On Wednesday 2 October, Member States will discuss a new compromise proposal from the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council on the Directive on improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees the EU Council’s Working Party on Social Questions. It is the Hungarian Presidency’s second compromise.
The scope of the Directive, which does not explicitly prohibit unpaid traineeships, is further clarified: it should apply to trainees who have or should be considered as having an...