agency Work Regulation: An Italian Point of View

European Labour Law Journal ◽

10.1177/201395251100200307 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 287-298

Author(s):

Massimiliano Delfino

Keyword(s):

Point Of View ◽

Temporary Agency Work ◽

The Eu

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A case study of temporary work agencies in the Norwegian construction sector

Transfer European Review of Labour and Research ◽

10.1177/1024258912458875 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 461-470

Author(s):

Anne Mette Ødegård ◽

Øyvind Berge ◽

Kristin Alsos

Keyword(s):

Construction Sector ◽

Temporary Work ◽

Eu Member States ◽

Eu Directive ◽

Temporary Agency Work ◽

Temporary Work Agencies ◽

The Impact ◽

New Eu Member States ◽

The Eu

The temporary work agency sector in Norway is diverse and growing. Since the EU enlargements of 2004 and 2007, it has also experienced a large influx of workers from the new EU Member States, especially in construction. This has led to more informal and undeclared business activities in the hiring industry. In this article we show some of the consequences of this development. We also discuss the impact of various national regulations in this sector and whether new EU regulation, namely the EU Directive on temporary agency work, might improve the situation.

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