Brussels, 20/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 20 February, the European Commission decided to refer Luxembourg to the Court of Justice of the EU for breaching its obligations under the fixed-term work directive (1999/70/EC) to effectively protect certain fixed-term workers.
In particular, the Commission underlines the explicit exclusion from national legislation of certain staff in the entertainment sector from protection against abusive renewals of fixed-term employment contracts. It also...