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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11023

21 February 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 36
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) social
Luxembourg taken to court over fixed term contracts

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...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES