HC Deb 27 July 1993 vol 229 cc806-7W
Ms Quin

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what matters he expects to be discussed at the next meeting of the EC Social and Labour Affairs Council.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The agenda for the next meeting of the EC Labour and Social Affairs Council on 12 October has not yet been fixed.

However, the Belgian presidency has indicated that it expects the agenda to include some or all of the following items:

  • Directive on Atypical Work
  • Directive on Posted Workers
  • Directive on European Works Councils
  • Directive on the Protection of Young Workers
  • Directive on Biological Agents (final adoption)
  • Directive on Parental Leave
  • Directive on the Reversal of the Burden of Proof in Sex Discrimination Cases
  • Initiative on Employment
  • The Commission's Green Paper on Social Policy

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