On Monday 31 July, the European Commission informed us that it hopes to present an initiative to revise the “written declaration” directive (Directive 91/533/ECC), which sets out the essential contractual written factors. Nothing is as yet, definitive, and everything will depend on the position taken by the social partners.
It should be pointed out that the directive seeks to improve the access of employees to their rights by demanding that certain elements in the working relationship...