After a brief discussion on Thursday 15 March, the Employment and Social Affairs Council adopted a recommendation establishing criteria for quality and effectiveness relating to apprenticeships in Europe. For example, the text supports a written agreement as well as remuneration and/or allowances for protecting apprentices from abusive practice (see EUROPE 11877).
The recommendation, presented on 5 October 2017, comes further to criticism in April that year by the Court of Auditors on the...